Assistant Support Worker

Location: Camberwell

Role:
Assistant Support Worker

Based:
Camberwell

Salary:
£15.00 PAYE or £19 umb

Start Date:

ASAP

Duration:
Temp – ongoing

Hours:

37.5 hours per week (two-week rota of 8am-4pm one week and 2pm-10pm the following week)

Our client, a well-respected charity dedicated to helping prevent homelessness is looking for an Assistant Support Worker to join their team. The role requires motivated staff to work as part of the team to provide support in a trauma sensitive and psychologically informed manner

Synopsis of duties:

Taking the lead on referrals, assessments, and room viewings
Acting as Duty Worker for Springfield Lodge and Dispersed properties
Confident use of IT and Microsoft Teams
Managing Excel spreadsheets including Welfare Calls & Bedbook.
Incident Reporting
Leading the Life Skills programme in the mornings and evenings alongside Support Workers
Attending appointments in the community with young people and meeting contractors in dispersed properties and inside the borough boundaries.
Liaising with professionals
Reception Duties
Supporting YP in the absence of Support Worker
Supporting colleagues in the event of an Incident
Other relevant duties

Essential Requirements

Experience providing casework support to vulnerable clients, conducting risk assessments and support plans
Motivation towards supporting vulnerable clients to achieve focussed and positive life outcomes
Previous experience of successfully working in a busy environment and/or delivering excellent customer service
DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency