Job Description

We are One Housing and we create places for people to call home and support them to live well. With a breadth of services and expertise to help people whatever their housing, care, or support needs.

Our Homelessness and Prevention team is friendly, and we love what we do. We are passionate about the high- quality support we provide.

We offer our colleagues a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people\xe2\x80\x99s lives, each and every day.

Join our Homelessness and Prevention team as a Support worker (Floating support)

Housing sits at the heart of our organisation. We believe that everyone deserves a safe, secure, affordable home. Providing care and support to those who need it is an important part of what we do. We work with people experiencing homelessness and who often have other support needs.

Our services include hostels, young peoples\xe2\x80\x99 accommodation services and support delivered in the community; where we provide tailored support that prepares our customers to achieve independence and re-integrate within the community.

We\xe2\x80\x99re an organisation with strong values. We keep our promises; we do a great job; we value diversity; we work together; and we look for ways to improve. These are what make us such a great team, working together as one to achieve our vision.

The role

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Floating Support Worker in Bedford.

Bedford Floating support is a service that supports clients who hold their own tenancy. We support clients in their own home and out in the community with any issues that impact upon their tenancy. This includes Benefits, suitable housing, and other complex needs. You will be required to meet with customers at their home, in the community and in our office as well as partnership working with other organisations and professionals.

Salary: \xc2\xa323,303 per year

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday between the hours of 9am-5pm)

Location: Clarence House, Bedford (MK42 0AH)

Your responsibilities will include:

• Floating support in the community
• Caseload of up to 25 customers
• Key work sessions whilst in the service
• Outreach support where you will assist customers and promote independent living, including supporting with any housing/ tenancy issues, rent payments etc
• Working with and supporting a range of customers with various complex needs including mental health, homelessness, substance misuse
• Support to develop the necessary skills to live independently, and to access training, education, and work.

What you will need to succeed

We are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and who is committed to achieving positive outcomes for all of our customers.

The successful candidate will:

• Possess genuine passion of making a real difference in people\xe2\x80\x99s lives.
• Have experience and knowledge of safeguarding legislation including ability to recognize safeguarding issues.
• Have knowledge of the Housing Sector and One Housing Group\xe2\x80\x99s activities.
• Have experience working within a similar support worker role.

The offer

Our Life@One benefits offer you an array of perks designed with your wellbeing in mind.

• Your holidays are important to us. Take up to 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Lean travel. Spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loans and our Cycle2Work scheme, open to all colleagues.
• Looking forward to your big bucket list trip? You can buy or sell up to five days annual leave each year.
• Get paid to do good. We offer you two days off on full pay each year to volunteer in our communities.
• Well done! With our colleague recognition programme, you will know when you\xe2\x80\x99ve done a #greatjob.
• Learning never stops. One Academy, our innovative, in-house learning and development offering is designed to help you take your career to the next level.
• We\xe2\x80\x99re here for you. Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you and your family 24/7.
• Stay book smart. Take up to five paid days off per year to study toward a relevant qualification.
• Experience new things. We offer you a career break after 3 years\xe2\x80\x99 continuous service.

About us

As an organisation with a strong social purpose, One Housing works in some of the most diverse communities in the UK and our workforce reflects that. As of December 2021, One Housing merged with the Riverside Group, creating one of the country\'s largest housing associations, with more than 75,000 homes. This follows a shared recognition that we are better and stronger together; and that when we combine, we will be able to do more for our customers and the communities we serve.

At One Housing, our people are our strength which is why we work very hard to enable all employees to bring their authentic self to work. This commitment is reflected in our hybrid working policy, our diversity groups support network, our wellbeing initiatives and our employee benefits.

We understand that the different skills and experiences that our colleagues from different backgrounds bring to us allow us to make better decisions, consider different views and be an altogether more interesting and cohesive place to work.

We welcome applications from everyone.

Apply today for a fulfilling career in our Homelessness and Prevention team.

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