Housing Support Worker

Are you an experienced Homeless Support Worker or someone that is looking for new opportunity within the homeless sector? We are looking for staff who are passionate and driven to offer support and guidance to people throughout the area that suffer from homelessness issues. Want the flexibility of being able to work when you want and where you want? Then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Vetro Social Care are excited to be actively recruiting for experienced hostel support workers or homeless support workers to work in various homeless hostels throughout Bridgend and the surrounding areas on a flexible and ongoing basis.

Overview

* Title:

Homeless Support Worker

* Location:

Bridgend

* Hours:

Full time and Part time hours available

* Shift Pattern:7am - 7pm / 7pm - 7am

* Salary: £13.68 (including holiday pay)

Benefits:

Excellent Rates of pay, weekly pay, and no payroll charges

Variety of work in different social care and healthcare settings

Vetro Mobile Booking App for communicating shift availability

Support from an specialist consultant

Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA,PMVA,PBM)

Agency worker of the month prize £50

Entry into our Golden Ticket draw to win £500 every quarter

24-hour registration - register from the comfort of your own home

Holiday pay- paid weekly or accumulated in a holiday pot

Vetro contributed pension

The role:

What you’ll be doing as a Homeless Support Worker

You will be responsible for supporting a wide range of people, including those who are homeless, people living with mental illness, learning disabilities or recovering from substance misuse, people who have spent their childhood in care or those who are fleeing domestic violence.

The main duties of a homeless hostel support worker are:

Ensuring that hostel occupants comply with hostel rules and regulations

Provide emotional support to the hostel’s occupants

Ensuring that health and safety procedures are explained and adhered to within the hostel

To provide relevant information to all visitors to the hostel

To liaise with Housing Officers where appropriate to meet client needs

To promote a sense of equality and diversity throughout the business

To ensure standards of customer care are to a high standard

The candidate:

What you’ll need to be successful as a Homeless Support Worker

* You will have a strong value base and be able to offer an empathetic approach to individuals within supported housing environments.

* Ideally some level of experience within a similar Social Care setting.

Interested? If you think you’re right for this Homeless Support Worker role, then click the ‘apply’ button below

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