Adults Homelessness

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Salary: £38- £40 / Hour
Job type:
Long Term Contract

Location:

Reading

Reading Borough Council are looking to expand their current team with a dedicated Adults Homelessness Senior Social Worker looking for an opportunity to join a well-structured and organised team. As well as joining a supportive team structure our client also offers a competitive salary, a wide range of flexible working opportunities and access to a wide range of training. This Adults Homelessness Senior Social Worker role will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and your performance.

• This Senior Social Worker role involves working to support individuals with complex needs, including those who are rough sleeping or residing in homelessness support services.
• You will be part of the Advice and Wellbeing Hub team but working in partnership with the Homelessness Teams.
• This role plays a crucial part in breaking the cycle of rough sleeping, where individuals are placed in 24/7 supported accommodation (such as the Pods or Salvation Army) only to be evicted due to unmanaged behaviours like hoarding, poor personal care, aggression, or mental health issues.
• By providing the right interventions, non-statutory commissioned services can manage these behaviours and support individuals in making progress towards a positive move-on, helping them sustain housing and work towards long-term stability.

• Post qualifying experience of working within a similar role as a Senior Social Worker
• SWE Registration
• 3+ years post qualifying experience within UK Social Care industry
• Enhanced DBS (we can obtain for you)
• Eligibility to work in the UK

• Your own personal consultant
• Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
• DBS and Compliance Service
• Quick and Easy Registration Process
• Access to CPD
• Guaranteed weekly payment

To discuss this Adults Homelessness Senior Social Worker position, or any similar vacancies we have available in Reading Borough Council, please contact Sydnee Hannam
, or email your updated CV today.