Floating Support Worker

We are looking for an experienced floating support worker to work with 16-24 year olds in emergency accomodation services. The role is full time, monday to friday, 9am to 5pm with some flexibility, working across primarily Sandwell area. YOU MUST BE A CAR DRIVER with your own vehicle. To assist in the provision of effective, high quality floating support services to vulnerable, homeless individuals aged 16-24 years. To work alongside our partner Agency to ensure that their placement meets their needs and enables you to build an effective therapeutic relationship that will facilitate a move on to permanent accommodation. To manage a caseload of up to 10 individuals and manage own time and diaries effectively. Duties and responsibilities * Support service users to achieve their goals and targets as defined/ agreed within their support plans. * Manage, update, and communicate service users risk assessments in line with policy and procedure. * Ensure service users shape their own support and understand the purpose of the support provided. * Hold planned key-work sessions each week with service users using a person-centred reflective approach. * Assess support needs via Outcomes Star assessments, ITEP mapping and plan support around individual need. Regularly review and develop mutually agreed support plans with service users and any other professional involved in the support of those individuals e.g., Social Workers, CPNs, Probation Officers * Up to date records must be kept on both support planning systems. * Conduct monthly/quarterly risk assessments of service users keeping all relevant parties informed of updates/changes. * Support all service users with future tenancy planning ensuing that everyone has the skills to live independently away from a supported housing pathway. * Motivate and challenge service users so they realise their goals. * Liaise between service users and external agencies regarding the provision of specialised support when appropriate. * Encourage involvement and participation among service users in the running and shaping of the service provided by planning and attending regular service user meetings and forums. * Deal promptly with all complaints and protection from abuse disclosures. * Demonstrate creativity in overcoming obstacles and a commitment to working with and providing support to vulnerable people. * The post holder must have at least 1 years’ experience of working with vulnerable adults and a working knowledge of Resettlement, support planning, welfare rights, benefits advice, mental health issues, offending, drug and alcohol misuse, harm reduction, working with partner agencies and safeguarding