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Outreach Support Workers

Employer
Peabody
Location
Colchester, Essex, CO3
Salary
20,910 per annum
Closing date
3 Aug 2021

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Function
Other Housing jobs
Seniority
Assistant / coordinator
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Organisation Type
Housing association / RP

Job Details

Peabody have an exciting opportunity for Outreach Support Workers to join our Mid & North Essex Outreach Service team (Braintree, Malden, Uttlesford, Colchester & Tendring). You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £20,910 per annum.

At Peabody we are committed to providing assistance to our own vulnerable tenants and people living in our communities who need support to live well and independently. We provide specialist housing, care and support to people who are socially excluded, disabled, unwell or homeless.

About the Outreach Support Workers role:

You will provide a service where planned support and crisis intervention is delivered to vulnerable people with low, medium and high support needs living in independent accommodation with the aim of them maintaining their home.

Responsibilities of our Outreach Support Workers:

- Providing pre tenancy guidance and ongoing support to customers on all tenancy matters

- Enabling customers to abide by their tenancy agreements, giving advice and assistance on dealing with police and courts where this relates to housing matters

- Providing basic Welfare Benefits advice, assisting customers in claiming all benefit entitlements and assisting with accessing specialist support

- Participating in all parts of the service from the initial referral, being able to confidently triage to the right level of support, completing assessments and crisis support as required and to hold an individual caseload of customers requiring various levels of support living either in the community

- Encouraging customers to recognise the benefit of additional support services related to their mental health, drug and alcohol misuse problems, or other health issues and assist with access to these services

- Planning a structured programme with the customers on tier 3 to reduce the support, making them aware of the drop-in service provided

What we’re looking for in our Outreach Support Workers:

- Experience of providing support to the designated client group

- An understanding of customer service in a service delivery setting

- Knowledge of welfare benefits/health and safety issues relating to the designated client group

- Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children’s local policies, protocols, and good practice

- Ability to communicate effectively with customers, staff and stakeholders in plain, easy to understand English, both in writing and verbally

- Demonstrable customer care skills

- Ability to work flexibly including working evenings and weekends where the service requires it

- Ability to work as part of a team and build and maintain effective and supportive relationships with peers and partners

- Excellent time management skills, ability to meet deadlines and achieve goals

- Comprehensive I.T. skills and be able to use packages such as Office Outlook, Word and Excel, Internet and data base systems with ability to maintain electronic records

- Driving license with access to vehicle

Benefits of becoming our Outreach Support Workers:

- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

- Up to 4% pension contribution matched 1:1

- Flexible benefits of 1% of salary with a minimum of £300

- Spot Bonus awards

- Long Service awards

- Paid Induction Training and support to complete the Care Certificate (if required for the role)

- Paid DBS (roles that require enhanced checks will include both the child and adult barring checks)

- Opportunities to gain skills and experience

- 24/7 access to a confidential employee assistance programme line

- Paid Mileage at 45p per mile (as applicable)

- Sick pay

- Recognition through our WOW! Awards

The working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (subject to the need of the services)

Closing date: 5pm Tuesday 3rd August 2021

Interview dates: Friday 13th & Wednesday 18th August 2021

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Outreach Support Workers, please click ‘apply’ now!

We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and all opportunities provided by The Peabody Group.

Company

About Peabody

About us

Peabody has nearly 160 years of history, experience and expertise. We were founded in 1862 by the remarkable American banker, diplomat and philanthropist, George Peabody. With over 67,000 homes, we’re one of the largest housing providers in London and the South East.

What we do

We deliver services to 133,000 residents, 16,000 care and support customers as well as the wider communities in which we work.

We are here to help make people’s lives better. We do this by developing and delivering reliably good modern services, building and maintaining the best quality developments, working with local communities and building long-term partnerships, and  growing and using our position of influence to create positive change.

We focus on those who need our help the most, working with people and communities to build resilience and promote wellbeing. We create and invest in great places where people want to live.

Working for us

We're a thriving human and kind organisation with people at our heart.

If you join us you'll be part of something special: fulfilling your ambitions and working with people who truly care.

We offer a variety of career and development opportunities, and a range of flexible benefits. You'll also have the chance to work with colleagues who want to help people make the most of their lives. We need talented employees who want to make a difference. If this sounds like you we can’t wait to meet you.

Our performance

We're committed to being transparent in the way we conduct our business and how we deliver value for money. We attained Government regulatory judgements of G1 for Governance.

Company info
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Location
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