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Outreach Support Worker

Employer
Peabody
Location
Pitsea, Basildon
Salary
£20,910 per annum
Closing date
29 Sep 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 is contracted to provide the Floating  Support Service across Essex.  We provide a housing related,  outreach support service to customers who live within the Essex area.

The service hours are Monday to Friday 8am until 6pm.  Evening and weekend support sessions are available by appointment.

The primary function of Outreach Support is providing targeted and time limited support.

Homelessness prevention is now a key theme for the ‘Future of Essex Vision’

Peabody Essex Outreach Service support the delivery of this aim by working with customers to:

  • Develop and maintain skills to live independently.
  • Successfully sustain their tenancy and prevent homelessness.
  • Manage finances including access to benefits and budgeting advice.
  • Ensure that they are not at risk of anti-social behaviour.
  • Access a range of support services and community facilities to meet their needs including health care,  mental health support, advocacy, specialist drug, alcohol or offender services, re-settlement, mentoring and social/leisure activities.
  • Build on their individual strengths and assets to achieve the outcomes that matter to them in their move to independence.
  • Improve their health and wellbeing.
  • Access training, education, employment and volunteering opportunities.
  • Access peer mentoring, and establish or re-establish positive relationships that can assist with preventing social isolation.

 

This current vacancy will be covering Castle Point, Rochford & Rayleigh.

Travel will be expected and business insurance is mandatory.
 

At Peabody, where possible, we provide flexible working opportunities from day one to our employees, as we recognise the importance of a good work-life balance; and to improve our productivity and performance, we embrace agile working, which means if you are in a desk based role, that will be a hybrid of office and home working. If your role is in a client facing environment, appropriate base location will apply.

 

Our mission is to help people make the most of their lives and an important part of this is to ensure that our organisation reflects the wider communities we serve. We want to attract recruit and retain a diverse, inclusive and creative workforce to give us the best opportunity to meet the diverse needs of our residents and customers. We actively encourage applications from all groups and communities, as well as from BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled people.

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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Telephone
0845 055 0261
Location
45 Westminster Bridge Road
London
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London
SE1 7JB
GB

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