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The Social Care Community Partnership
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Homelessness Support Workers - Edinburgh
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £18,100 per annum |
Overview
Homelessness Support Workers - Edinburgh Permanent: 37.5 hours a week Full-Time Salary: £18,087 - £19,601 Holidays/Pension: 35 days annual leave, pension scheme with 4% employers' contribution and life insurance at 4 times your salary. The Social Care Community Partnership are currently recruiting for Homelessness Support Workers for a well-respected charity based in Edinburgh to get people off the streets and into accommodation where personalised support is continued to maximise independence. Key responsibilities Out of hours work/shift work is required (early and late shifts, 7am - 9pm cover) To provide quality services to people through effective support planning, monitoring, evaluation and review of their requirements in partnership with them. To work with service users to develop and deliver person-centred support plans that achieve the best possible outcomes for people who use the service. To promote effective communication and joint working with partnership agencies and community services to ensure the best possible outcomes for service users. To provide practical assistance for domestic and personal needs to people as required, whilst encouraging personal responsibility and maximization of personal choice. To act as an advocate, or facilitate advocacy, where appropriate by acting on behalf of people who use the service. To promote choice, well-being and the protection of service users from the risk of danger, harm or abuse. To provide support to service users that responds positively to challenging behaviour. Qualifications and experience: SVQ3, Social Work, Nursing qualification or equivalent or willing to work towards it. Minimum of one year's experience of service delivery within a social care setting. Benefits: 35 days annual leave Pension scheme with 4% employers' contribution Life insurance at 4 times your salary. For more information about this job opportunity, please click apply and submit your CV to Social Care Community Partnership or contact Martin Brownjohn or Steve More on for a confidential discussion. About The Social Care Community Partnership: The Social Care Community Partnership is Scotland's premier social care recruitment agency, sourcing and placing Social Care professionals, support staff and administrators throughout Scotland and the rest of the U.K. Established in 2006 quality is built into everything we do; from day to day recruitment and selection processes, to The Social Care Community Partnership employees and to the Local Authorities, Government bodies and Third Sector/Non-Governmental Organisations that we work with. The client groups we work with range from Children and Families, Adults, Disabilities, Youth Offending and more. We recognise that our Social Care professionals make daily decisions that affect the lives of thousands of vulnerable people.