Senior Support Worker

You will need to be a driver with access to a car as there is the requirement to cover areas around the East Midlands area.

Act as a peripatetic senior operational lead working across services providing direct input and support on practice, performance or quality matters

· Coordinating and delivering service improvement plans for a service or group of services

· Be a safeguarding lead, advising teams on effective management of incidents, practice and reporting.

· Liaise with relevant external agencies e.g. Local Authority; Social Services, Children’s teams etc.

· Carry a small caseload of complex need service users

· Represent services at external operational meetings related to service user assessments, reviews and referral assessment as required.

· Deputise for Service Leads as required and line manage teams of support workers for temporary periods of time

· Ensure teams are compliant with voids and arrears protocols and procedures

· Meet individual performance targets and contribute towards meeting team performance targets as required

· Liaise with the Housing Management and Performance teams to monitor service performance and agree the implementation and reporting of any improvement actions.

You will require an enhanced adult DBS issued within the last 12 months to apply for this position.

This particular role specialises in working with ex-offenders, probation services along with other external agencies.

This role would suit someone from a housing support background Independent living or tenancy support.

This is a full time position, working 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday 9am- 5pm

This is a temp to perm position for the right person.

Pay rate of £14.55 per hour PAYE or £19.0per hour UMB