Support Worker - Ex Veterans

Support Worker: Ex-Veterans
 
LOCATION:               Gosport
SALARY:                    £12.63 Basic / £14.22 PAYE inclusive / £15.12 Umbrella 
DURATION:Temp to possibility of permanent)
HOURS:                     37.5 hrs (Mon – Fri | 9am – 5pm | occasional weekend work)
 
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of veterans? Join a national charity as an Ex-Veterans Support Worker on a temp to potential perm basis and be part of a team dedicated to empowering veterans to lead fulfilling and independent lives.
 
Day-to-day duties: 

• As an Ex-Veterans Support Worker, you will play a pivotal role in providing direct support for veterans, ensuring their well-being and independence.
• Directly provide support for veterans, empowering them to maximise their independence.
• Collate information to enable accurate reporting on performance against internal/external targets and outcomes.
• Ensure veterans are fully involved at all levels in the running of the project.
• Take an active role in delivering the routine daily duties of the project.
• Carry out person centred key-working especially need/risk assessment and goal orientated support planning
• Carry out and the referral and eviction processes
• To be committed to keeping abreast of the requirements of relevant initiatives including those relevant to veterans
• Ensure that veterans are in receipt of appropriate benefits and access all statutory and charitable support.
• Ensure rent payments are kept up to date and accurately reported to veterans, your manager and the Finance department and the rent arrears procedure is followed
• Ensure all financial procedures are adhered to
• Encourage local fundraising
• Assist in the monitoring and assessment of service delivery.
• Assist the Manager in ensuring that the project meets all requirements in line with current legislation.
• Assist in reviewing and updating Policies and Procedures to ensure continuous development and improvement.
• Work closely with your Line Manager to refer residents to outside agencies as appropriate to their needs working closely with those agencies in line with best practice.

Essentials:

• DBS within the last 12 months (must have original copy)
• Experience in Supported Housing, Homelessness, Mental Health, and Substance Misuse.
• Demonstrated ability to carry out person-centred key-working, need/risk assessment, and support planning.
• Commitment to staying informed about relevant initiatives, especially those pertinent to veterans.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with veterans and external agencies.
• Understanding of financial procedures and experience in ensuring veterans' access to appropriate benefits and support.

For more information on this role please contact Emily Rex on or apply with an up-to-date CV