Move On Support Worker

• Locations

  London

• Salary

  £115 - £163 per day

• Sector

  Social Care, Social Care & Health

• Type

  Temporary

Temporary Accommodation Move on support Worker

Hours: Mon-Fri – 09:00-17:00 – 37.50 hours a week

Assignment Length: 3 months

Pay: £14.40paye/£15.83paye or £18.20/£20.40 umbrella dependent on experience

Purpose of the role:

Providing move on support to people in temporary accommodation into longer term accommodation across London

Location of the role:

50% office based in the city and 50% Pan London

The temp accommodation can be in any London borough – Travel expenses are covered during working hours

Caseload: Support 15-20 low to medium support needs service users, including some people with immigration support needs – support is provided for 6-12 months. Support ends once they are in settled accommodation and no longer require support or have been linked in with alternative support providers.

The successful candidate will:

· Arrange and provide 1-1 key work sessions with the aim of increasing independence and advancing people into longer term accommodation

· Carrying out and updating needs and risks Assessments

· Accompanying clients to appointments

· Helping clients get ID if they do not have it already

· Assisting with benefits applications

· Ensuring all clients are receiving the benefits they are eligible for

To be successful in this role:

· Having sound knowledge on benefits, universal credit and right to work

· Possess great client interaction skills

· Possess experience working with other external agencies

· Need to be organised and be able to manage your own diary

· Must be IT literate, able to type up documents efficiently

· Possess housing knowledge and knowledge of the entitlement homeless clients have under different housing laws/ acts

· Possess experience and knowledge of the Homeless Reduction Act

If you are interested, please apply ASAP, this position is going to be a popular opportunity!

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.