Tenancy Sustaintent Officers
Eastbourne, Lewes, Wealden
37 hours per week
Fixed term until 31st March 20201
£21,196-£23,246 plus £1000 essential car user allowance per year and mileage
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Rapid Rehousing Pathway that support a wide range of people who need short term housing support. We are seeking to appoint 3 Tenancy Sustainment Officers to join a supportive and professional team to deliver a responsive service to people across East Sussex, in particular in Eastbourne, Lewes and Wealden.
The Rapid Rehousing Pathway supports rough sleepers, former rough sleepers and people at high risk of rough sleeping across East Sussex to find new accommodation in both the private and social rented sectors.
Tenancy sustainment support is then provided to prevent these individuals from returning to rough sleeping in the future. Achieved through working closely with partners across the statutory and voluntary sector to ensure each individuals support needs are identified and addressed promptly.
Other key activities include linking clients into services, support with attending appointments, pursuing assessments, following up housing allocations and proactive work to consistently engage clients.
This post requires you to be a driver with access to a car for work purposes.
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 16th June 2020
Interviews will be held: Friday 19th June 2020 by video call
If you have recently seen a job listing advertised for "Bank Support Workers" for a particular location (e.g. Bognor Regis), please apply for that role here. We have a rolling register that we add to and will allocate you to one of our sites based on your location.
We have vacancies available in Crawley, Horsham, Chichester, Bognor Regis, Midhurst, Storrington, Worthing.
We are not currently recruiting outside of these areas. Please do not apply if you are unable to work in one of these areas.
We have exciting opportunities for people looking for a rewarding role in our support services.
As a Bank Support Worker, you will support adults with learning and sometimes physical disabilities to live a full and active life and be part of their local community. Support is delivered both in clients' homes and out and about. The role is varied and fulfilling.
You don't need experience or qualifications as we offer a full training and induction package, as well as a supportive team environment to work in.
If you're looking to take a step into support work or a more flexible approach to work, this role could be for you. We'd love to hear from you. Shifts can be planned far in advance or at short notice.
For more information, please click on the attached information pack. To apply, please click 'apply online'.
Closing date: Ongoing
Interviews will be held: shortly after you apply
Team Manager - Home Works
Hastings
30 hours per week
£22,310-£24,390 per year plus £810 essential user allowance
Fixed term until 31st December 2020
Southdown is a leading provider of housing support services in East Sussex, delivering responsive and innovative support to a wide range of individuals and families in a variety of challenging situations.
The Home Works service provides personalised, housing related short-term support to help vulnerable people develop long-term independence.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Home Works management team and to be part of a high quality, high performing and strategically essential floating support service.
You will bring your enthusiastic, focused, inspirational and can do approach to motivate your front line team to deliver a first class housing support service to vulnerable people. Working closely with other managers, you will ensure challenging contract targets are achieved and assume responsibility for specific projects. Excellent interpersonal, ICT, numeracy & literacy skills are a must, along with a strong commitment to client involvement, personalisation, health and wellbeing and digital inclusion.
This post requires you to be a driver with access to a car for work.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10th June 2020
Interviews will be held: Friday 19th June 2020
Through our Community Connectors (Social Prescribing) service, we provide support to people with Mental Health & Physical Health needs to access services and activities in the local community that can help improve their health and wellbeing.
Community Navigator - Fixed Term Maternity Cover - 29.5 hours per week
East Sussex - based at the Southdown Polegate Office or Marlborough House, Hastings Office and covering clinics across the Eastbourne, Hailsham, Seaford, Hastings and Rother area.Salary: £21,196-£23,246 per year plus £1000 per year essential car users allowance (based on 37 hours per week)
Community Connectors is a free service that provides one-to-one support within GP surgeries and Community Clinics, to support people to access local services and activities that can help improve their health and wellbeing.
A Community Navigator will give the person time and space to explore and identify what is important for their wellbeing. The successful candidate will work dynamically with patients on a one-to-one basis using basic coaching skills and the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) tool. You will carry out initial assessments and refer patients to a wide range of agencies to help with issues such as housing, employment, finance, health and wellbeing.
You will encourage patients to develop personal strategies to increase confidence, skills and knowledge around self-management of their mental and physical health conditions.
You will be expected to engage with a range of partners including GPs, mental health services, wellbeing hubs, local community groups, employers and family/carers. Candidates will be required to demonstrate their ability to work in a professional, positive and solution-focused manner and to deliver against contractual targets.
This post requires you to be a driver with access to a car for work purposes and may involve working flexible hours outside of 9am-5pm to fit with GP surgery clinics and client needs.
Closing date for applications: Monday 8th June 2020
Interviews will be held: Wednesday 17th June 2020