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Floating Housing Support Practitioner
£25,842 - £27,882 per annum
Permanent, 37 hours per week
Solihull
Do you have an understanding of homelessness, alcohol and substance health related issues, and experience of working with adults in an addictions, housing or social care setting? All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Floating Housing Support Practitioner.
Right now, Aquarius Action Projects, is looking for a Floating Housing Support Practitioner to join their team.
Your challenge? Working across the borough of Solihull, as a Floating Housing Support Practitioner you will be working with clients who are vulnerably housed or homeless, working in clients’ homes and various locations to support clients. Ensuring a person-centred approach, you will be supporting those who use our service to maintain their tenancy and reduce the risk of homelessness, building support networks, independence and overall wellbeing in the community. Providing a more structured longer term floating support service to enable clients to maintain their tenancies, you will understand the barriers clients face to accessing services.
We are looking for an energetic and confident self-starter, you have a qualification in health/social care, youth or community work (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies). Alternatively, we’ll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse and housing and homeless field with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care. As well as good knowledge of alcohol/drug and health related issues, you're used to liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and comfortable engaging with clients in a variety of service delivery settings. What’s more, you have a flexible approach, a commitment to the principles of confidentiality and excellent record keeping and Microsoft Office. You will need to be able to work flexibly in terms of working hours to support your clients.
Due to the nature of the role, a driving licence and access to a car is desirable.
In return, you can expect some great benefits, including 32 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers, plus exceptional professional development and training opportunities.
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At Aquarius, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of substance misuse or recovery, and from candidates from minoritised ethnic communities to ensure our services are representative of the communities we serve. We also welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, abilities, and identities.
This is a rolling recruitment process; shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.
When applying, please upload a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience.
Aquarius Action Projects is a long-established charity (since 1982) based in Birmingham with a national reach of contracts and Partnerships. Aquarius is a subsidiary of Way through – a large charity that specialises in mental health, alcohol, drugs and related areas.