Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Birmingham
Contract: Permanent
Job Ref Number: 1694
At Cranstoun, we are always in search of talented and experienced individuals to join our team.
Service Overview
Our Vulnerable Adult Lead Worker service provides targeted housing, health, wellbeing and social support to vulnerable citizens over the age of 25 in the city. The service works alongside other housing, health and social support service providers within Birmingham City Council’s Vulnerable Adult Housing Pathway; the Pathway is designed to help vulnerable citizens avoid homelessness, reduce harm, live healthier and more independent lives, and integrate into their local communities.
Responsibilities
* Provide interventions to help citizens sustain their current accommodation if it is at risk or source alternative accommodation if they are unsuitably housed.
* Support and work alongside key partners to address social-related issues such as benefit/welfare reform processes, maximising incomes, signposting to primary and secondary health care services, and more.
* Deliver face-to-face and virtual interventions based on risk, need and citizen preference, from citizens’ homes, community venues, office base and from home utilizing our hybrid-working service design.
* Provide flexible, personalised, community-based support and interventions to citizens for up to two years.
Working Hours and Availability
Core service operates Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm. There may be a need to work outside core business hours including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
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