Turning Tides is a charity that supports people experiencing homelessness in West Sussex. While our central office is in Worthing, our work spans the county – from East Grinstead to Littlehampton and across areas in between. With over 20 accommodation projects, community hubs and outreach teams, we offer local single adults tailored support to move towards a more stable future. We strongly believe in addressing the root causes for homelessness, so our specialist teams support in areas such as mental health, substance misuse, tenancy sustainment, IT skills, employment guidance and much more.
About the Role
This role will help bridge the gap between voluntary and statutory services through helping people navigate social work processes, ensuring people’s rights are upheld and their needs are met under the provision of the Care Act 2014.
Experience of working with vulnerable adults experiencing multiple exclusions, along with knowledge of mental health and substance misuse is essential to this role. The successful candidate will work alongside clients to help them achieve their goals and ambitions, recognising individuals as the experts of their experiences and futures.
You will provide support and advice to staff, support Turning Tides’ quarterly safeguarding reviews and support the delivery of our internal safeguarding training. The ability to create positive relationships with key stakeholders, including local statutory agencies, and raising awareness of the barriers people experiencing homelessness face is key to the success of this role.
About You
To join us as our Homelessness Social Worker, in addition to having experience in supporting vulnerable people, you will need to:
* Be qualified and a registered Social Worker with Social Work England
* Be willing and able to travel across multiple sites in West Sussex, including Worthing, Littlehampton, Horsham, and Mid Sussex.
* Be able to work independently and as part of a team
* Take initiative and responsibility for completing tasks, whilst being able to communicate with a wide range of people
* Have the ability to apply social work theory in practice and have a good understanding of Psychologically Informed Environments and Trauma Informed Practice
* Maintain positive professional relationship with internal and external colleagues
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re ready to embark on a rewarding journey of impact and growth, we want to hear from you! Click on ‘Apply Online’ to the right side of the advert, answer the shortlisting questions and submit your CV today. Don’t wait – together, let’s turn the tide and create brighter futures for all.
Multiple sites in West Sussex, including Worthing, Littlehampton, Horsham and Mid Sussex.
Contract:
37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday with flexibility to occasionally work outside of normal office hours in response to client or service needs.
Millions of people in England are only one pay cheque away from being homeless.
Turning Tides have provided support to thousands of local men and women in West Sussex for almost 30 years.
We provide a warm, safe space to listen to anyone who comes to us for help. Our support services empower people to find the strength and belief in themselves to create a brighter future.
Together we can make a difference and end homelessness where you live.
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