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Creative Support are currently looking for a caring individual to take on our Relief Housing Support Worker role in Fleetwood, Blackpool, providing the highest standards of care to individuals with mental health/complex needs. This opportunity is perfect for someone who is interested in an exciting career in mental health. We are looking for someone who is approachable and warm and able to connect with the individuals we support. Support Worker Duties: <ul> <li>Developing and sustaining warm and trusting relationships with service users,</li> <li>Carrying out general administrative duties,</li> <li>Providing emotional support to service users,</li> <li>Medication oversight,</li> <li>Supporting with daily living tasks, including budgeting and tenancy maintenance,</li> <li>Communicating and building strong relationships with service users' family, support network and involved professionals.</li> </ul>Experience of providing care and support to individuals with mental health needs is essential for this role. The benefits of joining Creative Support as a Relief/Bank staff member is the flexibility to pick shifts to suit you and work in services that are local to you. Vacancy Reference Number: 82521 Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. Application Instructions: In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above. You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to <a href="mailto:recruitment@creativesupport.co.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@creativesupport.co.uk</a> to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying. If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829. Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS

Relief Housing Support Worker

About The Role Role: Housing Options Officer Location: Civic Centre, Leyland Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent Salary: £33,366 - £36,124 Closing Date: 21 May 2025 Our Housing Options Team is looking to appoint a pro-active, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to work as a Housing Options Officer in our busy fast paced housing department. Each day is different and if you are the kind of person who relishes a challenge and is focused on achieving the best results for customers then this could be the job for you. What you'll be getting up to <ul> <li>You'll be working with customers who often present with multiple and complex needs and as such you will attend a variety of multi-agency meetings and forums, working in partnership with voluntary and statutory agencies to find the best housing solutions.</li> <li>You will be responsible for a range of functions, primarily relating to the prevention and relief of homelessness.</li></ul>Who we're looking for <ul> <li>You should have a good knowledge of the causes and implications of homelessness and have an understanding of current legislation.</li> <li>The ability to work with a range of partners and have effective communication skills. Someone who can work creatively towards finding housing solutions for our customers is vital.</li> <li>You will need to work at least one full day per week in the office to participate in the duty assessment rota.</li></ul>Other requirements <ul> <li>This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility. </li> <li>Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check (applied and paid for by the Council).</li></ul>Our Benefits <ul> <li>25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)</li> <li>Hybrid/agile working</li> <li>Local Government pension</li> <li>Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments </li> <li>Cashback website access for savings on brands you love</li> <li>Volunteering days</li> <li>Free parking</li></ul>Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We're always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you're interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the "Contact Us" form on our careers website. About Us At South Ribble Council, our mission is to provide a first-class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They're at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services. Working Together We share a number of our services with Chorley Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans. Additional information Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date. Equal Opportunities We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices. We're committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website. If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Housing Options Officer

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance Wigan Town Hall Library Street Wigan WN1 1YN Salary: Grade 7, £31,586 - £35,235 per annum. 37 hours per week Temporary until 31st March 2026 We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough. We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you! Your role: You'll play an important part in supporting the prevention of homelessness across the borough. You will hold a caseload, working closely with your customers to prevent or relieve the challenges they face, working with a range of customers. You'll build up an effective rapport with customers, taking an asset-based approach to identifying the root cause of homelessness, and ensuring a holistic approach to meeting any support needs to help customers sustain future accommodation. You will provide practical and emotional support to people who are facing homelessness, applying the legislation with a significant focus around prevention. You will help your customers recognise and address any support needs, and assist them to achieve long term, sustainable housing. You will collaborate with a range of partner agencies to build solid relationships leading to excellent outcomes for your clients. You will take a proactive approach to promoting awareness of homelessness and identifying any new opportunities amongst wider services to prevent homelessness. About you: Passionate about tackling homelessness, you will use your excellent communication skills to build and develop great relationships across a variety of stakeholders. You will be a highly motivated, caring individual with an ability to inspire others. You will have knowledge of the Homeless Reduction Act, and also Wigan Council's commitment to improving outcomes for our residents. You will be proactive in your approach, exploring opportunities, and identifying challenges, linking in with other Local Authorities to develop best practice. You will demonstrate positivity and commitment, when faced with complex and challenging circumstances with a clear focus on achieving the best outcomes possible for your client group. About us: Wigan Council has been voted 'Overall Council of the Year' at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations. The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them. The Homeless Solutions Team focus on prevention of homelessness, taking a flexible and innovative approach, working in collaboration with wider services such as accommodation providers, safeguarding services, hospitals and charities. Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan. To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>) Prove your right to work to an employer For further information, please contact Joanne Hurst on 01942 487732 or <a href="mailto:Joanne.Hurst@wigan.gov.uk" target="_blank">Joanne.Hurst@wigan.gov.uk</a> Interview dates: Priority Candidates: 4/6/25 All other Candidates: 6/6/25 To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below:

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