It is essential that the successful candidate has a drivers licence and access to a vehicle.

What is special about this opportunity?

This is an Outreach project linked to Clarewood Neath that supports young people at risk of homelessness and works with key organisations in the area to identify support required.

The role is varied and involves working with our stakeholders, external organisations and vulnerable young people to provide information, prevent homelessness and develop skills needed to maintain their tenancies, change negative behaviour, maintain their health and wellbeing, progress to independent living and make appropriate decisions.

How can I make a difference?

The role will be varied and involve providing support to external organisations to identify young people at risk and provide information and support to better their lives and make positive choices.

You will:

• Work with people to truly make a difference in their life
• Carry a caseload of clients with a variety of differing needs and levels of need, depending on their situation.
• Provide housing related support to enable clients to take on and/or sustain a tenancy to prevent homelessness.
• To liaise and work closely with other agencies and professionals with regard to clients’ support needs.eg. Social Services, NPT Gateway, Adferiad, NPT College, Wallich, The Haven, Landlords and Lettings Agencies etc.
• Offer appropriate levels of support in a sensitive manner, taking into account the emotional and intellectual needs of the client, respecting their choice and privacy.

Who are we looking for?

To be a great Support Worker Outreach, you don’t always need previous experience or qualifications. A good understanding of housing related support and welfare benefits or awareness of issues faced by people at risk of homelessness would be extremely useful in the role.

You need to be reliable because people are depending on you. You also need to be a great communicator, both verbally and in writing and have basic IT and numerical skills. You will also have great organisational skills to effectively manage your own case load and paperwork. You will spend much of your time out in the community and you will know how to keep yourself safe at all times.

Watch our Video 'Team Clarewood' to learn more about the service: https://youtu.be/x56rq8TPDR8?si=rp7ehXIAKJJ8cx8n 

What are the pay and benefits? 

• Full-time, Permanent position
• Competitive salary of £24,531.00
• An enhanced DBS is required for this role which we will pay for
• 26 days (pro rata) holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays 
• Pension scheme 
• Sick Pay 
• Bespoke learning pathway with the support from an experienced Learning and Development team 
• Internal Progression 
• Wellbeing and psychological support  
• Time for Talk service 
• 45p per mile

The closing date for this job is the 27^thApril 2025 and interviews are scheduled to take place on the 8^thMay 2025.

FREDIE 

At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group and we encourage you to apply now.  

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, support.talent@poblgroup.co.uk  or 0300 3735262

What do you need to do now?   

If you have the skills and experience required to be our next difference maker, please follow the prompts to apply now. We occasionally close a vacancy before the end date as we actively review our applications and will sometimes progress to interview very quickly, we would love to hear from you so please apply now to start your Pobl journey.

Further information on the role can also be found on the Job Description.