Unlike traditional residential care, this role focuses on tenancy sustainment, helping individuals manage their homes and navigate the complexities of housing and utilities to ensure they can live safely and comfortably in the community.
The Benefits
- Work-Life Balance: Guaranteed Monday to Friday schedule.
- Competitive Leave: 33 days annual leave (including public holidays).
- Financial Support: Earned Wage Access (early drawdown) and a pending pay award (backdated to cover the difference to the Real Living Wage).
- Future Security: Pension scheme with up to 6% employer contribution and 2x salary Death in Service cover.
- Wellbeing: Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (HSF) and Health Plan contributions.
The Role
Working independently across the community, you will provide vital administrative and practical support to older adults. Your day-to-day will involve:
- Housing Advocacy: Assisting with housing applications, Housing Benefit claims, and grant applications.
- Home Setup: Helping service users set up and manage utilities (gas, electricity, etc.).
- Tenancy Sustainment: Providing guidance to help individuals maintain stable accommodation and avoid homelessness.
- Community Mobility: Traveling between locations to meet service users in their own environments.
Requirements
- Experience: Minimum of 6 months experience supporting older adults within a care or support setting.
- License: Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes (Essential).
- Technical Skills: Ability to navigate housing systems and benefit applications.
- Attributes: Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently without direct supervision.
How to Apply
If you are looking for a role that moves away from shift-based clinical care and into community-based advocacy and support, we want to hear from you.
Apply Now! One of our team may call you for an informal chat to take your application to the next stage. Alternatively, if you would like some more information give Aqeela Fatima a call on 07441928250 for a confidential chat or send an email at -
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
