Job Description

Post 1 - Fixed term until 16/08/2024

Post 2 - Fixed term until 15/09/2024

West Dunbartonshire Council is offering an exciting opportunity to get involved in the delivery of our Housing First Service. Two full time, fixed term positions for Housing First Support Workers within our Housing Options and Homeless Service are required.

Working together with a small experienced team you will have a key role empowering and supporting citizens in ordinary settled housing but who may have experienced childhood and early years trauma, domestic abuse, mental ill health, addictions as well as time spent in local authority care or prison.

Reporting to the Team Leader for Supported Accommodation the post holders will be required to work effectively and jointly with the wider homeless service, social housing providers and with a range of other statutory and voluntary services.

We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated support workers who understand and can delivery on the key principles for Housing First. The successful candidate will have a Level 3 SVQ qualification in social care or equivalent, proof of right to work in the UK and a satisfactory PVG Scheme disclosure check. Occasional weekend work may be required.

Funded under our Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan the posts all fixed term for 12 months but will be subject to review as part of our continued delivery of Housing First Services in West Dunbartonshire.

Requirements

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found .

Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975. Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Education body and removal from the Register of the General Teaching Council.

The Individual

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer\'s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support

Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.

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