- housing support
- Supported Accommodation
- floating support worker
Floating Support Worker
Salary: £28,655 per year
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday–Friday, typically 9:00am–5:00pm with flexibility around start and finish times, or 37.5 hours over 4 days)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Southwest (Covering Bristol, Bath & Northeast Somerset, Wiltshire, Somerset and North Somerset)
Role Summary:
We are recruiting for a Floating Support Worker to join a well-established charity supporting people experiencing homelessness, social exclusion and other complex challenges across the Southwest.
This is a varied role where you'll provide additional support across multiple services and locations, stepping in where extra capacity is needed. Working across supported housing and community outreach services, you'll support people to build independence, improve wellbeing and access the services they need.
No two weeks will look the same, making this an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, can adapt quickly, and is passionate about delivering person-centred, trauma-informed support.
Day-to-Day Duties:
- Provide practical and emotional support to individuals with a range of complex needs.
- Build positive, professional relationships that promote independence and recovery.
- Deliver person-centred, strengths-based and trauma-informed support.
- Offer advice, guidance and signposting to appropriate services and community resources.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records and support plans.
- Work closely with housing providers, healthcare professionals and other agencies to coordinate effective support.
- Safeguard vulnerable adults and follow relevant safeguarding procedures.
- Travel between services across the South West, supporting teams where additional cover is required.
- Adapt to changing priorities and work flexibly to meet service needs.
About You
- We're looking for someone who is compassionate, adaptable and confident working with people facing complex challenges.
- You will ideally have:
- Experience supporting vulnerable adults within housing, homelessness, mental health, substance misuse or related services.
- An understanding of trauma-informed, strengths-based approaches.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage changing priorities.
- Confidence working independently as well as part of a wider team.
- A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle (business insurance required).
- The flexibility to travel regularly across Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, Wiltshire, Somerset and North Somerset, with occasional early starts where required.
What's on Offer
- £28,655 annual salary.
- Permanent, full-time position.
- Flexible working pattern with the option of a 4-day working week.
- Generous annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Ongoing training, reflective practice and career development opportunities.
- Retail discount scheme and Blue Light Card eligibility.
- A supportive, inclusive workplace that values diversity, wellbeing and professional development.
For more info, please contact
Nathan Jackson on
0117 923 9100 or apply now.
