Cucumber Recruitment is proud to be recruiting on behalf of one of the UK's leading specialist care providers for a Housing Case Worker - Driver Only.
Are you a compassionate, driven individual with a passion for helping people rebuild their lives? We're recruiting on behalf of Riverside for a Driving Support Worker to join their Guildford Floating Support team, delivering vital housing and welfare support to customers across Region 5.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong knowledge of housing and welfare benefits, safeguarding experience and a genuine commitment to trauma informed, person centred care.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll be supporting customers using psychologically informed and trauma informed approaches to promote independence and sustain tenancies. Day to day, this includes:
Co-producing support and risk plans with customers and stakeholders
Helping with daily living tasks, tenancy matters and independent living skills
Supporting access to employment, education and training
Preparing customers in temporary accommodation to become tenancy ready
Signposting to food banks, community resources and specialist support
Supporting financial independence through budgeting and income maximisation
Monitoring healthcare needs and encouraging engagement with professionals
Following safeguarding procedures and escalating concerns where needed
Maintaining accurate, strengths based records on the digital platform
Assessing new referrals and liaising with housing providers on suitable accommodation
Advocating for customers and working with local partners for holistic support
This role requires flexibility, including occasional work outside normal office hours, travel across the designated area, and use of lone working systems where required.