Wellbeing Support Worker

Your typical day could start with working with residents in their homes and neighbourhoods to understand their immediate needs. Then you might be delivering advice and wellbeing support in the community wellbeing hubs before engaging with external stakeholders in your area to build a strong network of support for our residents.

As an Advice and Wellbeing Specialist, you’ll deliver proactive and trauma informed support to meet the holistic needs of residents. Your support will be tailored to your resident’s needs, and you will work closely with them to understand their wellbeing concerns and agree an action plan to enable them to sustain their tenancies and feel connected to their community. You will empower residents to manage their wellbeing needs by helping them to develop and maintain skills and resilience to lead independent and fulfilled lives. In this Outreach role you’ll be working predominantly in our Northeast London communities, with one day a week currently working from our Pembury Community Centre.

Your role covers everything from working with the Allocations, Financial Inclusion and Neighbourhoods teams to providing peer support to colleagues. If you're passionate about customer service, and resilient with a positive and can-do-attitude, we want to hear from you.

*This job is being advertised as Wellbeing Support Worker but on appointment your job title will be Advice & Wellbeing Specialist.

To be successful in this role, you’re:

• experienced in working with vulnerable people and providing frontline support and advice
• experienced in working with complex cases
• an excellent communicator - both written and verbally
• exceptionally organised with the ability to self-manage a diverse and varied caseload, and able to prioritise work effectively and produce high quality work

Here are just a few of the benefits of working at Peabody:

• 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
• two additional paid volunteering days each year 
• flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal 
• 4 x salary life assurance
• up to 10% pension contribution

This role will require an Enhanced DBS check. The post holder will need to be able to travel using their own transport/public transport. Travel will mainly be across London.

Are you ready to apply?

Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role. 

If you have any questions about this role, please email Caroline Seery at caroline.seery@peabody.org.uk

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement earlier than stated. Previous applicants need not re-apply.

Interviews will be taking place on 27th & 28th February

PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.

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