Recovery Coach (Prevention)

Main duties of the job

Working to the Recovery Coach Model principles, you will support clients who have been identified as at risk of homelessness and where a short intervention could prevent that happening. There is also scope to work with people who are moving from homelessness into their own tenancy for the first time. You will engage and support your own caseload of clients with complex needs in leading their journeys and maximising their choice and control over the support they receive by developing a responsible and individual network of support.

Job responsibilities

• Conduct and support client assessments.
• Positively manage and reduce clients using safety and inclusion planning tools.
• Work with a caseload, undertaking proactive work across Somerset to engage and build trusting relationships with clients.
• Develop a full understanding of their backgrounds, current situation, their priorities, needs, hopes and ambitions.
• Provide a single consistent point of contact for a client and other people working with them.
• Develop strength based actions, oriented around the Outcomes Star.
• Support each client in leading their journey at a pace that is right for them, and review progress on actions with them on a regular basis.

Person Specification Experience

• Proven experience of working in service provision for people with complex and multiple needs relating to at least two of the following: mental health, drug and alcohol, homelessness, offending.
• Proven experience of outreach or floating support work, demonstrating persistence and flexibility and a range of strategies in successfully supporting clients to engage voluntarily.
• Proven ability to build relationships, and to work collaboratively and successfully in a team environment across sectors and agencies.
• Proven ability to promote and apply good practice in equality and diversity.
• Proven ability to operate risk management and safe working practices in working with vulnerable clients.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.