The
Northern Team also provides ‘floating support’
services. The service is primarily funded by ’Supporting
People’. This support can be more or less intensive
as needs dictate or can ‘float’ to another tenant
if needs diminish. Julian Housing contracts with both North
Norfolk District Council and the Central Supporting People
Team to provide support to people in any tenure including
B & B.
The role of the Floating Support Worker
is fundamental in helping prevent a deterioration in someone’s
mental health, by absorbing some of the stresses involved
in maintaining a tenancy. Whilst the support worker can help
with basic issues such as benefits, services and practical
tasks, the sustaining role of floating support cannot be overstated.
The Floating Support Worker can assist people to achieve
or retain their chosen life style, maximising independence
and avoiding hospitalisation, and also help tenants use the
resource of the wider community, by helping them back into
the social mainstream. Many clients suffering from severe
and ongoing mental ill health have talents and strengths that
may remain hidden. The Floating Support Worker can help build
a tenant’s confidence, developing and strengthening
coping strategies. This support can last for up to two years. |
