Housing First Worker
5 days ago
Northam
Housing First Worker\n\n£25,974 - £26,070\n\nSouthampton\n\nPermanent, Full Time\n\nHours: Monday to Friday. Generally no weekends or evenings, though there may be times client support needs or appointments mean these hours will be required.\n\nMust be a driver with own car for use in role as travel is an essential part - we cannot offer interviews to non-drivers. As such, must have business insurance for use of own vehicle during working hours. Mileage will be paid for client and support related travel.\n\nExperience working with challenging behaviour, mental health support, substance misuse or trauma beneficial. Understanding of entrenched behaviours and intensive support needs beneficial alongside tenancy management and benefits awareness.\n\nAwareness of Housing First principles would be desirable\n\nSouthampton Housing First supports individuals aged 16 and over, who have high support needs and a history of entrenched or repeat homelessness, to have a home of their own where they can regain stability, safety, and support. We work in partnership with the council and various housing association to deliver intensive person-centred support and accommodation choices.\n\nOur priority is to find safe, permanent housing that’s suitable for the client. Once housing is found our dedicated team provides intensive one to one support to enable clients to maintain their accommodation and achieve their goals.\n\nIf you love working with people and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference in the lives of those you support, then this is the role for you!\n\nJOB PURPOSE\n\nTo be part of a team that supports our clients, by providing intensive wrap around support, keeping them safe and helping them to achieve their goals.\n\nTo provide people with homes and specialist support so they feel more valued and secure, and ready to take the next steps.\n\nMAIN RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nTo assess the needs of each client, helping to develop their personalised support plan and safety plan to achieve their goals. These are kept under regular review\n\nTo manage a personal caseload of clients who require intensive support on a one-to-one basis\n\nProviding assertive outreach for those that are rough sleeping to build a trusting relationship, which will require a flexible approach to engagement techniques.\n\nTo provide practical support when a client moves into a property such as setting up utilities, sourcing furniture, developing their domestic skills and accessing services in the community\n\nTo mediate and negotiate with housing providers to secure accommodation and prevent homelessness when applicable\n\nTo engage with local authorities, health providers and other agencies, creating and maintaining working relationships to maximise the opportunities available to clients\n\nTo liaise with colleges, training agencies, employers to help clients gain access to education, find work or maintain their benefit entitlement\n\nTo lead on client activities to help them gain practical life skills\n\nTo support clients by providing advice on housing, welfare benefits, rent deposits and household goods via a variety of schemes\n\nTo support clients to understand harm reduction approaches to keep them safe and well\n\nTo carry out housing management duties such as collecting service charges at various locations\n\nTo support clients in trauma informed and psychologically informed ways\n\nTo adhere to safeguarding responsibilities, following our safeguarding policy and procedure\n\nTo help maintain health and safety, ensuring clients, visitors and buildings are safe in accordance with Health and Safety regulations, policy and procedures\n\nTo provide basic first aid assistance until help arrives (full training is provided)\n\nTo work confidently and efficiently when lone working\n\nTo maintain accurate records on our client management system and ensure these are stored in line with GDPR\n\nTo maintain confidentiality\n\nTo represent the organisation in a professional manner\n\nAny other reasonable duties required in the interest of the organisation\n\nROLE REQUIREMENTS\n\nThis role will require an Enhanced with Barred List(s) disclosure and barring service check is a requirement for this role. This would be completed on appointment of the role.\n\nThis role will require a full drivers’ licence and access to a vehicle\n\nThis role will require you to work flexibly across several sites and in the community\n\nThis role will require you to work with clients on a one-to-one basis\n\nThis role will require you to lone work\n\nThis role will require you to support people sleeping rough\n\nESSENTIAL CRITERIA\n\nStrong communication skills, both verbal and written\n\nClear verbal and written English\n\nGood keyboard skills for data inputting\n\nGood working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word\n\nConfident and assertive manner\n\nAbility to self-motivate as you will have some instances of lone working\n\nEffective team working\n\nAbility to respond calmly to crisis\n\nDeal promptly with and effectively react to challenging situations\n\nHave an interest and genuine concern for homelessness and related issues\n\nDESIRABLE CRITERIA\n\nExperience of managing a caseload of clients\n\nUnderstanding of the complex support needs of people experiencing homelessness or those with complex needs\n\nKnowledge of Safeguarding practices\n\nKnowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies, housing regulations and the benefits system\n\nUnderstanding of risk assessment and person-centred, outcomes-based delivery\n\nWe reserve the right to close our adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.\n\nTwo Saints is committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment. We carry out pre--employment checks such as DBS checks, Overseas police checks (where appropriate), reference checks, and CV gap querying for all new staff members