Housing First Worker
2 days ago
Portsmouth
Housing First Worker Experience, qualification, and soft skills, have you got everything required to succeed in this opportunity Find out below. £25,974 - £26,070 Southampton Permanent, Full Time Hours: Monday to Friday.Generallyno weekends or evenings, though there may be times client support needs or appointments mean these hours will berequired. Must 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. Experience working with challenging behaviour, mental health support, substancemisuseor trauma beneficial. Understanding of entrenched behaviours and intensive support needs beneficial alongside tenancy management and benefits awareness. Awareness of Housing First principles would be desirable Southampton 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. Our priority is to find safe, permanent housingthatssuitable for the client. Once housing is found our dedicated team provides intensive one to one support to enable clients tomaintaintheir accommodation and achieve their goals. If 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! JOB PURPOSE To 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. To provide people with homes and specialist support so they feel more valued and secure, and ready to take the next steps. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES To 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 To manage a personal caseload of clients who require intensive support on a one-to-one basis Providing assertive outreach for those that are rough sleeping to build a trusting relationship, which will require a flexible approach to engagement techniques. To provide practical support when a client moves into a property such as setting up utilities, sourcing furniture, developing their domesticskillsand accessing services in the community To mediate and negotiate with housing providers to secure accommodation and prevent homelessness when applicable To engage with local authorities, health providers and other agencies, creating andmaintainingworking relationships to maximise the opportunities available to clients To liaise with colleges, training agencies, employers to help clients gain access to education, findworkormaintaintheir benefit entitlement To lead on client activities to help them gain practical life skills To support clients by providing advice on housing, welfare benefits, rent deposits and household goods via a variety of schemes To support clients to understand harm reduction approaches to keep them safe and well To carry out housing management duties such as collecting service charges at various locations To support clients in trauma informed and psychologically informed ways To adhere to safeguarding responsibilities, following our safeguarding policy and procedure To helpmaintainhealth and safety, ensuring clients, visitors and buildings are safein accordance withHealth and Safety regulations,policyand procedures To provide basic first aidassistanceuntil help arrives (full training is provided) To work confidently and efficiently when lone working Tomaintainaccuraterecords on our client management system and ensure these are stored in line with GDPR Tomaintainconfidentiality Torepresentthe organisation in a professional manner Any other reasonable dutiesrequiredin the interest of the organisation ROLE REQUIREMENTS This 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. This role will require a full drivers licence and access to a vehicle This role will require you to work flexibly across several sitesand in the community This role will require you to work with clients on a one-to-one basis This role will require you to lone work This role will require you to support people sleeping rough ESSENTIAL CRITERIA Strong communicationskills, both verbal and written Clear verbal and written English Good keyboard skills for data inputting Good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook,Exceland Word Confident and assertive manner Ability to self-motivate as you will have some instances of lone working Effective team working Ability to respond calmly to crisis Deal promptly with and effectively react to challenging situations Have an interest and genuine concern for homelessness and related issues DESIRABLE CRITERIA Experience of managing a caseload of clients Understanding of the complex support needs of people experiencing homelessness or those with complex needs Knowledge of Safeguarding practices Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies, housingregulationsand the benefits system Understanding of risk assessment and person-centred, outcomes-based delivery We reserve the right to close our adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so pleasesubmityourapplication as soon as possible. Two Saints is committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment. xrnqpay We carry out pre--employment checks such as DBS checks, Overseas police checks (whereappropriate), reference checks, and CV gap querying for allnew staffmembers.