Housing Support Worker Sheffield, England
Job description
Resettlement and Recovery Worker
Target Housing is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. Over the past 25 years we have shown that stable accommodation and support can help transform lives and empower people to achieve independence.
If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for!
Job Role: Resettlement and Recovery Worker
Salary: £22,105-£24,696 DOE
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Sheffield
The Role
You will provide housing management support to individuals with an offending background and multiple complex needs. You will deliver a high-quality support program that promotes successful and sustainable move on reducing re-offending and homelessness.
Responsibilities include:
Housing Management
· Engage with referral agencies to generate referrals for the service
· To undertake appropriate assessments for potential service users and to review and update these as required.
· To complete all documentation including tenure agreements, property inventory, disclosure forms and an application for housing benefit with service users to support and sustain a successful tenancy.
· Maximise rent collection, ensuring successful housing and other welfare benefit claims are submitted and maintained
Support
· Maintain contact with service users in accordance with the requirements of the service.
· Design and deliver an effective person-centred support plan that meets service users needs and results in a successful move on into independent living.
· Complete and regularly review an in-depth risk assessment of the service user to ensure safety of service user and staff
· Advocate on behalf of service users to support access to external services such as mental health and substance misuse services.
· Meet service users in the community and at home and, where necessary, accompany them to appointments with relevant agencies.
· Develop professional relationships with a range of external agencies that supports the on-going needs of service users.
· Support service users to integrate into the community – working with other agencies to join groups, find hobbies and socialise.
· Develop a move-on plan for service users at the earliest opportunity, identifying realistic options for independent or more appropriate housing.
· To keep clear and comprehensive records and case notes.
Qualifications / Requirements:
· A valid UK driving license and access to own vehicle. Business insurance will be required
· Experience of providing support to vulnerable people
· Experience of working with individuals who have multiple and complex needs
· The ability to develop constructive relationships with offenders
· Knowledge of the Welfare Benefits System
· An understanding of the Judiciary System in the UK
· Experience in risk assessment and support planning
· Basic IT skills suitable for an office environment
There are many great reasons to join our team!
· Great opportunities for career development
· Mileage Compensation
· Membership to Westfield Health
· 28 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holidays), increasing to 33 after 5 years continuous employment
· Company pension scheme
· Enhanced sick pay
· Flexitime
· Free Parking
· Paid for Enhanced DBS check
· A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
Our Ethos
As an Equal Opportunities employer, we have an Equality and Diversity Action plan in place showing our commitment in ensuring continuous improvement in creating an inclusive culture. We also have a committed group of Inclusion & Diversity champions who meet monthly to ensure progress is being made. We invite applications from people from all backgrounds and cultures, especially minority groups that are underrepresented in the workplace. We also welcome applications from those with lived experience. We embrace flexibility and are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
If you have any special access requirements or other support needs throughout the application process (including interview), please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch with Bethany Baker (HR Officer) on 07936961697.
We look forward to speaking with you soon!
Please note: We reserve the right to close our vacancies once the perfect candidate has been found. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible!
Closing Date: 26th April 2023
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week
Salary: £22,105.00-£24,696.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Experience:
- Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 05/07/2023
