Tenancy Support Worker Sheffield, England
Job description
We are looking for someone to join the Temporary Accommodation team as a Tenancy Support Worker. Temporary accommodation is an ever-growing team and temporarily rehouses some of the most vulnerable single adults and families within the city. We currently have four Temporary Accommodation sites and several dispersed properties throughout the whole of Sheffield.
The focus of the role is to prevent homelessness, we want to provide safe accommodation helping and supporting people to manage their temporary tenancies, which may lead to a permanent successful tenancy in the future. The ideal candidate will enjoy both working on their own and as part of a team, in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where no two days are the same. The successful candidate will have experience or awareness of housing support needs for vulnerable people, and issues that lead to homelessness, you must understand the importance and benefits of working in partnership with internal and external providers
We are a small, dedicated team who cover (on a rota basis) three of our Temporary Accommodation sites, we work remotely and out in the community. The successful candidate would need to be comfortable travelling around the city and working with vulnerable people on their own, and with the support of a team.
For informal enquires please contact Julie Bicknell:
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
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