Housing Support Worker - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Bridge of Hope

Bridge of Hope

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Housing Support Worker

Salary:
£20,238

Location:
Birmingham

Shift Pattern: 35 hours, Monday to Sunday

Shift Patterns - Early Mid Afternoon/ evening sleep in Additional Sleep-in allowance £88.57 per sleep-in (required 6/7 times per month)

Are you looking for a new role that will give you variety and a sense of achievement?
I am looking for a Housing Support Worker who has a background in supporting adults who are homeless and living on the streets, or at risk of becoming homeless, and I want to hear from
YOU today

I am working with a fantastic client who specialise in delivering homes, services, and innovation for some of the most disadvantaged communities across the country.

They aim to provide the very best service, and they would love your help in continuing that process.

Salary and Benefits

For your hard work and commitment, you will be paid a salary of
£20,238 (£11.12 per hour), and a very desirable employee package which includes; annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

On top of this, you will work for a great organisation that demonstrates core values; believing their customers are everything; belonging to one team; being supportive and caring; are business-minded for social purpose; and are curious and ambitious.

Overview of the Role
I am looking for a full-time Housing Support Worker. You will be supporting those who have recently been out on the street and sleeping rough.

You will work with service users who may have; recently moved into permanent accommodation, may be in temporary accommodation, or could still be sleeping rough.

You will provide intensive, wrap around support to address their accommodation needs as well as any other areas due to their complex, entrenched nature.

You will build trust and support service users to navigate them through pathways and progress towards a life away from the streets and homelessness.

You will be a great communicator, building strong relationships with external agencies in order to reduce the number of people returning to the streets and supporting them to access relevant services to address their needs.

Delivering person centred support to service users, enabling them to secure suitable accommodation and to meet their immediate needs, enabling them to live a more sustainable and fulfilling life.

Key Responsibilities

Out in the community
Promote independence
Encourage positivity and healthy lifestyles
Deal with cases of complex needs, drug and alcohol abuse & mental health
Work alongside a range of other companies in order to support individuals
Reduce reoffending through the delivery of high quality accommodation and intensive housing management

Interview Process:

These stages have been put in place to help benefit and streamline the process of recruitment._

1st Stage - Shortlisting & Pre-Screening
In the first stage I will review your CV. Should you be successful, I will invite you for a telephone call. We will have a telephone conversation to discuss your right to work, work history, and suitability for the role.

2nd Stage - Formal Interview
In this stage, you will go have a formal interview with the hiring manager.