Housing Support Worker - Thetford, United Kingdom - Solo Housing

Solo Housing

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Thetford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Solo Housing are looking for dynamic Support Workers with previous experience of homelessness and mental health to join our team in providing person led support and housing management services to single adults living in our accommodation.

Job Title:
Housing Support Worker

Salary:
£21,255 per year

Location:
Community - based in Breckland area

Job Type:
Full Time permanent role, Monday to Friday with a rota for on-call duties and some scope for flexible working.

The successful applicant will work with our residents in their homes within the community.

Role responsibilities for the Support Worker

To interview and assess perspective residents for Solo Housing accommodation.
To provide holistic person led support to help Solo Housing residents to sustain a tenancy and achieve greater independence.
Communicate effectively with residents via translation services where English is not their first language.
To support residents with the transition from homelessness to accommodation
To support Solo Housing residents to pursue positive involvement in their communities
To complete all required paperwork and maintain comprehensive electronic information records on the support plans, tenancy agreements and housing management records.
To ensure rent, service charges and other monies owed to Solo Housing is collected.
To support and assist Solo Housing residents to move in a positive and planned way.
To positively represent Solo Housing in the community
Participate in an emergency callout rota with the rest of the support team
Support and assist residents to move into more permanent accommodation when they are ready to live more independently

Requirements for the
Housing
Support Worker

A full driving licence and the use of a car for work purposes is essential
Ability to work in a team
Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people including nonEnglish speaking residents
Experience of working with mental health issues
Experience of supporting those with addictions
Awareness and / or experience of person led support
Awareness and / or experience of delivering a housing management service
Ability to effectively maintain comprehensive records and support plans on various IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

Salary:
From £21,255.00 per year

Benefits: