Housing Support Worker

Outreach Housing Support Worker
Homelessness Support
Birmingham
Temp
Excellent Pay Rate

Are you passionate about helping others?

Are you looking for a new challenge in Social Housing?

Client snapshot:

I am currently recruiting for an organisation specialising in support for those who have Homelessness and mental health Support needs their work is certainly well recognised as they continue to expand all over the UK.

Having recently expanded upon services within Birmingham they are currently looking for Support Workers to help contribute to the high-quality service they provide to those in need. Could that be you?

Vacancy Brief:

Our client is seeking an Outreach Housing Support Worker, supporting young people at risk of homelessness on an Temp - Perm Basis.
This vacancy is full-time, 37.5 hours per week.
Excellent pay rate: candidates will be paid £13.16 PAYE Or £17.00 per hour Umbrella.
Working Pattern: Monday Friday 9am 5pm
This vacancy is based in Birmingham.
Candidates must have experience of homelessness prevention of young people in independent living.
The role is subject to an enhanced DBS covering Child and Adult workforce.
Please Note: The role is community based, so the successful candidate will need to support clients out in the community within a central local area.

Responsibilities:

As an Outreach Housing Support Worker, you will be required to initiate contact with young people via street outreach city wide.
Part of your job role will be to support young people to remain in their home or secure alternative suitable accommodation to prevent rough sleeping.
In your job role, you will undertake mediation sessions with young people and their excluders to improve relationships and prevent homelessness, incl. initial meetings and family sessions.
An important aspect of your job role will be to utilize agreed assessment tools to identify the needs of a young person and their families, so that plans made are shared, evidence based and agreed to by all.
In your role as an Outreach Housing Support Worker, you will be required to provide high quality homelessness and housing options to young people, ensuring that their needs are met and their expectations managed.
Furthermore, you will need to advise and advocate on issues relating to benefits, accessing specialist support services, housing rights etc. ensuring the young people are fully supported to access such services.

Role Experience:

Working with young people in the following settings/Types of work Youth Work, Residential or Social Work, Probation, Community Work, Education and Training, Housing.
Working with Volunteers/Students is desirable.
Delivering frontline triage or assessment service is desirable.

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