Project Worker - West London

We have a number of urgent opportunities for Project Workers across West London! We are looking for people who have experience supporting clients who have a history of homelessness with complex support needs! There are currently roles available within a hostel setting and the resettlement team.

Responsibilities include:

• Keyworking a caseload of clients
• Updating and creating well-being plans and risk management plans
• Providing advice on services available to homeless clients in the local area they can access for additional support
• Liaising with a range of specialist agencies on clients behalf and clients to scheduled appointments
• Offering advice and guidance to clients around housing and welfare benefits and tenancy sustainment

Candidate Needs:

• Experience of conducting keyworking sessions
• Knowledge of external support services to refer to within the local area
• Previous experience of supporting homeless clients with multiple and complex support needs is desirable
• An enhanced DBS check issued within the last 12 months or registered to the online update service

If you would like to discuss these roles further, please contact us immediately!!

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Job Title:  Roma Aspiration Project Worker 

Ref: RoM 49

Hours: 21 hrs per week 

Salary: £16,380 per annum plus statutory pension contribution

This post is funded by the BBC Children in Need for 10 months. 

We are seeking to appoint a motivated and dynamic person to deliver one-to-one education advocacy and afterschool activities in East London to young Roma refugees and migrants, aged 6 - 18 years, which will address their social exclusion, enhance their confidence and wellbeing, and raise their aspirations. 

The successful candidate will have experience of supporting and advocating for vulnerable children and young people with complex/ multiple needs, good working knowledge of British education system, understanding of Roma culture and empathy with issues affecting Roma communities in the UK. Fluency in Romanes and/or an East European language is desirable. 

Closing Date: Monday, 01/02/2021 at 5pm

Interview Dates: Wednesday, 10/02/2021 and Thursday, 11/02/2021

Please note that because of the constraints imposed on us by the Covid-19 crisis, interviews will be conducted via Skype, Zoom or another video conferencing service.

JOB TITLE: Advocacy and Casework Project Workers

BASED: Holloway, Islington N7. During the Covid-19 restrictions our staff are able to work from home. We expect to return to in person working at the centre after this time.

HOURS: Fixed Term full-time, part-time (flexible hours considered) and sessional roles are available. We are looking to hire contracted fixed term posts immediately, and also build a pool of potential sessional staff, who can be offered short-term work on an occasional basis in times of high demand.

SALARY: NCJ Scale 2 point 5, £23,427 pa FTE

CONTRACT:

We have two contract options available for these roles:

• Fixed Term - 3 month contracts available, with the possibility of extension. Full time and part time roles available, please indicate the number of working hours you would be interested in as part of your application.
• Sessional – candidates may apply to join a pool of potential sessional staff who can be offered short-term work on an occasional basis in times of high demand.

Candidates may apply to one or both  contract options.

Manor Gardens is looking for committed caseworkers to support us in providing our ongoing advocacy and triage support across Islington. These roles will be responsible for carrying out initial needs assessments of referrals that come through to our universal referral service, and providing ongoing advocacy and casework support to clients to address their complex needs. You will be a people person who is passionate about providing person-focused, holistic support to enable good health, resilience and opportunity for all.

Previous experience in providing support to individuals is required, although this may have been in a voluntary capacity. Experience of working in an Islington or North London context would be beneficial but not essential. These roles will work across our diverse communities in Islington, and we welcome applicants who can offer to work in an additional language.

About Manor Gardens Welfare Trust

Manor Gardens Welfare Trust is a charity with an excellent history of supporting people to improve their health and wellbeing since 1913. Our mission is to work with people and communities to take action and enable good health, resilience and opportunity.

Manor Gardens is a local community hub providing health and wellbeing services alongside two Early Years services. Many of our health and wellbeing services operate across North London, but our main base is in Islington. We offer a variety of services to people of all ages and all communities, with a particular focus on those that experience identified barriers and difficulties in accessing support and services. This includes but isn’t limited to those living with long-term physical or mental health conditions, refugee and migrant communities, survivors of or those experiencing abuse, those who are socially isolated, and others who for many reasons are experiencing poor health and wellbeing.

We understand that wellbeing and good health mean different things to different people. We work alongside our communities and recruit many of our staff from those communities. We work creatively and flexibly to have a positive impact.

In any role at Manor Gardens Welfare Trust, you will be encouraged to contribute across the organisation and grow and develop as a professional in this field.

How To Apply

We will be offering interviews on a rolling basis, and we will recruit for the Fixed Term 3 month roles as soon as we have identified a suitable candidate,  so please submit your application as soon as possible. We expect to receive applications for the Fixed Term roles no later than Monday 1st February 2021 at 9am.

Manor Gardens Welfare Trust is committed to valuing, respecting and celebrating diversity, and maintaining a diverse workforce that reflects the communities with which we work. We recognise the value of lived experience in any role we offer, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation or religious belief.

We also encourage potential candidates to contact us for an informal conversation or email response to any questions you may have. For further information or an informal conversation to discuss this post please contact Alex Britten (see email on website).

Manor Gardens Welfare Trust follows safer recruitment procedures, and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Any disclosures within a DBS check do not necessarily prevent an individual from taking up a position with us, and we encourage those with questions about this to contact us to discuss further.

Please click 'Apply on website' and you will be redirected to our website with our application pack and instructions on how to apply. Please outline in your email if you are applying for a Fixed Term or Sessional role, or both. Please also outline the number of hours per week you would be available.

WiSE Project Worker
Staines (Surrey)
Fixed Term until 28 February 2022
22 hours per week
£27,140 per annum (pro-rata)
£16,137 per annum (actual)

YMCA DownsLink Group’s WiSE Project is an innovative, award winning project working with children and young people experiencing or at risk of sexual exploitation; as well raising awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation and other forms of Child Criminal Exploitation.

We are looking for a Project Workers experienced in supporting vulnerable children and young people who may have experienced abuse or trauma. The post involves working across the boroughs of Spelthorne and Runnymede (funded by Heathrow Community Trust) based at Staines Police Station, with frequent work from home opportunities.

The Project Worker will hold a caseload of children and young people who have been identified as being at significant risk of, or victims of sexual exploitation, with the possibility of some cases being victims of criminal exploitation as the project evolves. You will undertake one-to-one work to increase their understanding of sexual and criminal exploitation and develop their knowledge and skills to enable them to have safe, healthy relationships. You will need to evidence relevant experience as part of your application. This is challenging, yet very rewarding work, requiring an absolute commitment of the staff.

The project worker will work collaboratively with other professionals to support interventions which keep children and young people safe, disrupt the activity of perpetrators and where possible, lead to prosecutions.

The role involves lone working whilst supporting children and young people in North Surrey, with travel across the county and afield as required. You will need to hold a current driving licence and have access to your own car.

Line management and case support will be provided by YMCA DownsLink Group. WiSE staff receive regular 1-to-1 clinical supervision and group Reflective Practice Supervision.

The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, a health and wellbeing cash plan, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.

If after reading the role profile you have questions about the role please contact Charlotte Amor, WiSE Project Manager (contact details can be found by clicking 'apply' below)

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Closing date for applications: Monday 25 January 2021 at 9am

Interview date: To be confirmed

To apply, please visit our website by clicking 'apply' below.

Please note that we do not accept CVs. When submitting your application please save your application form as ‘your full name APPLICATION’ and put the job title/location in the email subject line. Please submit your application as a Word document where or PDF (we cannot accept Pages) via email.

Project / Support Worker - Young People's Services

Are you passionate about supporting young people into independence? Do you have the drive, aptitude and personal qualities which will encourage and coach our residents into developing life skills and to manage living independently? Then read on.

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

We currently have really exciting opportunities for you to join our Young People's Services team in Greenwich.  Working within a supported accommodation setting, you will provide a safe and nurturing environment for around 100 young people.As a Project/ Support Worker your responsibilities will also involve you developing, supporting and motivating the young people we house.

We run services that are creative, responsive and that provide a foundation which empowers our young people to achieve their aspirations and make positive and sustainable life changes. You will be crucial to making that happen.

So if you think you have what it takes, especially if you have experience of working with young people - e.g. within in a YOS or Children's Residential Services, then we would love to hear from you. 

This role is shift based and will require some weekend work & bank holidays. 

Closing date for applications: 4th February 2021 (at Midnight)

Interviews to be held: 17th February 2021

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited.  In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.

Headway East London is currently looking for Community Support Workers to join our team, working one to one and collaboratively with survivors in their own homes and the local community.

All of the roles and skills at Headway East London contribute to our success. If you are interested in the role and you think you don’t have all the desirable experience but are passionate and care for our community and have skills you think will be beneficial to Headway East London we would still love to receive an application from you.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 3rd February at 5pm. Interviews will commence the week beginning 15th February 2021.

A large, national organisation who are responsible for setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit is building a brand new team to develop and implement their process for Public Interest Entities auditor registration. Having recently set up an Audit Firm Supervision function to enhance their forward-looking supervision of audit firms, they're developing a new auditor registration regime for the audit of PIEs to strengthen that supervision.

You, as AFS Project Lead, will support the Project Manager with the design, launch and ongoing operation of this new system to support the role of the Supervisors and oversight of the largest audit firms.

Main responsibilities include:

• Working alongside the AFS Project Manager and the AFS Supervisors, providing administrative and technical support
• Assisting with the maintenance, development and implementation of policies and procedures to deliver AFS's strategic objectives
• Reviewing and assessing applications from firms and individuals seeking authorisation to conduct PIE audits
• Drafting reports and MI for Supervisors, the Supervision Division and committees
• Working closely with external stakeholders to deliver an effective and efficient decision-making process

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience working in the regulatory sector, with an understanding of the audit market and the public interest aspects of audit work
• Be experienced identifying risk and making appropriate decisions to mitigate them
• Take responsibility for implementation and continuous improvement

The Head of Syria and Iraq Detention Project is responsible for overseeing Reprieve’s work on detention cases in North East Syria (NES) and Iraq.

There are currently thousands of people indefinitely detained in camps in North East Syria, in conditions the UN has described as “deplorable and inhumane”. Others have been transferred to Iraq or Assad-controlled Syria, where they have faced torture and the death penalty without anything resembling due process.

Reprieve’s Syria and Iraq Projects aim to ensure that individuals detained in Syria and Iraq are treated in line with international law, and not subjected to the death penalty, extrajudicial execution, arbitrary detention, torture or rendition. We also aim to challenge and change flawed ‘war on terror’ narratives and legal and political frameworks – including in the UK, Europe and the US – that engender state-sanctioned discrimination and abuse and undermine the rule of law and human rights.

You will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies using a dynamic approach in which each of Reprieve’s methodologies—casework, investigation, litigation, political and public engagement, outreach and support for affected communities—connect with one another in pursuit of saving clients’ lives and addressing structural rights violations. You are an experienced campaigner and advocate, with significant legal, casework or litigation experience and strong writing skills. You have demonstrated experience leading teams and managing a complex portfolio of cases.

For full details and information on how to apply please see the job description.

Newark Youth London is a leading young people’s charity working in Tower Hamlets since 1984.  We run a number of youth clubs, personal development & social action projects, and sports provision for our users.  It’s an exciting time to join the organisation as we embark on several new projects working with young people to improve their lives in Tower Hamlets. We are a small friendly team and are passionate about the development of children and young people.

We are looking for an experienced Project Officer to co-ordinate our Mayor of London Young Londoners Fund project. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, inspirational, good at promotion and able to engage at risk young people easily into our existing youth provision, personal development projects and sports provision.  They will also be good at working with partners and our existing team of youth workers and sports coaches to increase the opportunities on offer for young people to develop their lifeskills and make progression.

Main Responsibilities:

• To work with children and young people (10-21 years old) in Tower Hamlets, including those at risk of crime and offending, and engage them in regular  sports and youth club provisions
• To establish and build relationships with young people in order to engage them in personal development and social education programmes
• To provide information, advice & guidance (IAG) and mentoring support to help young people make positive contribution/change in their lives
• To co-ordinate existing provisions and co-design new provision/opportunities for young people by working with existing staff and local partners
• To promote a rewards system to motivate and inspire young people to participate in positive activities
• To create forums and involve family members to be involved in their children’s wellbeing and development
• To co-ordinate training courses and workshops for young people

The successful candidate will have the relevant youth work or equivalent qualifications and project co-ordination experience.  They will undergo enhanced DBS checks.

Interviews will be held 6th February 2021.

ABOUT WLM

WLM’s mission is to empower positive change.

WLM has been working in the community in London since 1887. We currently work in Lambeth, Southwark, Westminster and Islington providing a range of services including supported accommodation for ex-military personnel, a residential care home for men managing an addiction to alcohol, an approved premise for men coming out of prison, advice and support for people experiencing homelessness, affordable and accessible counselling in the community, and financial resilience services.

WLM is a values-led organisation. Our people are the heart of what we do. We have recently embarked on developing an asset-based approach in partnership with Mayday Trust building on our work embedding recovery and psychologically informed approaches.

ABOUT THE SERVICE

WLM The Haven is a CQC registered care home for men managing an addiction to alcohol.  It offers long-term care and accommodation, providing a stable environment using a harm-reduction approach.

The primary aims of the service are to address health, wellbeing and accommodation needs of residents using a Strength and Asset-based approach. We focus on strengths not what’s wrong. Staff and volunteers encourage residents to participate in activities that are of interest to them. We also encourage residents to develop or renew positive relationships where possible with their families and the wider community.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of a Support Worker is to provide excellent person-centred care ensuring residents are treated respect and dignity. This will involve promoting equality, diversity and resident rights, and assisting to create an effective and safe day-to-day environment.

The role requires the ability to work a shift rota, which will include working at nights, weekends and bank holidays.

In return WLM offers a competitive salary, generous annual leave (27 days on appointment, rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service), staff benefits including interest free season ticket loan and group personal pension plan.

Please refer to the job description for additional information on the responsibilities and duties of the role.

HOW TO APPLY

• Please visit our website for the job description and to apply.
• Please note an Enhanced DBS certificate is required for the role.
• Interviews will be held as applications are submitted and before the closing date below so please apply early.
• The closing date for applications is midnight Monday 8th February 2021.

Please ensure that all documents submitted to WLM are in either MS Word document or PDF format. If you are using the Pages application on an Apple device, you will need to change the document to one of these formats.

Floating Tenancy Support Worker – Homelessness

Are you proactive and dynamic in your delivery of support to adults at risk?  Do you have strong communication skills and the ability to manage your time effectively?  If the answer is yes, this could be the role for you.

SHP is offering an opportunity to a highly motivated, experienced and creative individual to join our team of Floating Support Workers in Lambeth.  As the post holder you will work within the Lambeth Tenancy Support team, providing high quality client-focused support and working with a generic client group. 

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment. 

Through the provision of intensive and short term support to vulnerable people living in Lambeth tenancies and the private rented sector, you will play a key part in the work towards reducing the risk of repeat homelessness, preventing tenancy breakdown and homelessness, and promoting independence and social inclusion.  You will have the abilities to translate this into positive outcomes for our clients. 

To be successful you will also have: 

· A demonstrable understanding of some of the issues that can arise, when working with vulnerable people with a range of backgrounds and support needs.

· Strong organisational skills, the ability to be self-motivating, work under pressure and be able to prioritise different areas of work according to need. 

· Experience of and a working knowledge of the challenges facing individuals at risk of losing their homes. 

· The ability to lead and coordinate case reviews and liaise with a wide range of statutory agencies. 

· The creativity to plan and coordinate events and workshops with a focus on engaging those who are hard to reach in the community. 

Closing date: 25th January 2021 (at Midnight) 

Interviews to be held: 4th & 5th February 2021 

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

· A salary increase after successfully completing six months.

· A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services

· 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),

· A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary

· Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme

· Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited. 

Trainee Support Worker - Young People's Services

Are you seeking an opportunity to develop or start a career in youth work; working in a role where you can play a part in supporting young people to lead a fulfilling life?  Then this could be the post for you.

We currently have exciting opportunities for you to join SHP as a Trainee Support Worker, working within our Young Persons supported accommodation services in Lewisham and Greenwich.

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

Within our range of supported accommodation services for young people (16 +), we aim to prepare them for independence and positively impact their quality of life.   These services provide temporary and longer-term accommodation for people who may have associated difficulties relating to mental health, complex support needs and trauma.

As a Trainee Support Worker, you will be working in a varied and rewarding role; amongst a committed and supportive team that aims to run services that safely house our young people, whilst working with them to achieve their aspirations and make positive and sustainable life changes. You will be crucial to making that happen.

Through your training you will learn how to provide support to clients, which will enable them to achieve the objectives they have jointly created in their support and action plans.  This will also include supporting clients with routine tasks and their goals relating to training, education or employment.

You do not need to have previous or formal experience working in youth services or in an accommodation-based service. What we are seeking are people with transferable skills and experience gained from a varied background, who will demonstrate a commitment and passion for the work that we do.  Ultimately, we are looking for people who are creative thinkers, motivated and able to inspire our young people into leading successful lives. 

In return, we will provide you with a comprehensive induction and plenty of opportunity to learn on the job; through formal training, reflective practices and from experienced colleagues. 

As a Trainee Support Worker, you will be working a shift rota, which will involve working early, late and some weekends. There may also be occasional lone working within this role.

Closing date for applications: 8th February 2021 (at Midnight)

Interviews to be held: 23rd February 2021

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited. 

Opportunities for Support Workers in Lewisham

Are you a caring person looking to make a real difference?

Do you want a career where you can change lives?

This is a great opportunity to work for an ambitious charity committed to making a difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities and mental health challenges.

We are looking for Support Workers who are highly motivated people, willing to go the extra mile to support adults to enjoy an active and fulfilling lifestyle.

We have positions available in Lewisham. For some roles, it would be desirable for people who can drive, and who would be willing to drive the vehicles of people we support.

As a Support Worker, you will support people with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health challenges to have control over and choice about their lives and to contribute to the community as equal citizens.

You must demonstrate the right attitude to support people with learning difficulties and mental health challenges. We would prefer people with experience in a paid or voluntary capacity, but the right attitude is more important.

As a Support Worker, you will get to know the people we support, what is important to them and how they want to be supported so that they are in control of the support they get. You must be willing and able to work with people who have a variety of different behaviours, including behaviour that may challenge the service.

A person-centred approach to working is essential and you must be willing to work flexible hours to meet the demands of the services. Flexible hours may include evenings, weekends, early mornings, late nights, sleeping-ins, bank holidays and supporting people to go on holiday as required.

Support Worker | Healthcare | Mental Health | Learning Difficulties | Behaviour | Charity | Care | Support | Learning Disabilities | Autism

Benefits

• 22 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee helpline
• Contributory pension scheme
• A supportive working environment where training and progression is encouraged
  

Essential Skills

• Positive, kind and caring attitude towards individuals with disabilities.
• Person centred and committed to providing a quality service and being a positive role model to people supported by our team.
• Ability to work flexible shifts, including night cover, early morning, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

The closing date for this role is 25/01/2021

About Company

Three Cs stands for 'Control and Choice in the Community' for people with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health challenges. We support people to have control over and choice about their lives and to contribute to the community as equal citizens.

Introduction

Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) is an East London charity providing practical help, support and training to people who have been homeless and suffering from addiction. It runs a homeless drop-in, a Recovery Hub (which includes an abstinence-based residential recovery hostel, an Addictions Counselling Programme, and a Training & Development Programme), supported houses and two social enterprises supporting people in recovery from addictions to put their lives back together. Our integrative approach is based on the ‘Recovery Capital’ methodology and is a whole-person approach, which considers physical, cultural, social, human, and spiritual factors and assets.

In employment we actively seek to recruit people with a good combination of talent, skills, and potential, promoting equality for all, and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates.  We select all candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and commitment to the values and purposes of the organisation. (Sources - Equal Opportunities Policy 2.2 (i) and (v)).  SCT is a growing organisation with opportunities for people with good motivational skills and high levels of initiative.

About the role

The Housing First Support Worker provides person-centered and housing-related support, information, and advice to residents of SCT’s Housing First for Recovery service. The Housing First Support Worker acts as the key worker for a small group of Housing First residents. The anticipated ratio is one staff member to six residents, although this may vary through the life of the project.

Residents of Housing First will be single people who are rough sleeping, homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness; they may present as challenging and are likely to have multiple and complex needs which make finding, securing, and maintaining accommodation extremely difficult.

Staff will work to engage with residents and potential residents who have a history of disengaging from services, using a variety of techniques and approaches to build and develop a supportive working relationship. Staff will help residents meet their personalised goals, make informed decisions, and achieve a greater level of stability and independence.

All activity will be underpinned by the following Housing First Principles:

1. People have the right to a home
2. Flexible support is provided for as long as it is needed
3. Housing and support are separate
4. People have choice and control over all aspects of their lives
5. The service is based upon people’s strengths, goals, and aspirations
6. An active engagement approach is used
7. A harm reduction approach is used.

Staff may work alongside peer mentors who, as former users of services, may be able to provide additional advice and support to Housing First residents.

Staff are expected to be available to support Housing First for Recovery residents during usual working hours (Monday to Friday, 9.00am-5.00pm) although may be required to work outside of the conventional working week on occasion.  

Role and Responsibilities

• Work with Housing First residents to help them articulate their goals and aspirations offering personal, therapeutic, and emotional support. The work will be informed by core Housing First principles.
• Undertake comprehensive needs and risk assessments with each allocated resident.
• Adopt a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) and Trauma Informed Care (TIC) approach to supporting Housing First for Recovery residents, including use of learning from PIE and TIC training and Reflective Practice.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Housing First residents to enable person-centered support, promoting personal choice and wellbeing. This will be done through regular contact, including visits to residents’ homes and appropriate community settings.
• Be adaptive and flexible, resilient to challenges and rejections, to support the stability and progression of Housing First residents to achieve personalised outcomes.
• Liaise with accommodation providers and actively encourage Housing First residents to move into appropriate Housing First accommodation of their choice.
• Identify barriers to acquiring and maintaining accommodation and provide support, including practical help with furniture, benefits advice, budgeting, neighbour relations and liaising with landlords.
• Support tenants to register with a GP, dentist, and optician and in addressing any immediate and longer-term physical and mental health concerns.
• Support tenants in the best use of personalised budgets to purchase items identified as needed (e.g., furniture, appliances, clothes, etc.).
• Offer advice, guidance, and support on ways in which substance misuse and other harmful activities can be practiced more safely. This includes anticipating and supporting the reduction of harmful challenges while maximising opportunities.
• Support residents in attending AA/NA and taking first steps to address their substance misuse issues.
• Be empowered and persistent in advocating for residents to access all services, including reconciliation work with agencies, if required.
• Develop, maintain and coordinate effective working relationships with external agencies, promoting effective communication for and about residents ensuring the Housing First project is widely known and promoted.
• With tenants’ agreement, liaise with other agencies to facilitate access to support, including recovery from addiction, offending and criminal justice, health and mental health, domestic abuse, welfare and housing benefits, debit, child and adult protection, employment, training, and volunteering.
• Identify cases requiring further help (specialist advice, alternative support) referring and supporting engagement as appropriate.
• Support residents to accessing the suite of additional SCT services run by our Drop-In team such as art, gardening, IT, pre-abstinence, and women’s groups.
• Support residents to access community resources to develop positive peer networks and meaningful leisure opportunities, including social, recreational, sport, faith, learning and arts.
• Regularly review people’s support plans to update, record and monitor progress.
• Promote and encourage peer involvement with the service.
• Maintain accurate monitoring and evaluation records using InForm, including detailed information on people worked with.
• Actively participate in achieving targets as set by the Housing First/Drop-in Manager.
• Contribute to regular reports on the service and its evaluation as required.
• Strengthen links and relationships with other SCT projects.
• Occasional lone working with high-risk people.
• Actively engage with supervision with line manager, including review of training needs.
• To be responsible and accountable for the delivery of high-quality support.
• Undertake any other duties consistent with the role.

Key Outcomes

1. As a result of being housed and supported, residents lead less chaotic lives.
2. As a result of improved self-confidence and resilience, residents are empowered to make their own choices in all aspects of their lives.
3. Residents have improved physical health.
4. Residents have improved mental health.
5. Residents have increased networks of support

Closing date Sunday 21st February

Interviews to take place W.c. 1st March