Housing Support Worker
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Norwich
- Salary
- Benefits
- Posted
- 28 May 2021
- Closes
- 24 Jun 2021
- Sectors
- Health, Nursing & Social Care, Housing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Offering a friendly and rewarding working environment, meaningful opportunities to make a difference in the lives of young people and a range of benefits, YMCA Norfolk are looking for a Housing Support Worker to provide a safe and supportive environment for YMCA residents.
YMCA Norfolk is a local charity who supports young people and families offering meaningful accommodation, training, health and wellbeing, and family support to make a difference in the lives of young people.
Responsibilities for the Housing Support Worker:
Implement, monitor and review individual support plans facilitating residents to lead in decisions about the support they receive
Provide a programme of positive activities for residents to acquire life skills such as: cooking, shopping, hygiene and basic home maintenance
Ensure residents feel included in the needs, risk and planning of the service they receive
Ensure the health and safety, security and well-being of service users, staff and visitors
Book time weekly with allocated residents moving from the status of recipients towards that of contributors
Recognise tenant's abilities and skills and seek to encourage their development and use through asset based approaches
Prepare with residents to move onto independent living
Carry out room/property checks
Work with residents to understand and adhere to the terms of their licence/tenancy agreement
Respond and intervene to antisocial behaviour, undertaking restorative meetings where necessary.
Support registering service users to the Housing Options Scheme
Ensure the collection of rent
Aid in any eviction process, as appropriate.
Person Specification:
Recent experience of working in a support or housing setting with vulnerable people with support needs
Knowledge of housing legislation including tenancy management
You must hold a full driving licence and have own transport
Ability to undertake needs and risk assessment, safety and support planning
Good understanding of safeguarding frameworks for children and young people
Able to respond to anti-social behaviour and breaches of tenancy
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
A friendly, knowledgable and supportive approach
Able and willing to work unsocial hours
Terms of Role:
Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours a week
Pay is GBP10.78 per hour
Participating in a rota 7 days a week between the hours of 7:45am - 10:15pm for 365 days of the year
Closing date for Housing Support Worker: Monday 14th June 2021 at 9.00am.
Please note that after applying you will be sent an application form to complete
YMCA Norfolk is a local charity who supports young people and families offering meaningful accommodation, training, health and wellbeing, and family support to make a difference in the lives of young people.
Responsibilities for the Housing Support Worker:
Implement, monitor and review individual support plans facilitating residents to lead in decisions about the support they receive
Provide a programme of positive activities for residents to acquire life skills such as: cooking, shopping, hygiene and basic home maintenance
Ensure residents feel included in the needs, risk and planning of the service they receive
Ensure the health and safety, security and well-being of service users, staff and visitors
Book time weekly with allocated residents moving from the status of recipients towards that of contributors
Recognise tenant's abilities and skills and seek to encourage their development and use through asset based approaches
Prepare with residents to move onto independent living
Carry out room/property checks
Work with residents to understand and adhere to the terms of their licence/tenancy agreement
Respond and intervene to antisocial behaviour, undertaking restorative meetings where necessary.
Support registering service users to the Housing Options Scheme
Ensure the collection of rent
Aid in any eviction process, as appropriate.
Person Specification:
Recent experience of working in a support or housing setting with vulnerable people with support needs
Knowledge of housing legislation including tenancy management
You must hold a full driving licence and have own transport
Ability to undertake needs and risk assessment, safety and support planning
Good understanding of safeguarding frameworks for children and young people
Able to respond to anti-social behaviour and breaches of tenancy
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
A friendly, knowledgable and supportive approach
Able and willing to work unsocial hours
Terms of Role:
Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours a week
Pay is GBP10.78 per hour
Participating in a rota 7 days a week between the hours of 7:45am - 10:15pm for 365 days of the year
Closing date for Housing Support Worker: Monday 14th June 2021 at 9.00am.
Please note that after applying you will be sent an application form to complete