Housing Support Worker
- Recruiter
- Homeless Action Resource Project
- Location
- Southend on Sea / Westcliff on Sea
- Salary
- Starting Point 14, £17,681 rising incrementally to Point 17, £18,672 per annum pro rata.
- Posted
- 05 Dec 2018
- Closes
- 03 Jan 2019
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?
HARP is a Southend-on-Sea charity working to prevent homelessness and help vulnerable and socially excluded people to transform their lives. Each day our staff work with individuals to tackle the underlying causes of homelessness, such as poor mental health or drug and alcohol dependency. From supporting people in crisis to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 1200 lives every year.
Job Title: Housing Support Worker
Salary; Starting Point 14, £17,681 rising incrementally to Point 17, £18,672 per annum pro rata.
Location: Southend on Sea / Westcliff on Sea
Contract Type: Permanent, 16 to 20 Hours per week.
Ref: HSW2
We are looking to recruit a Housing Support Worker, reporting to a Support Co-ordinator. The role will be part of the team assisting service users in a medium to high hostel service and step-down hostels leading to move-on to independent living. You will work with and deputise for the Co-ordinator to ensure that a focussed service is provided to service users and that the service is operated in line with HARP values, procedures and legal requirements and that it meets the funder’s and service user’ needs.
To be considered for one of these roles, you will need the demonstrable ability to work within a highly effective, person centred accommodation service for service users some with complex needs. This experience must include the holistic assessment of need, support and risk, and multi-agency casework planning.
Organised, adaptable, and an excellent communicator, you will be enthusiastic about working in a psychologically informed environment, and creative in your approach to service delivery. You are resilient in, and motivated by, a constantly changing and busy environment. A good understanding of the regulatory and financial environment within which accommodation based support operates is essential.
HARP will provide you with excellent support and training to carry out your role effectively, and to develop your career and contribution to our clients. Our starting benefits package includes 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, a contributory pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution (from January 2017), and the opportunity to work with colleagues that strive to transform lives.
Closing date: 3rd January 2019
Shortlisting: 4th January 2019
Interview dates: 11th & 14th January 2019
If you are interested in this position the job description and person specification detailing the Technical and Professional Know How required and an application form can be found at our website via the button below.
To apply for this position, download an application from our website, clicking on the “Get Involved” tab and then “Careers”
Charity No: 1098126
Registered Provider of Social Housing no.4742
HARP is an Equal Opportunities Employer