Peer Support Worker

4 weeks ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom South Yorkshire Housing Association Full time €22,389 - €25,753

Lived Experience Peer Support Worker (Homelessness/Rough Sleeping)
2 x Full time posts available, 37 hours per week
Temporary until 31 March 2025 (Subject to further funding)
We have an exciting opportunity for 2 x Lived Experience Peer Support Workers to work alongside Sheffield City Councils Rough Sleeper Teams and Street Outreach Service.
The majority of people Rough Sleeping or at risk of, have experienced multiple disadvantage and trauma. You will act as a mentor and expert by experience, to people rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping. Homelessness
Insecure Housing
Excellent at building trusting relationships, strong communication and active listening skills, great at reaching out, connecting and engaging with a wide range of people.
open, honest and friendly, able to see and support the potential in people.
Have a good understanding of the challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness and the systemic factors contributing to homelessness.
Knowledge of local resources and support services for individuals experiencing homelessness is advantageous.
Have lived experience yourself of either Homelessness or Insecure Housing, Rough Sleeping and/or the Criminal Justice System. Able to use your own lived experience to support others in an authentic, credible and appropriate way.
Willing to develop your practice in peer support, strength-based approaches and motivational interviewing
This specific service is funded by Sheffield City Council, via the Rough Sleeping Programme and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). SYHA deliver a Coproduction and Peer Support Service to support the Changing Futures programme in Sheffield. These new roles will sit under the Changing Futures umbrella and add to our existing Peer Support Worker roles.
The post will be based at SYHA’s head office at 152 Rockingham Street, Sheffield, with co-location in the Rough Sleeper and Housing First Teams, within and commissioned by Sheffield City Council. You may also be required to work at other partner organisations such as community settings, prison, probation, and voluntary services in line with the requirements of the role.
Flexible working hours of 37 hours per week, negotiable (we’re happy to discuss part-time hours)
27 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays, plus 4 SYHA days connected to bank holidays (pro-rata’d for part time staff)
Benefits which include an excellent flexible working scheme, family friendly perks, wellbeing scheme, discounts scheme
Access to a wide range of training and development to support you in your role.
Pension contribution
At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.
So we work with people in different ways – from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.
Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We are providing some recruitment drop-in sessions at our City Centre office in Sheffield. Come and have a chat with us to find out more.
Meet our friendly team including some of our existing lived experience peer support workers, find out more about the job & ask us any questions you have.
Have a chat with a member of our Human Resources Team about the benefits of working at SYHA
Get great tips on applications & interviews from our Work & Wellbeing team
Drop-in sessions will be available at our city centre office at 152 Rockingham Street, Sheffield, S1 4EB on the following dates:
Closing Date: Tuesday 28th May, Midnight


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