Domestic Abuse Housing Worker

6 days ago


Rotherham, Rotherham, United Kingdom Target Housing Full time
Job Profile

Domestic Abuse Housing Worker

Can work from Doncaster Office

Carr House

Heaven's Walk

Doncaster

DN4 5HZ

Main Purpose
To work with Target Housing Clients to give support with sign up's, benefits and rents.

Specific tasks

  • Assist clients when moving in, or out of Target accommodation.
  • Assess their financial circumstances. Assisting clients to maximize their income and to manage their personal budgets.
  • Act as clients' Tenancy Support worker offering advice and support
  • Support clients to understand their rights and responsibilities under their occupancy agreements.
  • Monitor clients' handling of Target Housing property and consumption of gas & electricity.
  • Monitor clients' compliance with their occupancy agreements and act to resolve noncompliance issues, informing line manager of serious breaches.


Monitor occupancy to ensure that properties have not been abandoned or damaged and take prompt action when it happens to avoid unnecessary costs to Target Housing.

Help clients with budgeting.

Negotiate with other bodies on behalf of the client on the repayment of arrears such as rent owed to the Local Authority Housing Department.


  • Liaise with appropriate referral bodies to ensure that all are aware of relevant information. Working closely with other support agencies.


Attend properties as and when required.- Keep all records in order that the value of the tenant support service can be audited and comply with confidentiality policy.


  • Provide cover for absent colleagues as directed.
General tasks

  • Attend and participate in training sessions or activities as required.
  • Participate in team meetings and supervision as required,
  • Perform other such duties as may be required to further aims of Target Housing within the Health and Safety requirements.
  • Adhere to all of Target Housing's policies and procedures in particular our Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality and Health and Safety policies.
  • Carry out other such duties as directed by senior managers as appropriate to the aims of Target Housing.

Person specifications

  • Experience of providing a service to vulnerable groups
  • Experience of delivering supported housing services.
  • Experience of delivering services to clients' housing and accommodation
  • Indepth and up to date knowledge of Welfare Benefits System.

Competencies
Customer Focus (Critical)

Integrity (Critical)

Team Working (Critical)

Confidence & Judgment (Very Important)

Communication and Influence (Very Important)

Planning & Organising (Important)

Technical (Important)

There are many great reasons to join our team

  • Great opportunities for career development
  • Mileage Compensation
  • Membership to Westfield Health
  • Lifetime Financial Membership
  • 28 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holidays), increasing to 33 after 5 years continuous employment
  • Company pension scheme
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Free Parking
  • Paid for Enhanced DBS check
  • A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted

INTERVIEW DATE:
W/C 17 June 2024 (exact details TBC)

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