Support Worker

2 weeks ago


Aylesbury, United Kingdom Service Care Full time

**Housing Support Worker**
**Aylesbury**
**Rough Sleeper Initiative**
**Full Time - 37.5 Hours**
**PT also considered**
**3 Month Temp to Perm Contract**
An Oxfordshire-based Homelessness Charity are currently seeking a dedicated Housing Support Worker to join their Rough Sleeper team in Aylesbury to provide intensive support to recently accommodated rough sleepers and ex-rough sleepers, working towards preventing homelessness, facilitating integration into the community, and addressing support needs.

**The Role**
The focus of this Support Worker role is to work with Rough Sleepers to move them into short term temporary and long term independent accommodation, with a view to providing them with a better quality of life and prevent repeat homelessness. This will include the following tasks and responsibilities:

- Collaborate with partner organizations and Council Housing Officers to assess support needs of rough sleepers, finding solutions and positive outcomes.
- Foster a caring, supportive, and nurturing environment where clients feel secure and supported.
- Develop and sustain professional relationships with clients, monitoring outcomes and providing ongoing support.
- Assist clients in accessing additional support services such as benefits, housing, tenancy support, wellbeing, education, and employment.
- Encourage clients to enhance their practical life skills, including budgeting, bill payment, meal planning, shopping, and cooking.
- Establish and maintain professional relationships with voluntary and statutory agencies, promoting collaborative strategies.
- Promote clients' dignity, independence, and control, treating them as equal citizens.
- Enable clients to make positive contributions, feel purposeful, and participate in social activities and networks.
- Support clients in maintaining a healthy lifestyle that ensures physical and mental well-being.
- Help clients cope effectively with difficult life events and ensure they reside in safe, quality living environments.
- To be considered for this Rough Sleeper Support Worker role, you will require previous experience providing support to vulnerable individuals, preferably within the homelessness sector, as well as the following:

- Demonstrated ability to create a caring, supportive, and secure environment for clients.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and sustain professional relationships.
- Familiarity with recording and monitoring outcomes of support provided.
- Knowledge of support services related to benefits, housing, tenancy support, wellbeing, education, and employment.
- Access to a car is essential due to travel requirements across Buckinghamshire.

**The Package**
This is Housing Support Worker role, is on an initial 3 month temporary contract working 36.5 hours per week - though part time would also be considered - with a view of becoming permanent at the end of the contract. Working hours are 08:00 to 16:00 or 10:00 to 18:00 on a rota basis which includes one weekend day every 6 weeks, as well as an on-call service.

**Referral Bonus**
If this Housing Support Worker role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them.
If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.

**How to Apply**
Also, if this Housing Support Worker role doesn't interest you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as I cover all housing-related vacancies across the region


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