Housing Support Worker

4 weeks ago


Port Talbot, United Kingdom Goleudy Full time

**About our Charity, Goleudy**

Goleudy is a charity that prevents homelessness by providing housing, creating opportunities, and tackling poverty and social exclusion. Our job is to improve the lives of people who are threatened with, or experience homelessness, a housing crisis, or mental health (MH) issues and trauma.

We have been operating for 47 years and cover 4 local authority areas.

Our approach to supporting staff is compassionate and flexible, and we take pride in the friendly, strong team ethos in all of our projects

**About the Housing Support Worker Role**

It takes passion, commitment, and resilience to be a housing support worker. At Goleudy, our housing support workers support anyone aged 18+ who needs help managing their tenancy. Our housing support workers help clients manage any tenancy-related issues, in order to prevent homelessness, eviction or tenancy failure.

**Benefits of working for Goleudy (Housing Support Worker)**
- Learning and Development: Excellent training opportunities are offered and there are real opportunities for in-house progression
- Up to 33 days annual holiday (+ bank holidays)
- Healthcare Cash Plan: Non-contributory healthcare plan
- Generous pension contributions and external provision
- Group Life Assurance Policy: Provides peace of mind for an employee’s loved ones in the event of an untimely death
- Paid mileage is available when driving for work purposes
- Friendly and supportive working environment

**Duties of a Housing Support Worker**
- Help clients with debts, arrears and benefits
- Finding alternative accommodation for those that need it
- Helping to set up new tenancies
- Liaising with gas, water and electricity providers
- Manage a client caseload and complete risk assessments
- Providing housing Support and Advice
- Encourage clients to participate and integrate into their local community
- Trauma-Informed and Solution Focus approach to person-centred support

**Required skills for a Housing Support Worker**
- Positive attitude towards personal resilience and working with people who face multiple disadvantages/exclusions
- Organised with excellent time management skills and able to work flexibly across several project types and client groups
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to understand and explain complex issues succinctly to clients, colleagues, and managers
- Knowledge or background of working with people in housing, support, social care, health, education or other voluntary sector settings.
- Interest in housing-related support services and the wider social issues of homelessness, health, mental health, substance use, criminal justice and benefit/welfare system.

**Salary**: £22,430.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Port Talbot, SA13 1LZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 14/08/2023
Reference ID: J9



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