Housing Project Worker

**Permanent, full time post** (37.5 hours per week)
**Location** East Lancashire
**Salary** £20,557 - £22,545

Emerging Futures greatest resource is its people, so we also offer our employees generous annual leave, pension, and other benefits.

Emerging Futures are looking to recruit a passionate and dedicated Housing Project Worker. You will be employed as part of a designated housing team providing housing and recovery support to people who have a history of substance and/or alcohol issues engaging with CGL Inspire Substance Misuse Service and who are experiencing accommodation problems.

Working within a Psychologically Informed Environment you will be responsible for identifying individuals appropriate for recovery housing locally and managing the referral and assessment pathway. For residents residing in Emerging Futures community recovery housing, you will provide case coordination and risk management and provide both opportunistic and structured interventions.

You will work closely with CGL Inspire, local Emerging Futures recovery housing provision, partner organisations, housing, welfare and education and training providers to develop integrated, recovery infrastructures that engage, support and navigate individuals from the vulnerability of addiction to established wellbeing and meaningful activity in the community.

In collaboration with CGL/Inspire you will support individuals through a detoxification pathway. This includes onward referrals to appropriate housing provision to enable those detoxing the best possible chance in a community setting.
- **This job is for you if **_
- You are someone who is committed to our passion statement and shares in our belief in the inherent capacity and potential of all individuals, and that empowering individuals to support each other leads to positive change; not only for themselves, but also for their communities.
- You are passionate about recovery and an advocate of asset-based, collaborative working practices from first point of contact, with a long-term vision to create hubs for sustained community development.
- You are fun, approachable, energetic, confident, warm, empathetic, ambitious, flexible, resilient, discreet, organised and professional.
- You are able to demonstrate that your personal ethos and work ethic mirrors the values of EF.
- **What you will be doing**_
- Managing the referral and assessment pathway between referral partner and Emerging Futures community recovery housing.
- Providing tenancy sustainment support to reduce the likelihood of eviction and homelessness.
- Collecting, recording, and banking rent and other incomes received by tenants.
- Delivering a range of structured and opportunistic psychosocial interventions to prevent relapse or promote sustained and improved wellbeing.
- Ensuring the safety of all tenants and service users and maintain awareness of risks and changes in the working environment and contribute to the maintenance and monitoring of health and safety and security policies, systems and protocols.
- Organising residents’ ‘house meetings’ and liaising, consulting with, and actively supporting residents, encouraging participation in decision making processes wherever possible.
- **Some of the skills, knowledge and experience you will have**_
- Experience of providing a range of evidence-based interventions to individuals affected by substance misuse and/or offending
- An in-depth understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drug and alcohol misuse and offending in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employability, and personal relationships.
- Commitment to the aims and ethos of EF and a desire to bring about positive change in the lives of people in recovery.
- Experience of case management of individuals with a variety of complex needs
- A knowledge and understanding of policies related to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and how these influence practice.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Debbie on 07734 392 006.

Anticipated interview dates are to be confirmed.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £20,557.00-£22,545.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability