Specialist Housing Support Worker

Specialist Housing Support Worker (Immediate starts available)
  
Role Type:                 Permanent
Salary:                       £29,000 per annum (Rises to £30,500 after 1 year)
Hours:                        Full-Time 40hrs per week (8am – 8pm, approx. 1in4 weekends)
Location:                   Coventry   
  
ROLE OVERVIEW:

We are currently recruiting for Specialist Housing Support Workers to join a small team working for a large national organisation who partner with local authorities to tackle homelessness throughout the UK. You will be providing support to a caseload of individuals with a variety of complex needs including substance misuse & a range of mental health conditions.
Immediate starts are available for candidates with a DBS certificate already in place but we are also still keen to hear from candidates who require a new DBS or have a notice period. SUPPORT RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Employ a strength-based and trauma-informed approach to building trusting relationships with residents, using that to help create accurate, realistic and meaningful (outcome focused) support plans.
Use your knowledge and experience of working with those experiencing multiple disadvantages to identify and capture risks, using that to help design mitigation strategies and inform coping mechanisms.
Engage pro-actively and effectively with residents to help them identify barriers which are preventing them gaining greater levels of independence, then working collaboratively to build (and achieve) a plan for success.
Uphold the highest levels of safeguarding awareness and protection for individuals, residents, colleagues and the wider community. Working within local frameworks to ensure policies and mechanisms are applied correctly.
Work with the service manager and senior leaders to engage pro-actively with local multi-disciplinary and network groups, seeking to maximise outcomes for individuals and build added value into the service as a whole.
Manage your caseload of residents in an effective and dynamic way, ensuring all residents receive and engage with appropriate amounts and types of support for their needs.
Work in a non-risk averse and non-judgemental way, helping residents understand the negative impact of their behaviours, then providing harm reduction information and advice where necessary.
Act as a positive role model for residents, using a strength-based approach to helping them set realistic (but aspirational) goals, prompting, encouraging and motivating them to make them a reality. INTENSIVE HOUSING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Work with colleagues at service and organisational level to ensure maximum levels of service utilisation, including the processing and review of referrals in a non-risk averse and balanced community way.
Support in the process of referral management and support / needs / risk assessment, recording all relevant findings accurately in our digital support management system.
Support residents to understand and complete all necessary tenancy documentation and service entry requirements, recording them as required in our various housing management systems.
Take ownership of any rent management matters for your residents, helping them to understand the importance of appropriate money management and to take necessary action to avoid arears.
Support residents to understand their benefits and money management skills, using that to identify knowledge gaps which can be added into support plans and future engagement activities.
Complete regular accommodation inspections, using the opportunity to help residents develop further independent living skills (e.g. reporting of repairs) whilst ensuring all necessary compliance and H&S requirements are met.
Proactively support residents to identify knowledge gaps in terms of their ability to manage a tenancy and live independently, building that into support plans and helping them acquire the skills and knowledge required. REQUIREMENTS:

A valid UK driving license (a company car will be provided)
Experience supporting vulnerable individuals with complex needs.
Experience of working within a trauma informed / psychologically informed framework.
A basic understanding of housing benefits.   
For more information on this role please contact Nathan Jackson on (phone number removed) or apply with an up-to-date CV