Housing Support Worker

We currently have an exciting and rewarding opportunity available for an experienced **Housing** **Support Worker** to join our team within **Cardiff**. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young people 16 years to 21 years living in supported accommodation. Building resilience to confidently allow young persons to go forward to achieve their outcome and manage a tenancy independently in line with Housing Support Grant Outcomes.

**This a permanent role working 36 hours per week.**

**You will need a full, current driving licence and use of a vehicle.**

**Benefits**
- Pay rate of £12.55 per hour
- Fully paid induction and training programme
- Enhanced sick pay
- Medicash - cashback health plan
- Employee assistance programme and well-being resource available 24/7
- ‘Perks’ - a range of shopping and activity discounts and cashback options
- We are a Family Friendly organisation
- Develop with the support of our learning and development team

**What you'll do**

This is a challenging, demanding, but rewarding role for the right person. You will be supporting young people who may have complex support issues, can challenge services. You will be supporting Young People who may experienced or be affected by ACE's, Trauma, PTSD or has faced other difficulties within their short lives. You will be expected to work within a physiologically informed environmental framework, working in a trauma informed way. Supporting young persons with their agreed person centered support plan goals in regard to education, employment, budgeting, with practical necessary skills and knowledge. Building resilience to confidently allow young person to go forward is key to supporting to achieve their outcome and manage a tenancy independently.

**What you'll need**

To be successful in this role you will have experience of supporting individuals with varying complex support needs. You will need excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to and build supportive relationships. Experience of working in working in a psychologically/trauma informed way, experience of supporting people affected by ACE's and people with mental health issues would be advantageous within this role.

**You will need a full, current driving licence and use of a vehicle.**

A qualification in Social Care or related discipline is desirable but not essential.

**Opportunities for development**

We provide a range of learning and development opportunities to support you at every stage of your career. From technical training to leadership development, we have a range of programmes available for you.

**Our Behaviours**

Our Behaviours guide the way we work, shape the way we grow and make sure each of us, whatever we do, can have a positive impact within our roles. To find out more about our Behaviours please see the attached Hafod Behaviours Framework.

**Next steps**

**Closing date: Thursday 23 January 2025**

**Interview date: Tuesday 4 February 2025 (in person, in Roath, Cardiff)**

If successful for this role a DBS check will be required.

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do that’s why we include them in in helping us select the right people to work with us. If you are successful in the initial selection stages you may have the opportunity to interact with one of our customers where they will have the opportunity to ask you some questions. We will consider feedback from this as part of the selection process.

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

Pay: £12.55 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: MVCF185216