Job Title: Housing Support Worker
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Coventry
Industry: Social Care - Homelessness
The role:
* Supporting young people at risk of / who have experienced homelessness.
* Signposting young people to relevant external agencies who can provide additional support around their needs.
* Encouraging and supporting young people to access employment, training and education opportunities.
* Devising personalised, strength-based support plans with achievable outcomes for young people.
* Completing initial risk assessments.
* Supporting young people to apply for welfare benefits.
* Supporting young people to access long-term, sustainable housing.
* Regular support sessions with young people to identify barriers to reaching potential goals and outcomes.
* Supporting young people to develop their independent living skills to be 'tenancy ready' and able to sustain long-term accommodation.
The candidate:
* Experience of working with vulnerable people, ideally young people with complex needs.
* Experience of multi-agency working to provide the best outcomes for young people.
* An understanding of safeguarding and how to manage a safeguarding concern.
* Experience of lone working with the confidence and initiative to manage long working situations.
* Experience of completing risk assessments and personalised support plans.
* Knowledge and understanding of the welfare benefits system and how to support people to access these.
For more information or to be considered for the role of Housing Support Worker, please apply via the advert TODAY!
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