Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: £31,037.58 rising to £32,279.08 after probation period
Hours: 37.5 a week on a shift rota
Reports to: Hostel Manager
Closing date: Monday 3rd March 2025
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time housing Key Worker to join our hostel team, providing support to the hostel residents and helping us deliver an excellent restorative service to Dacorum’s homeless. The successful candidate must demonstrate an excellent understanding of the issues faced by homeless people from complex backgrounds and an ability to engage positively with these individuals. The role requires workers to be available on a 7 days a week shift pattern on a rota basis – days, evenings, and weekends.
About you
We’re looking for someone with a good understanding of working with homeless individuals and demonstrable knowledge of client-related support. You must be able to deliver high-quality, structured, and time-limited interventions that have a lasting impact on clients’ lives.
Benefits include
* Contributory pension scheme with NEST, employer contributions of 3%
* 25 days annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays
* 1 additional day of annual leave after each 5 years’ service (FTE, up to a max of 3 days)
* 1 day per year to volunteer for DENS or another organisation (FTE)
* Employee assistance programme – 24/7 advice/support helpline and access to counselling
* Access to Medicash for cashback on health costs and services to support your wellbeing
* Staff wellbeing days and team building activities
* Training and professional qualifications relevant to your role
Please advise us should you require adjustments to the recruitment process.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Jacky Stafford on 01442 412340.
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