Job Title: Housing Support Worker
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Coventry
Industry: Social Care - Homelessness
The role;
The role of a Housing Support Worker includes.
* Supporting young people at risk of / who have experienced homelessness.
* Signposting young people to relevant external agencies who can provide additional support to young people 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 in order to be "tenancy ready" and able to sustain long term accommodation.
The candidate;
1. Experience of working with vulnerable people ideally young people with complex needs.
2. Experience of multi-agency working to provide best outcomes for young people.
3. An understanding of safeguarding and how to manage a safeguarding concern.
4. Experience of lone working and the confidence and initiative to manage long work...