Housing Management Worker

Urgent Housing Support Worker vacancy
The client is looking to recruit a Housing Support Worker to work in a homeless hostel that supports clients aged 18-65, based in March

Length: Temporary to permanent
Location: March
Hours: 37 hours a week with shift patterns
Shifts: 8:00am- 4:00pm
9:00am – 5:00pm
1:00pm- 9:00pm

1 in 3 weekends: 11:00am- 7:00pm
You will also be required to be on call 1 in 3 weeks also.

Pay: £12.74ph including holiday pay 

The role involves:
• Providing advice on housing and welfare benefits
• Supporting homeless clients to become more independent in temporary accommodation
• Helping clients to move on and resettle into new accommodation
• Following support plans and producing risk assessments for your caseload
• Liaising with external agencies and support clients with applications
• Ensuring tenants adhere to their tenancy agreements
• Signposting service users to specialist services when required
• Ensuring residents do not accumulate any arrears and supporting them with budgeting
• Turning around void rooms within a timely manner which includes cleaning duties and removal of waste and rubbish
• This role does involve lone working

Essential requirements:
• Experience with supporting vulnerable people to become more independent
• Knowledge of housing benefits
• Driver with access to a car
• An enhanced DBS from within 3 years or willingness to obtain a new one

To apply for this excellent opportunity or to find out more information on other opportunities available in more local areas to you, don’t hesitate to contact Charley Payne on 01908-295 000 or cpayne@venngroup.com as soon as possible.