Housing Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Support Worker, you will provide housing related support to vulnerable adults and those from various and complex backgrounds, to support them with independent living, providing a low-level preventative service, with support to improve their skills, resilience, and pathways to independence. 

You will provide direct communal support to participants by managing a caseload with key working responsibilities. You will work alongside community partners and other key stakeholders to ensure needs, objectives, and requirements of the service are met as a team and individually. You will further be involved in providing effective outreach support to vulnerable adults to assist with tenancy sustainment, independent living, and promoting self-reliance.

Rota: Monday to Friday ranging from 08:00 - 16:00 and 10:00 - 18:00

ABOUT THE SERVICE

Synergy, Brent is a Housing Related Support (HRS) Service for a range of vulnerable people who have been or are at risk of homelessness. The age eligibility criteria for the service is adults between the ages of 18 to 60, who are identified to have low/medium support needs. Some of the needs we support are:

• Single homeless between ages of 18 to 60
• Socially excluded individuals
• Ex-Offenders
• People with substance misuse
• Mental Health (Low)
• Learning disability (Low/Medium)
• Women who have come from domestic abuse environments and situations who may need low level support as part of their resettlement following a move on from a refuge or other safe domestic abuse supported accommodation. 

Benefits, including Non-Contractual Perks

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Training and Development including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Medicash including discount gym memberships, routine optometry care, dental treatments, and physiotherapy treatments
• Employee Assistance Programme including counselling
• Reflect Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

If you have the passion, creativity, and tenacity to make a real difference to peoples lives, challenge stigma and make our communities safer, we would love to hear from you!

ABOUT YOU

Were looking for an individual who is driven to provide high quality care and support to others, someone who thrives on working in a team, but can also make individual judgements in a proactive manner. You will be confident in working in the given setting and can be compassionate, supportive, and empowering to others with the ability to form effective, positive, and motivational relationships! We work alongside various partners and stakeholders so we are looking for a Support Worker who can adapt and work well alongside other teams.

OVERVIEW OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as a primary support worker for a caseload of participants with different needs.
• Provide face to face support, and contribute to the development of support plans, risk assessments, and reviews to a high standard.
• Create and implement SMART support plans in collaboration with participants.
• Participate in and encourage participants involvement in various projects, activities, and initiatives.
• Support the service and team to meet key KPIs and objectives.
• Recognise support needs in an individual and initiate appropriate interventions to prevent further deterioration. 
• Complete safeguarding and other referrals where required.
• Ensure all participants understand their rights and responsibilities and have access to the right tools and resources, to support them back into society and building networks.
• Provide advice, information, guidance and life skills training to participants. 
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external persons and agencies, such as;

Homeless Prevention Officers, Local Landlords, Housing Benefit Team, Allocations Department, Temporary Accommodation, Housing Associations, Hostels, Supported Housing Schemes, Rehab Facilities.

• Administration duties will vary. may include but is not limited to; complete participant records, reports, support plans, risk assessments, case notes, and other documentation for internal and external stakeholders as required and with accordance to policy and procedure.
• Other duties may include but not limited to, maintain clean and tidy offices and communal areas, removing rubbish, reporting repairs and ordering/replenishing supplies. 

Other responsibilities than those described above may be required to be undertaken from time to time and will be expected to be performed to as long as it is within the capability and level of the position. 

KEY CRITERIA

What we are looking for:

• IT Proficiency, ability to learn new software programs, basic Microsoft experience
• Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds, ex-offenders, mental health, substance misuse, challenging behaviours or a good understanding of the sector.
• Ability to manage own caseload and determine priorities with time management. Able to use own initiative
• Understanding and/or practical application of key legislation regarding social care, housing, criminal justice and mental health
• Understanding and/or practical knowledge of the social and societal marginalisation that can be attached to people with mental health issues, addiction, exploitation, homelessness and within the criminal justice system

What we would like, but not essential:

• Experience working with different agencies/organisations and understanding the multi-disciplinary approach
• Appropriate professional qualification: NVQ/Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care/Community Justice/Psychology or professional equivalent
• Experience of providing housing support and practical assistance within a residential or outreach support role
• Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs

Further details of the role, responsibilities and key criteria can be found in the JDPS attached.

WORKING FOR US

ABOUT US

The Social Interest Group (SIG) believes that good care and support make for better lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation, providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in a range of residential, drop-in centers, community floating support settings (including in peoples own homes), probation settings and people who are in hospital awaiting discharge. We currently do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change - YouTube

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group 

Our Values

Ambition Eager to succeed and to accomplish as much as possible for our people

Empowerment Giving staff and the people we support the tools, training, and information they need to achieve their potential

Transparency Upfront and visible about our actions and open to scrutiny from stakeholders, service users, and staff

Inclusivity Listening to, understanding, and including all our stakeholders to ensure we make a difference and get things right

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

For Recruitment related enquiries, please email recruitment@socialinterestgroup.org.uk 

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• IT Proficiency, ability to learn new software programs, basic Microsoft experience

Desirable

• NVQ/Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care/Community Justice/Psychology

Experience

Essential

• Ability to manage own caseload and determine priorities with time management. Able to use own initiative

Desirable

• Experience working with different agencies/organisations and understanding the multi-disciplinary approach

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Social Interest Group

Address

Brent Synergy

UNIT 7 Engineers Way

Wembley

London

HA9 0AB

Employer's website

https://socialinterestgroup.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)