Housing Support Worker

Housing Support Worker

Halifax

Temporary - full time hours, Monday - Friday

Our client

Morgan Hunt are working with a charity who support people to change their lives for the better. We are currently recruiting a Housing Support Worker for a Floating Support Service in Halifax. This is a full-time role, on a temporary basis, ongoing whilst permanent recruitment takes place.

The role

As a Housing Support Worker, you will offer housing related support to people in Halifax to people with varying levels of needs within their own homes and at drop-in sessions at partner venues.

• Work with people offering opportunities for them to improve their quality of life, develop their skills and make decisions about their future.
• Provide holistic, practical and general support to people in order to promote inclusion and independence.
• Support people to maintain regular appointments with partner agencies to promote health & wellbeing.
• Complete accurate assessments to identify areas of need, support planning tailored to those needs.
• Provide general practical and emotional support to people in order to promote their independence and recovery.
• Ensure effective communication, boosting referral pathways, sharing information with partner agencies and organisations.
• Take an active and responsible approach to safeguarding people in line with Government, organisational and local policy and procedure.
• Participate in assessing and reviewing future housing and support needs, identifying and coordinating internal and external services and referrals in response to these.
• Assist in arranging appointments with relevant professionals, e.g. Social Worker, Probation Officers, Recovery Worker and mental Health Professionals.
• Advice and support with personal budgeting, debt management and claims for welfare benefits.

The candidate

• Experience of supporting vulnerable people and providing housing related support with a sound understanding of the support needs of people who access services.
• Competent in using IT systems to keep accurate, up to date records.
• An understanding of Local Authority regulation.
• Knowledge of the benefits system and understanding of housing provision.
• Knowledge and understanding of external partner agencies.
• A driver with access to a vehicle for work.
• An Enhanced current DBS.

To be considered for this role, please apply today as our client is looking for a quick turn around on this role.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.