Job Description

Housing Support Worker

Bolton

37.5 hours per week

Temporary- Permanent

17 Umbrella ph

Hamilton Woods Associates are working with a charity that is looking for a Housing Support Worker to work with clients facing street homeless. The role is initially offered on a temporary basis with scope to become permanent.

Responsibilities of the Housing Support Worker includes:

• Providing housing and tenancy related support to homeless clients with complex needs
• Managing referrals and conducting needs and risk assessments
• Conducting health and safety checks
• Completing inductions
• Ensuring clients adhere to their tenancy agreements
• Supporting clients to move on into more permanent accommodation
• Fostering joint working with other agencies and services to provide holistic support
• Assisting with benefit applications

Essential criteria of the Housing Support Worker include:

• Enhanced DBS within the last 12 months (or on the update service)
• Experience within a similar supported living environment