Accommodation Support Worker- Homeless

LOCATIONS: Walthamstow

SALARY: £26,785.82

DURATION: Permanent

HOURS: 42 hours per week

(12hr Shifts including evenings and weekends)

Daily Duties

  • Work within a team of Assessment & Housing Pathway workers to be responsible for supporting rough sleepers to find sustainable routes out of homelessness
  • Carrying out initial assessments for rough sleepers.
  • Responsible for the move on into appropriate accommodation within required timescales.
  • Responsible for finding routes into the private rented sector or other supported accommodation suitable to the client’s needs.
  • Work closely with other housing providers, charities, the Local Authority and private landlords to identify and improve pathways out of rough sleeping.
  • Responsible for an agreed caseload of clients
  • Work closely with clients to explain the role of the service, the benefits of the project and the pathways available.
  • Provide personalised case management and support and advice to all clients, building action plans with the clients that support their needs and aid their resettlement.

Essential requirements

  • Previous experience as a Receptionist/Administrator

Desirable requirements

  • First Aid trained
  • Experience working with vulnerable adults or the Homeless

For more information on this role please contact Nathan Jackson on 0117 923 9100 or send an up-to-date CV to n.jackson@brcjobs.com