Housing Support Worker

Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting a housing support worker position for a client of ours based in Cheshire East. The purpose of this role is to ensure residents are safe and engaged in positive and meaningful activities that will help them move forward in their lives.

Location: Cheshire East
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £24,699 - £28,312

Main duties and responsibilities

• As a Housing Support Worker, you will support people with a history of substance and/or alcohol issues (whether abstinent or working towards it), who are living in supported housing projects.
• Assist with the daily running of the project and coordinate all aspects of the residents' care, including referrals, move-in plans, assessments and case notes.
• Work closely with colleagues and partner agencies to provide a range of interventions to support recovery and help people achieve independent living in the community.
• You will help residents access mutual aid support in the community and get involved in activities that will support their recovery.
• Required to work flexibly from different sites across Cheshire East and be work some evenings and weekends.
• Provide coaching, wellbeing support and training to volunteers to ensure they have the right skills and support to deliver services safely and efficiently.
• You will ensure residents are safe and engaged in positive and meaningful activities that will help them move forward in their lives.
• You will ensure residents understand their tenancy agreement, their rights and obligations and report any breaches to management.
• You will encourage individuals to develop practical skills such as shopping, cooking, housework, laundry personal health and hygiene and accompany residents on shopping trips, to appointments or days out.

Person Specification

• Experience of working with people with complex needs including challenging or negative behaviour, substance misuse and/or criminal offending backgrounds and supporting them to make changes to their lives.
• Experience or an understanding of supporting people to develop their personal strengths and sustain their tenancy within a 'supported housing' environment.
• An understanding of the harmful effects associated with drug and alcohol misuse and offending in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employability and personal relationships.
• Experience of developing partnerships and working collaboratively with other organisations.
• Coaching/counselling/health and social care qualification.
  Specialist harm reduction experience.
  Full, clean UK driving licence.

Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.

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