Homeless Support Worker

Housing Support Worker
Bow, E3
Homelessness & Susbtance Misuse focused Homelessness Service
12 Weeks
40 Hours
15.70 LTD / 13.38 PAYE (inc hol)

This Housing Support Worker role in East London (E2) offers a chance to make a real difference by supporting individuals to stabilise their lives and prepare for independent living.

THE ROLE
You will support homeless individuals with mental health and substance abuse challenges, helping them access appropriate services.

• Create a safe and psychologically informed environment
• Conduct assessments and develop user-led support plans
• Provide high-quality support with life skills and appointments
• Manage a caseload of key clients, including those with complex needs
• Facilitate group activities
• Liaise with internal and external partners
• Monitor and report incidents, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety

THE CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role within homelessness and supported housing services.

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  Experience working with individuals with substance misuse and challenging behaviour
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  Ability to handle emergency situations calmly
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  Understanding of safeguarding, health and safety, and personal care needs
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  Ability to assess risks and create user-led support plans
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  Knowledge of mental health, substance misuse, and service user involvement

THE CONTRACT
40 Hours Per Week, Early & Late Shifts on 7-day Rota - 8:00 to 16:30 / 13:30 to 22:00
12 Weeks, potential extension or perm
The pay range for the role is 15.70 per hour LTD company rate. The PAYE equivalent is 13.38 per hour, inclusive of holiday.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this role, please email a copy of your CV to (url removed) or call on (phone number removed) to discuss the role in more detail!
If the role is more suited to someone you know, we offer a 250 referral bonus for every successfully referred candidate!