Housing Support Worker (Detox Housing)

Permanent, full-time posts (37.5 hours per week)
Location Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Salary £26,597

Emerging Futures greatest resource is its people, so we also offer our employees generous annual leave, pension, and other benefits.

As a Housing Support Worker, you will provide Housing Related Support and recovery support to residents living in our detoxification and stabilisation project. Working within a Psychologically Informed Environment you will be responsible for case coordination of individuals residing in the project and the provision of both opportunistic and structured therapeutic interventions.

Part of your role will include advocating for residents where appropriate, helping residents arrange and attend scheduled appointments, for example, their structured day programme, GP, Probation, and other substance misuse services.

EF engage closely with partner organisations, clinicians, social care providers, ETE providers and the community to develop integrated, recovery infrastructures that engage, support, and navigate individuals from the vulnerability of homelessness to established wellbeing and meaningful activity.

This role requires you to work on a rolling rota covering days, evenings, and sleep in shifts.

What you will be doing

• Delivering a range of structured and opportunistic psychosocial interventions to prevent relapse or promote sustained and improved wellbeing.
• Case Coordination of residents including assessment, recovery & life planning.
• Maintaining up to date and concise case notes using a variety of case management systems.
• Managing accommodation for individuals, enabling residents to access pathways to meet their more immediate needs before moving on to full independence, their own tenancies and meaningful activity.
• Completing financial planning with residents including rent collection and monitor non-payment of rent and act in line with the agreed policy and procedures. Provide debt counselling where appropriate.
• Observing client medication administration on a regular basis.
• Developing and maintaining excellent working links/partnerships with community agencies and resources, including faith-based groups, supported housing providers & training and educational providers.
• Helping to create progression pathways for volunteers & coaches and those on the pathway to employment programme.

Some of the skills, knowledge and experience you will have

• Experience or an understanding of interventions that support individuals to develop their personal strengths within a ‘supported housing’ environment.
• An excellent understanding of boundaries, confidentiality, and risk.
• 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.
• Excellent all-round communication skills and relationship management abilities.
• Knowledge and understanding of policies related to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and how these influence practice.
• Administration skills including using relevant IT systems such as Microsoft, CRiiS and InForm.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Daley Calderon on 07535 815508.

Closing date 12th May 2023

Anticipated interview dates are to be confirmed.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £26,597.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person