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Hostel Support Worker

Ackerman Pierce
Posted 15 days ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Enfield, Greater London EN2 0BY

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • An exciting opportunity is available with an east London Local Authority to help end rough sleeping in the Borough.
  • Candidates should have previous housing support experience and be comfortable working evenings and unsociable hours.
  • The role involves linking rough sleepers with appropriate support and facilitating their transition to longer-term accommodation.
  • A salary range of £30,000 to £35,000 is offered, along with the requirement of at least two years of relevant experience.
  • Key skills include the ability to conduct assessments, good communication, and knowledge of housing and welfare legislation.

Do you have previous Housing Support experience? Have you worked helping those housed in temporaary accommodation in the past? I've got an exciting opportunity to join an east London Local Authority and work with an experienced team to help end rough sleeping in the Borough! Your main role will be to link rough sleepers with the correct support and move them on into more suitable longer-term accommodation. This role will require you to work evenings and unsocialble hours.

Key Experience and Skills:

  • Experience carrying out comprehensive assessments and turning theses assessments into practical action plans suited to each individual.
  • Appropriate IT skills dealing with reporting and filing systems.
  • Comfortable working at a fast pace in a public facing environment, requiring good communication skills.
  • An understanding of the relevant housing legislation, welfare benefit legislation and other matters relevant to support the moving on of our customers.

Work will be in all areas including:

  • First contact support for new rough sleepers.
  • Provide an immediate response to customer(s) in the event of a health or other emergency.
  • Undertake regular health and welfare checks.
  • Ensure safeguarding protocols are followed.
  • Implement good practice in Health and Safety.

Do you have the experience and like the sound of the role? Apply today, and make sure to add your contact details, I'll be sure to get in touch!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.