Community Housing Support Worker - Sessional

Nacro; Manchester; On-site; GBP 16,531 - 22,041; Part time

Job summary

Nacro is seeking sessional workers to support in the community, providing housing-related support to vulnerable individuals and housing/property management to achieve move‑on outcomes. This role requires regular travel across an allocated area and a Full Driving License with access to your own vehicle and business insurance.

We are a Ban the Box employer welcoming applicants from diverse backgrounds. Our sessional workers are an integral part of the team, providing consistency when permanent

Responsibilities

• Engage with actual and potential referral agencies including local authority central access point/gateway services, statutory and voluntary sector agencies in order to generate referrals for the service as required.
• Plan and deliver an effective support and safety plan with the service user referring to specialist agencies as required. The progressions/outcomes identified, delivered and service user contact should be recorded, monitored, reviewed, and updated regularly and in line with contract requirements.
• Ensure that properties are always adequately equipped, maintained, furnished, and cleaned
• Maximise rent collection, ensuring successful housing and other welfare benefit claims are submitted and maintained, taking proactive action to minimise rent arrears in line with targets, monitoring the account and recording all actions and where necessary taking appropriate action when arrears arise in line with policy and procedure.
• Minimise void time by taking a pro‑active approach to ensure properties are re‑let as soon as possible in line with targets. Your duties may vary from time to time within the broad remit of your role and grade. You are required to undertake any such reasonable and appropriate duties.

Tools

Full Driving License

Job description

Nacro is seeking sessional workers to support in the community, providing housing-related support to vulnerable individuals and housing/property management to achieve move‑on outcomes. This role requires regular travel across an allocated area and a Full Driving License with access to your own vehicle and business insurance.

We are a Ban the Box employer welcoming applicants from diverse backgrounds. Our sessional workers are an integral part of the team, providing consistency when permanent