Complex Needs Support Worker

People First; England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card

Referral programme

41 hours of training

Job summary

The Housing Network (THN) is seeking a dedicated Support Worker (Complex Needs) for our Leicester service. This full-time role runs Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, offering an annual salary of £30,500.

You will support vulnerable individuals and families experiencing homelessness, applying a trauma-informed, strength-based approach to build confidence and independence. You’ll work with residents facing homelessness, mental health, substance misuse, or other complex needs to develop personalised

Qualifications

• Experienced and passionate people to help support vulnerable individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
• Highly experienced working with families facing homelessness and/or people with mental health issues, substance misuse, and other complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Providing strength based and trauma informed support, building trusting relationships with residents and creating meaningful (outcome focused) support plans.
• Providing 1:1 support sessions, interventions and signposting to help residents gain independence.
• Manage a caseload of residents to ensure they receive and engage with appropriate support for their needs.
• Support residents to understand tenancy documentation, benefits, and identify knowledge gaps to inform future engagement.
• Uphold safeguarding awareness and protection for individuals, residents, colleagues and the wider community.

Job description

We are the Housing Network (THN), a purpose-led organisation working in partnership with the YMCA to support our communities.

We are in an exciting period of growth and have risen to 200th in the FT1000 Fastest Growing Companies in Europe! Homelessness is a vast and complex issue that does not have a single solution. In understanding that reality, we’ve learned the importance of perspective; appreciating that if we continue to innovate, collaborate, and give our best, we are playing our part in making a vital difference.

We are a team that is absolutely committed to innovate, excel and be dependable in all that we do.

Working hard together to achieve our mission of providing Better Accommodation, Better Support, Better Partnerships, and as a result Better Business.

Support Worker (Complex Needs)

Full Time Monday to Friday 9AM-5PM

Salary - £30,500.00 Per Annum

We are the Housing Network (THN), a purpose-led organisation working in partnership with the YMCA to support our communities.

We are in an exciting period of growth and are looking for experienced and passionate people to help us support vulnerable individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Are you an experienced Support Worker, looking to join at an exciting time of growth and be part of our Leicester Service. If you are passionate about supporting vulnerable people and want to help us shape and create a great service for those who need us most, this could be the role for you!

Looking for an opportunity to use your skills, experience and commitment to transform the lives of highly vulnerable people

Highly experienced working with families facing homelessness and/or people struggling with mental-health, substance misuse, a history of offending and other complex needs

What you’ll be doing

• Providing strength based and trauma informed support, building trusting relationships with residents and creating meaningful (outcome focused) support plans.
• Providing 1:1 support sessions, interventions and signposting to help residents gain independence.
• Manage a caseload of residents in an effective way to ensure all residents receive and engage with appropriate amounts and types of support for their needs.
• Support residents to understand and complete tenancy documentation, understand their benefits and identify knowledge gaps which can be added into support plans for future engagement.
• Uphold high levels of safeguarding awareness and protection for individuals, residents, colleagues and the wider community.

What you’ll receive

• Salary - £30,500.00
• 41 hours of training
• Blue Light Card
• Referral programme

We believe our values should reflect in our behaviour towards our colleagues, partners and residents while we work to achieve our Strategy 2024>29.These values are to be; Innovative, Dynamic, Dependable, Respectful, and Kind.
The Housing Network is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst the workforce.
We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
As an employer we welcome applications from candidates with lived experience, demonstrating our commitment to capturing the value of “expertise by experience” and providing More than a Voice for our residents.
All job offers are subject to a DBS check (level to be advised through the hiring process) and references.

The Housing Network is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK to be considered.

We do not use AI to make hiring decisions. All screening, shortlisting and selection decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers.

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