Homeless Prevention Support Worker

The Regenda Group; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

25 days annual leave

8 bank holidays

Volunteer days

Pension contributions 5%

Live and Learn allowance £250

Parental leave enhancements

Wellbeing initiatives

Learning and development opportunities

Loans for equipment/travel

Staff lottery

Job summary

Petrus, part of The Regenda Group, is recruiting a Homeless Prevention Support Worker in Rochdale. You will deliver trauma-informed, person-centred support to people experiencing homelessness, helping them access accommodation, benefits, healthcare and community resources.

Using outreach and hub-based services, you will assist clients to overcome barriers, prevent repeat homelessness and achieve independent living outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people facing homelessness, housing insecurity or other complex challenges.
• Strong communication and engagement skills with the ability to build trust and provide person-centred, trauma informed support.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied caseload.

Responsibilities

• Provide person centred, trauma informed support to people experiencing homelessness, rough sleeping, or at risk of losing their home.
• Help individuals access accommodation, welfare benefits, healthcare and community resources.
• Support people in crisis to overcome barriers, prevent repeat homelessness and achieve sustainable independent living outcomes.

Skills

Compassionate

Proactive

Resilient

Communication skills

Trauma-informed care

Caseload management

Outreach experience

Housing knowledge

Job description

• Full-time (37 hours), part-time and flexible working patterns available


• Based in Rochdale


• On occasion, you may be required to work Saturdays

• Annual salary of £29,504 (FTE)


• Fixed term role (3 years)


• Full-time (37 hours), part-time and flexible working patterns available


• Based in Rochdale


• On occasion, you may be required to work Saturdays

The role

The Homeless Prevention Support Worker role at Petrus will help prevent homelessness across Rochdale through our three-year Ending Homelessness in Communities Fund Project. You will provide person centred, trauma informed support to people experiencing homelessness, rough sleeping, or at risk of losing their home.

Through outreach, Hub based services and partnerships, you will help individuals access accommodation, welfare benefits, healthcare and community resources. Working alongside people in crisis, you will support them to overcome barriers, prevent repeat homelessness, and achieve sustainable independent living outcomes, making a lasting difference to lives and communities.

The right fit

• We are looking for a compassionate, proactive and resilient individual with experience supporting people facing homelessness, housing insecurity or other complex challenges.


• You have strong communication and engagement skills, with the ability to build trust and provide person centred, trauma informed support.


• You have excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied caseload.


• Experience of working in outreach, tenancy support, homelessness, housing, welfare or community settings is desirable.


• Knowledge of accommodation options, benefits and support services within the Rochdale Local Authority is also desirable.

Who We Are

Petrus provides support services for people facing homelessness or in housing need. We are a charitable organisation and deliver both drop in and residential services in Rochdale and Oldham.

We believe people should have access to safe, secure, quality housing. We help people to develop skills, independence and make positive choices. We believe collaboration with other agencies and organisations is key to creating a world where everyone has a safe place to live.

Petrus is part of The Regenda Group; we work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector, in care and support, and in education, training and careers.

What We Offer

Petrus really is a great place to work – and you don’t have to just take our word for it! We’re accredited by Best Companies for our ‘world class’ levels of staff engagement and have been consistently named as one of the Best Companies to Work For in the North West.

We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself, develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to people’s lives.

We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which includes:

• A range of flexible working options.


• 25 days paid annual leave each year (rising to 27 days after three years) in addition to 8 bank holidays.


• 6 additional days for volunteering.


• 5% Employers Contribution to the Pension Scheme.


• £250 annual ‘Live and Learn’ allowance to spend on learning any new skill.


• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes.


• Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives


• A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities.


• Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of computer equipment and travel season tickets.


• Monthly staff lottery scheme.

\"We regenerate places and create opportunities for people\"

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.