Housing First Officer: Empower Youth to Secure Homes

Centrepoint; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Training and development

Employer pension contributions 4%

Clear career progression linked to pay

Cycle to Work loan

Travel loan

Job summary

Centrepoint is recruiting Housing First Officers for Lambeth Services in London. You will join a 12-person team delivering HF4Y to 60 young people with complex needs, following a housing-first ethos and collaborative council partnership.

The role emphasises outreach, home visits, flexible hours including evenings/weekends, and a strong focus on preventing homelessness through holistic, person-centred support.

Qualifications

• Strong people skills to build psychologically informed relationships with young people.
• Effective communicator with a natural ability to facilitate open and honest conversations.
• Excellent organisational and advocacy skills.
• Able decisionmaker with a can-do attitude.
• Respectful and empathetic, always considering the impact on our young people.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing needs.
• Engaging and committed to selfdevelopment through training and continuous learning.
• Experience working with young people or adults with multiple and complex needs, preferably in outreach or floating support.
• Prepared to work across Lambeth services, visiting young people in their homes and communities.

Responsibilities

• Visiting young people in their homes and supporting them in their journey, coproducing holistic support interventions and strengths-based risk management plans that promote wellbeing and support young people to achieve positive outcomes
• Working proactively with young people to sustain their tenancies and prevent homelessness
• Actively supporting young people to set up their homes, including supporting them with obtaining white goods and furniture
• Advocating, signposting and referring young people to a range of internal and community resources to support them to develop the skills, resilience and confidence to live happy and successful lives
• Willingness to work flexibly in accordance with the needs of young people, with some evening and weekend working required

Skills

People skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Decision making

Empathy

Flexible

Proactive

Experience with youth/complex needs

Job description

Centrepoint is recruiting Housing First Officers for Lambeth Services in London. You will join a 12-person team delivering HF4Y to 60 young people with complex needs, following a housing-first ethos and collaborative council partnership.

The role emphasises outreach, home visits, flexible hours including evenings/weekends, and a strong focus on preventing homelessness through holistic, person-centred support.