Housing First Support Worker — Build Stability & Independence

Charity Journal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Reflective practice

Collaborative team

Job summary

Single Homeless Project is seeking a Housing First Support Worker to join the Camden Housing First service. Based in King’s Cross, you will work in the community and clients’ homes, managing a small caseload to provide flexible, trauma-informed support that promotes tenancies and wellbeing.

You will build trust with individuals experiencing multiple disadvantage, support couples as they transition into separate accommodation, and collaborate with health, psychology, and housing partners to

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people facing multiple disadvantage, including homelessness.
• Ability to build trust through patience, consistency and engagement.
• Strong communication, advocacy and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work with partner agencies and keep clients at the center of decisions.
• Good organisational, IT, written communication and case-recording skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support and housing sustainment for a small caseload.
• Build trusting relationships with clients who may have experienced trauma or poor service history.
• Recognise safeguarding risks and apply trauma-informed practice.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations to coordinate care.
• Maintain accurate records, update support plans and manage day-to-day caseload tasks.
• Support couples transitioning into separate self-contained accommodation.

Skills

Caseload management

Trauma-informed approach

People-facing communication

Advocacy

Negotiation

IT & record keeping

Tools

MS Office

Case management software

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Single Homeless Project is seeking a Housing First Support Worker to join the Camden Housing First service. Based in King’s Cross, you will work in the community and clients’ homes, managing a small caseload to provide flexible, trauma-informed support that promotes tenancies and wellbeing.

You will build trust with individuals experiencing multiple disadvantage, support couples as they transition into separate accommodation, and collaborate with health, psychology, and housing partners to