Housing First Support Worker — Empower Tenants

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Holiday allowance

Job summary

Oasis Community Housing invites applications for a Support Worker on the Housing First Project in Gateshead. You will coordinate a person-centred, trauma-informed support service to create long-term tenancies and empower customers within the Housing First framework.

Reporting to the Housing First Team Leader, you’ll work 37 hours/week on a 7-day rota across a Tyne and Wear location, with a contributory pension and 25–30 days holiday depending on service duration.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience as a support worker (Essential)
• Good understanding of housing first principles (Essential)
• Experience of using person centred support plans (Essential)
• An awareness of the impact of worklessness on homeless people (Desirable)
• Knowledge of drug and alcohol misuse (Essential)
• Knowledge of mental health issues (Desirable)

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and providing a personalised, trauma informed support service
• Delivering a strengths-based approach to create sustainable tenancies
• Engaging with the Housing First Principles in practice

Skills

2+ years experience

Housing first principles

Person centred plans

Understanding homelessness

Drug and alcohol misuse

Mental health knowledge

Job description

Oasis Community Housing invites applications for a Support Worker on the Housing First Project in Gateshead. You will coordinate a person-centred, trauma-informed support service to create long-term tenancies and empower customers within the Housing First framework.

Reporting to the Housing First Team Leader, you’ll work 37 hours/week on a 7-day rota across a Tyne and Wear location, with a contributory pension and 25–30 days holiday depending on service duration.