Housing First Worker

St Mungo's; Reading; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mungo's in Reading is seeking a Housing First Worker to deliver a purpose-built service for vulnerable adults. This fixed-term role runs for 12 months (until 8 January 2028) or as internal maternity cover.

Housing First focuses on securing housing first and then addressing related issues. The Reading service aims to source independent tenancies and provide intensive support to help clients manage tenancy and life goals.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with vulnerable people; motivating and empowering complex and diverse client groups to sustain housing, health and/or work outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to network with clients, internal colleagues and partner agencies.
• Ability to work independently as a lone worker while adhering to relevant protocols and safety precautions.
• Proactive and innovative approach to tailoring support to individual needs and aspirations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day management of a small caseload.
• Provide ongoing intensive support to help clients set up and sustain tenancies.
• Work with clients in their homes and in the community using a person-centred approach.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with local partner agencies to support clients during recovery.

Skills

Vulnerable client support

Communication skills

Independent/solo working

Caseload management

Community network building

Job description

Are you passionate about making a lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable adults in Reading? This post is offered as a fixed term contract for 12 months until 8 January 2028, or secondment for internal applicants (Maternity cover). Housing First is an innovative approach to supporting the most excluded and hard to reach clients. It focuses on finding housing first; and then addressing the issues that have contributed to an individual's homelessness. The Reading Housing First service aims to support hard to reach clients with complex needs by sourcing independent tenancies and providing intensive support into long term accommodation. By adopting a flexible, creative and personalised approach, the service aims to support individuals to manage their tenancies in the community and rebuild their lives.

In the role of Housing First Worker you will:

• Work 9-5 Monday to Friday, working with a person centred approach to support clients in their own homes as well as in the community.
• Be responsible for the day to day delivery of the service managing a small caseload of clients.
• Deliver ongoing and intensive support to help your clients set up their home, with the overall goal of supporting them to sustain their tenancy and achieve individual goals and aspirations.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with local partner agencies to support clients throughout their recovery.

This role will suitmotivated, committed people who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives. If you can being the below, we would love to hear from you:

• Experience of working with vulnerable people; motivating and empowering complex and diverse client groups to sustain housing, health and/or work outcomes.
• Great communication skills, with the ability to network and build effective relationships with a variety people, including clients, internal colleagues and partner agencies.
• The ability to work independently and be comfortable as a lone worker, with a good knowledge of relevant protocols and safety precautions.
• The ability to manage your own caseload with a proactive and innovative approach to your work and to work flexibly in order to provide tailored support to meet client's individual needs and aspirations.

A DBS disclosure check is a requirement for this post and will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of employment.