Housing Led Caseworker

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnsley MBC is recruiting a Housing Led Caseworker to provide open-ended, personalised support for people at risk of or experiencing rough sleeping. You will assess needs, coordinate tailored support, and work closely with partner services to secure stable accommodation and wellbeing.

The post involves a rota with evening and weekend cover at the project's accommodation unit, and a proactive, empathetic, and trauma-informed approach to support the people you assist.

Qualifications

• Empathy and active listening to support vulnerable people.
• Strong communication skills for partnership working.
• Ability to assess needs and plan tailored support.

Responsibilities

• Lead professional for the people supported in housing-led services.
• Provide open-ended, tailored support to a small caseload.
• Work in partnership with other services to meet needs.

Job description

Position reference: 50130036

Directorate: Place | Service: Safer Communities

Working Arrangements : Shift Working

Contract type: Permanent

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch .

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check

Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Housing Led Supportteam as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.

About the Post:

Barnsley MBC has a strategic commitment to end Rough Sleeping. Our vision is to provide people with the right accommodation and support to build their resilience and sustain independent living. To support this vision a Housing led support team has been established .

The Housing Led Support Team uses evidenced based approaches to provide personalised, trauma informed support to people who are rough sleeping or who are at risk of rough sleeping. Support is provided at the projects 24-hour residential base or in the community.

We are looking for people who share our commitment and passion for ending rough sleeping. You will be able to work with people who have a range of needs and behaviours with empathy, patience, and persistence.

We are seeking to recruit a dedicated, enthusiastic, and motivated Housing Led Caseworker who will act as the lead professional for the people we support. You will provide open ended support to a small caseload; sticking with people until they are truly settled. You will be skilled in providing high quality professional assessments of need and delivering high quality tailored support to people with a range of needs, including homelessness, mental health, offending and substance misuse issues.

I t is essential that you are able to work in close partnership with a range of services to help meet the needs of the people you support. Been a great listener and excellent communicator is therefore a must . You will have a hands-on, dynamic, and proactive approach to support as well as believing in the aims of the project and sharing the values that unpin it; in that you believe everyone should have a home

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The right person will be committed to creating and working in a psychologically informed environment, always willing to try new approaches in meeting the needs of the people you support.

The post will work to a rota providing evening and weekend cover at the project’s accommodation unit. At other times you will need to work flexibly around the needs of the people you support.

Shift patterns are typically:

• 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday - however this needs to be flexible
• Each week (Monday to Friday) you will be expected to work one shift 2pm to 10pm
• Every 6 weeks you will work.
• One weekend 8am-2.30pm on both Saturday and Sunday
• One weekend 2pm - 10pm on both Saturday and Sunday

Alternative rest days during the week are provided for working these shifts .

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