Housing Support Worker

Action-For-Children; Dundee; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave & holidays

Training & development

Pension and life cover

Staff discounts

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Action for Children is recruiting a Housing Support Worker in Dundee, Scotland. The role supports young homeless people aged 16-21 across two sites, with direct access and temporary accommodation for up to 25 young people.

Service operates 24/7, with rota including evenings and weekends, and rota requirements for more flexible cover. The post involves building strong relationships with young people and families, safeguarding duties and participation in supervision and training to deliver

Qualifications

• S/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in health and social care.
• Knowledge of prevention of homelessness intervention.
• The ability to keep young people as the focus of all work and ensure the young persons feelings and wishes are represented in meetings and record keeping.
• Experience of working as part of a team or as an individual to deliver a frontline service.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues and with young people and families and promote involvement to achieve positive outcomes.
• Being alert to child protection and safeguarding issues and inform appropriate line managers of concerns.
• Participating in regular supervision sessions and practice meetings to maintain a cohesive approach and undertake training as identified.
• Maintaining the hygiene and cleanliness of all working areas, internal and external.
• Ensuring familiarity and compliance with relevant Action for Children policies and procedures and work as part of the Dundee Youth Housing Service team.
• Working towards GIRFEC outcome and comply with Health and Social Care Standards and the SSSC Code of conduct.
• Enabling young people to develop independent living skills and sustain tenancy.

Education

S/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in health and social care

Job description

Housing Support Worker

Salary: £25,949 per annum

Location: Dundee, Scotland

Contract/Hours: Full Time Permanent- 37 hours per week ( Day and Night Shifts available)

5 week rolling rota which includes evening and weekends.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave


• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities


• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages


• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover


• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

Dundee Youth Housing Support provides a diverse range of prevention and support services to young homeless people, young people with additional needs and care experienced young people in the Dundee area. The mainstay of the service is to provide supported accommodation to enable young people aged 16-21 years to develop their independent living skills.

The service operates 24/7 providing a mixture of direct access and temporary accommodation for up to 25 young people across 2 sites. DYHS is currently supporting approximately 50 young people.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Maintaining effective working relationships and channels of communications with colleagues and with young people and families and where necessary encourage and promote involvement to achieve positive outcomes.


• Being alert to child protection and safeguarding issues and inform appropriate line managers of concerns in line with safeguarding policies and procedures.


• Participating in regular supervision sessions and practice meetings to maintain a cohesive approach and undertake training as identified.


• Maintaining the hygiene and the cleanliness of all working areas, internal and external. Including kitchen and bathroom areas.


• Ensuring familiarity and compliance with relevant Action for Children policies and procedures and work as part of the Dundee Youth Housing Service team.


• Working towards GIRFEC outcome and comply with Health and Social Care Standards and the SSSC Code of conduct.


• Enabling young people to develop independent living skills and sustain tenancy.


• There may be a requirement for sleepovers depending on service requirements.

Let's talk about you

• S/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in health and social care.


• Knowledge and awareness of methods of prevention of homeless intervention.


• The ability to keep young people as the focus of all work and ensure the young personsfeelings and wishes are represented in meetings and record keeping.


• Experience of working as part of a team or as an individual to deliver a frontline service.

Good to know

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.

Contact

[e-mail] quoting reference 13489

Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

Weactivelyencourageapplications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

For Children Service roles only: Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

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