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Southdown; Crawley; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cost cash-back scheme

Interest-free loans

Easit Network discounts

Blue Light Card

Free advice and counselling service

Job summary

Southdown is seeking a Housing Support Specialist in Crawley to provide trauma-informed, one-to-one tenancy support for people at risk of homelessness. You will manage a client caseload and deliver life skills interventions, working within a multi-agency team to coordinate support services.

Full induction and training are provided; prior experience in social care roles is welcomed but not essential. The role offers a supportive environment focused on lasting positive changes for clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in housing/homelessness support or related social care is preferred.
• Ability to apply trauma-informed approaches in daily practice.
• Willingness to undertake full induction and training.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-person, short-term tenancy support for people at risk of homelessness.
• Hold a client caseload and deliver one-to-one support sessions and life skills interventions.
• Collaborate with a multi-agency team to identify needs and coordinate support.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Case management

Multi-agency collaboration

Life skills support

Job description

(£17,416 per year based on 22.5 hours per week)

Hours: 1x 37 hours per week

1x 22.5 hours per week

What you’ll be doing:

As a Housing Support Specialist you’ll work alongside a multi agency team, supporting people who have experienced the trauma and are at risk homelessness / have experienced homelessness, to make positive and lasting changes in their lives. You’ll provide flexible, trauma-informed support, focusing and identifying the support each person needs.

The Housing Support Specialist provides in person, short term tenancy support for people at risk of homelessness or living in temporary accommodation.

You will hold a client caseload and provide flexible, trauma-informed housing support for people who have experienced homelessness through one-to-one support sessions and life skills interventions.

Full induction and training provided for all successful candidates.

We welcome applications from candidates with previous experience in roles such as Support Worker, Outreach Worker, Community Specialist, Case Manager, Social Worker, Housing Support Worker, Social Care Prescriber, Community Health Worker, Community Outreach Coordinator or Care Coordinator. However, this is not essential and we will provide a full induction and training programme for all successful candidates.

Perks and benefits:

You’ll be joining one of the largest providers of care, support and housing services in Sussex, which we’re proud to say we’ve been doing for over 50 years! In exchange we can offer some great benefits, including:

Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.

Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car.

Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.

Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high‑street vendors.

Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.

To be discussed at Interview / Next stage depending on experience.