Sessional Support Worker

Nacro; Manchester; On-site; GBP 16,531 - 22,041; Part time

Job summary

Nacro is seeking sessional workers to support in the community, providing housing-related support to vulnerable individuals and housing/property management to achieve move‑on outcomes. This role requires regular travel across an allocated area and a Full Driving License with access to your own vehicle and business insurance.

We are a Ban the Box employer welcoming applicants from diverse backgrounds. Our sessional workers are an integral part of the team, providing consistency when permanent

Responsibilities

• Engage with actual and potential referral agencies including local authority central access point/gateway services, statutory and voluntary sector agencies in order to generate referrals for the service as required.
• Plan and deliver an effective support and safety plan with the service user referring to specialist agencies as required. The progressions/outcomes identified, delivered and service user contact should be recorded, monitored, reviewed, and updated regularly and in line with contract requirements.
• Ensure that properties are always adequately equipped, maintained, furnished, and cleaned
• Maximise rent collection, ensuring successful housing and other welfare benefit claims are submitted and maintained, taking proactive action to minimise rent arrears in line with targets, monitoring the account and recording all actions and where necessary taking appropriate action when arrears arise in line with policy and procedure.
• Minimise void time by taking a pro‑active approach to ensure properties are re‑let as soon as possible in line with targets. Your duties may vary from time to time within the broad remit of your role and grade. You are required to undertake any such reasonable and appropriate duties.

Tools

Full Driving License

Job description

This role does not offer eligibility for visa sponsorship.

We are Nacro, we believe that everyone deserves a good education, a safe and secure place to live, the right to be heard, and the chance to start again, with support from someone on their side.

That’s why our housing, education, justice, and health and wellbeing services work alongside people to give them the support and skills they need to succeed. And it’s why we fight for their voices to be heard and campaign together to create lasting change.

We see your future, whatever the past.

This role requires regular travel across an allocated area and therefore, a Full Driving License and access to your own vehicle with business insurance are essential.

We are looking for sessional workers to support in the community to provide housing related support to vulnerable individuals together with providing housing and property management with the aim of achieving a successful move‑on and other measurable outcomes including supporting service users to achieve independence. Our sessional workers are an integral part of our team, providing consistency to our service users when our permanent staff are absent

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Engage with actual and potential referral agencies including local authority central access point/gateway services, statutory and voluntary sector agencies in order to generate referrals for the service as required.
• Plan and deliver an effective support and safety plan with the service user referring to specialist agencies as required. The progressions/outcomes identified, delivered and service user contact should be recorded, monitored, reviewed, and updated regularly and in line with contract requirements.
• Ensure that properties are always adequately equipped, maintained, furnished, and cleaned
• Maximise rent collection, ensuring successful housing and other welfare benefit claims are submitted and maintained, taking proactive action to minimise rent arrears in line with targets, monitoring the account and recording all actions and where necessary taking appropriate action when arrears arise in line with policy and procedure.
• Minimise void time by taking a pro‑active approach to ensure properties are re‑let as soon as possible in line with targets. Your duties may vary from time to time within the broad remit of your role and grade. You are required to undertake any such reasonable and appropriate duties.

At Nacro, we believe in the power of a diverse and inclusive team. We are a Ban the Box employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those with criminal records. Convictions are not discussed at application stage and will only be considered later if relevant to the role, assessed fairly, proportionately and confidentially. For advice, contact our confidential Criminal Record Support Service on 0300 123 1999 or [e-mail] .