Support Worker - 12 month Student Placement

Nottingham Community Housing Association; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham Community Housing Association is offering a 12-month paid placement for a Support Worker. This role involves providing practical support to individuals at risk of homelessness, working closely with various organizations, and managing a caseload. Ideal candidates are Psychology or Social Care students who are resilient and organized, ready to make a difference in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and adaptable Psychology or Social Care student.
• Resilient, organized, and motivated to help others.
• Confident in crisis situations.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals at risk of homelessness.
• Manage a caseload and develop support plans.
• Work collaboratively with various organizations.

Skills

Resilience

Organizational Skills

Crisis Management

Education

Psychology or Social Care Student

Job description

Support Worker - 12 month Student Placement

Location: Nottingham

Hours: 37

Closing Date: 30/06/2025 23:59

The Vacancy

This is a Quick Apply Vacancy so the application form will take no longer than 15 minutes to complete; you will need to attach a CV

Are you an enthusiastic and adaptable Psychology or Social Care student looking for a placement year? Do you want to make a difference in a rewarding, supportive environment? If so, we have a 12 month paid placement for you!

At the Homelessness Prevention Service, we provide practical support for those who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or threatened with homelessness by their current landlord. We work with service users to find alternative, suitable accommodation for themselves and their families.

About the role

A fast paced role where no two days are the same

As a Support Worker, you’ll work closely with a number of different organisations to help people maintain their tenancy or to seek more permanent accommodation. This could mean working with Social Care, Probation, other Housing providers and Private Landlords, Nottingham Priority Family's Team, Leaving Care Team and many other local organisations. You could be supporting a single person, families or older people and people who have experienced Domestic Abuse and Mental Health.

Youwill help remove barriers and support people to consider what options are available to them according to their individual situation, using person-centred approaches.

You’ll be managing your own caseload andoffer vital face-to-face support or remotely via telephone and email. As well as liaising with other organisations who may also be supporting the citizen. You’ll have your service users best interests at heart;developing a bespoke support package and writing support plans.

There will be a requirement of supporting at temporary accommodation projects Corporation Oaks and Linby Drive when needed.

About you

Cool, calm and collected? Are you confident in a crisis?

You will be resilient, organised and motivated to help others whose own motivation may be suffering. You will not be afraid to confidently challenge some organisations when necessary and work collaboratively within a large team. The work can sometimes be fast-paced and you’ll need to respond calmly and confidently to crises when they arise.

How can you say no to thisfulfilling Monday to Friday job!

Shifts start between 8:30am and 9:30am and finish between 4pm and 5pmfor a great work life balance!

USEFUL TOP TIPS:

• You will need to attach a CV in order to apply for this role.
• All correspondence will be via your registered email address.
• View the full Role Profile in the document tab at the top of the page and refer to the Person Specification section of the Role Profile to complete your application – show us why you are suitable!
• For more information about NCHA, please refer to the attached ‘Helping Our Customers’– get a better idea of what we do across the organisation!

To apply,

• Click theApply Nowbutton at the top of this page

Looking forward to receiving your application!

Please note that we are not currently offering visa sponsorship.

NCHA strives to be a welcoming and inclusive employer. As such, we particularly welcome applicants from ethnic minority communities, LGBTQ+ communities, andparticularly from men, as they are currently under-represented within our Care and Support department.

The Company

We’re Nottingham Community Housing Association, known to many as NCHA. We’ve been around since 1973, and we're really proud of that. We're more than just a housing association: we deliver care and support to people all over the East Midlands. Readour story to find out more about us.