Supported Housing Officer - Ipswich Supported Accommodation Pathways

Anglia Care Trust; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglia Care Trust in Ipswich is seeking a Supported Housing Officer to work across our Housing Related Support Services and help Service Users achieve life skills and move toward independent living. You will support individuals with complex needs to meet their goals in areas such as health, budgeting, training and employment.

The role is based in Ipswich with possible involvement in the wider Suffolk area; a full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential for travel between properties

Qualifications

• Experience supporting adults with complex needs.
• Ability to promote life skills and independent living.
• Full driving license and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with complex needs to gain life skills and move to independent living.
• Assist with individual support plans covering health, budgeting, training and employment.
• Cover Ipswich and possibly wider Suffolk area; support the wider housing team when needed.

Skills

Driving license

Job description

Would you like to take on a role where you are able to make a difference?

The primary purpose of the Supported Housing Officer role is to work across our Housing

Related Support Services and support the Service Users to make positive change and gain

life skills and meet their goal to move on to independent living.

In this role, you would support Service Users with more complex needs to gain life skills and

meet their goal to move on to independent living. We do this by working with them on their

own individual support plan, helping them to meet their ambitions in areas such as health,

budgeting, training and employment. This role is within our ISAP (Ipswich Supported

Accommodation Pathway) service which includes but is not limited to a complex support

property and an all-male property. The role is varied and you may at times be required to

support the wider housing team in other services

This role covers Ipswich and there may at times be a requirement to support services in the

wider Suffolk area. Therefore a full driving license and access to a vehicle are essential.

More information can be found in the Supporting Information, Role Description and Person Specification below.

Anglia Care Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people, is an equal opportunities employer which values diversity and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be asked to apply for an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the deadline so early applications are encouraged.

Interviews will be taking place at our Head Office in Martlesham Heath, Suffolk (free parking available)