Housing Support Practitioner

at  Action for Children

HOUSING SUPPORT WORKER

Salary: £25,600 per annum
Location: East Lothian wide
Contract/Hours: Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full Time – 37 hours per week (2 posts, one night shift position and one day and evenings position)

GOOD TO KNOW

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Application Process: There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
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Contact: Scott Jones via email at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 10329

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ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Housing Support Worker who can engage with young people, providing structured and focused support to help them gain crucial life skills to enable them to live more independently or sustain their accommodation in the community. This support may be provided as a 1:1 or as small, focused group work.
You’ll join a committed and dedicated team who together help build a foundation for a brighter and more secure future for the young people we work with.

Some key responsibilities for the role are.

• Building working relationships with multi-agency partners from the statutory and voluntary sectors to deliver the best outcomes for young people, including ELC Housing Department, benefits agencies, specialist health services, employment and training providers.
• Supporting young people to engage with local agencies and organisations which assists them to sustain their accommodation and place within the community e.g. accessing leisure activities, GP and health services.
• Ensuring that the Service complies with all Action for Children and East Lothian Council Standards and Procedures and with regard to case file recording / paperwork, incident and accident reporting, safeguarding and health and safety. Workers will use Action for Children E-Systems to identify needs, interventions and the Outcome Star to measure and record outcomes