Young Persons Housing Support Worker

Job Description

4Recruitment Services are seeking a  Young Persons Housing Support Worker  for our client based in Halifax.

As a Housing Support Worker you will provide specialist support around domestic abuse to young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of homelessness or currently homeless or who reside in the supported accommodation service.
You will act as a keyworker to young people resident in the provision and carry out group or individual sessions with a focus on domestic abuse and healthy relationships to enable positive future outcomes for young people.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Act as a keyworker and if necessary ‘Lead Professional’ to a number of young people staying in safe accommodation or Calderdale Foyer.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of young people moving into Calderdale’s accommodation provision in order to identify their aspirations and support needs and develop and implement detailed support plans based on a holistic and multi-disciplinary approach.
• Complete comprehensive risk/safety management assessments and plans in line with relevant Calderdale Safeguarding policies and procedures including the Calderdale DASH risk assessment.
• Advise and assist clients to obtain the benefits payments, health and social care to which they may be entitled. This may include attending appointments with clients when needed.
• Participate in the Young Person’s Housing Team’s telephone rota, responding to requests for assistance from potentially homeless care leavers aged 18-20 and young people aged 16/17. Provide homelessness prevention interventions to support clients to remain in their home/with families if safe to do so.
• Ensure that residents comply with licence agreements and accommodation payments are collected, initiating relevant action when arrears accrue or a breach of the agreement occurs.
• Attend relevant meetings including MARAC, as well as plan and arrange specific case meetings and reviews eg MDT’s (Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings) as necessary, and ensure that all methods of working contribute to successful outcomes for young people leading to a smooth transition into adulthood.
• Undertake statutory homelessness assessments for care leavers aged 18-20 and homeless 16/17 year olds when it is appropriate to do so and end the main housing duty appropriately when suitable settled accommodation is secured.
• Assist clients to secure and move into settled accommodation and where necessary ensure that continued support is in place.
• Develop and deliver group or individual activities with a focus on domestic abuse that will assist their understanding of healthy relationships and improve their overall wellbeing and enable a strong working relationship between client and support worker. Be creative in approach to alternative ways of delivering sessions for young people both face to face and remotely.
• Work with other services and agencies providing support and accommodation to your people to further joint working and to develop new initiatives to help respond to and prevent youth homelessness.

  
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

• Must hold a full UK driving licence and have the use of a vehicle for work purpose
• Level 3 qualification in Youth Work, Social Care, Housing, Criminal Justice, other Level 3 qualification together or proven relevant experience
• Experience of working with young people aged 16-25
• Experience of working with young people who are experiencing multiple disadvantage
• Experience of organising and leading activities to improve wellbeing
• Knowledge of the welfare benefits available to young people
• Knowledge of domestic abuse and the services available to young
• Enhanced DBS check

 A full JD is available on request.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, please contact our Team on 0800 988 6307 or email  gpadmin@4recruitmentservices.com.