Are you passionate about making a lasting difference in our clients’ lives?

We have an exciting role for a Housing Support Worker available in our Sutton Service.

The successful applicant will key work a caseload of clients with low-medium support needs. This will take place in supported accommodation or the client’s own homes. You will work in partnership with a multidisciplinary team of support staff, specialist staff and external partners to support clients through their recovery.

These positions do not involve shift work and offers flexible working hours, Monday to Friday.

What are we looking for?

To succeed in this highly rewarding role you will have an excellent understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerably housed people – you may have had personal experience of homelessness yourself. You will have some experience of helping vulnerable people to identify personal goals and supporting them through a process of change. You will also have a sound understanding of the support needs of people with low incomes, including rent payments/arrears and professional boundary issues.

Above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives.

What can you expect?

We offer a range of benefits including highly competitive pay, a pension scheme, staff discount schemes and initiatives to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance. Your career development is of paramount importance to us and we will provide you with a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your growth. You will receive a comprehensive induction to connect you with St Mungo’s and your role, and will have access to high quality in-house training covering all aspects of working with our clients along with other core skills. We also offer an internal mentoring scheme, career development workshops and a wide range of additional ‘bite-sized’ and easy access learning opportunities.

To view job descriptions and guidance on completing your application please click on the documents available tab at the top of the advert page.

Closing Date: 10am, 14 October 2019

Interview and assessment dates: TBC

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check, will be undertaken for the successful candidate. 

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2019, we are also proud to have been awarded Personnel Today’s 2018 Diversity and Inclusion (Public Sector) award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well