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Housing Suppot Worker - Huddersfield

Employer
Nacro
Location
HD1 2YZ, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Salary
£24,962 per year
Closing date
25 Oct 2024
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Function
Community and Customer Services, Homelessness
Seniority
Officer
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Organisation Type
Charity

Job Details

Housing Support Worker Job type: Full -Time, Permanent  

Salary: £24,962 Per Annum (Base salary £23,962 + £1,000 Unsociable Hours). This role is also eligible for a one-off retention payment of £1,000 upon successfully completing 9 months service* 

*The quoted figure is a full-time equivalent value, which will be pro-rated for part-time staff - subject to qualifying eligibility of service and not being under notice at the qualifying date. 

Hours: Working hours are 8 hours per day, shift patterns and flexibility will be discussed during the interview. (The provision of the contract is between 08:00 and 22:00

Location: Huddersfield - with the expectation to travel around other parts of West Yorkshire 

An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role. 

Candidates are required to have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for the purposes of undertaking the requirements of this role. 

Nacro is a national Social Justice Charity with more than 50 years' experience of changing lives, building stronger communities, and working with stakeholders towards reducing crime. 

Nacro deliver the Community Accommodation Support service (CAS) which is a national service across England and Wales. The service allows Courts to make greater use of bail by providing accommodation in the community with support for adult defendants who could not otherwise be bailed.  CAS also provides support for adults released from Custody in the last three months of their sentence on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) and other Licence Orders.    

The Team provides flexible and holistic support to Residents who have a wide range of support needs. We aim to support our Residents to find and keep a stable home at the end of their CAS-2 placement. You will manage a caseload of Residents and properties in your allocated area.  

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

    Support clients to comply with the requirements of their HDC/Bail conditions.
    Producing a realistic and achievable Support Plan to include accessing and using housing and accommodation services to support move on to longer term accommodation.   
    Ensure that all Support Plans and Risk Assessments are unique, inclusive and person-centred.  
    Provide weekly support to Residents to engage with their support plan and contribute to the achievement of their objectives and aspirations. 
    Support Residents to access Housing Benefit in the first instance to ensure that their tenancy is not put at risk with escalating rent arrears. 
    Manage properties within your area of responsibility to ensure they are being maintained to Decent Homes Standard by reporting repairs, and replacing furniture and equipment are required. 

Company

We see your future whatever the past

We believe that everyone deserves a good education, a safe and secure place to live, the right to be heard, and the chance to start again, with support from someone on their side.

We provide practical help and personalised support through our educationhousingjustice and health and wellbeing services. We work closely with people to help them build independence and to move forward to a better future. We’re compassionate and strong, determined and flexible. And we never give up on people.

But this isn’t enough on its own. We need the barriers holding people back removed, and systems we all rely on improved, to give everyone a fair chance. The voices of those most affected are often ignored, so we fight alongside them to be heard. We use the insights from our services and the experience of the people we support to campaign together for meaningful changes in society.

We are Nacro and we won’t stop until everyone has the chance to succeed.

Our mission and vision

Our mission: We will work every day to give people the help they need and campaign to achieve our vision of a society where everyone has the chance to succeed.

Our vision: We want a society where everyone has the chance to succeed and the support they need to achieve their potential. Where a safe secure home, a decent education and a second chance when things go wrong are the foundations we can all build our lives on.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0300 123 1889
Location
Walkden House
16-17 Devonshire Square
London
EC2M 4SQ
United Kingdom

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