The Bridge (East Midlands)
Senior Homelessness Prevention and Recovery Worker
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Senior Homelessness Prevention and Recovery Worker
We are seeking an experienced homelessness professional to provide intensive, trauma-informed support to people facing rough sleeping and housing instability.
Position: Senior Homelessness Prevention and Recovery Worker
Location: Charnwood, Leicestershire, with remote and community-based working
Salary: £27,110
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Closing Date: Friday 16th October
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a new service supporting people who are sleeping rough, have experienced repeated or long-term homelessness, or are at immediate risk of returning to the streets.
Managing a small caseload of approximately six to eight people, you will provide intensive, flexible and relationship-based support. You will work alongside each person to secure and sustain suitable accommodation, overcome barriers and develop greater confidence, independence and community connections.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Completing strengths-based, trauma-informed assessments and personalised support plans
- Supporting people with housing, benefits, budgeting, household essentials and daily living skills
- Helping individuals access health, mental health, substance use and other specialist services
- Working with local authorities, housing providers, landlords and community partners
- Responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns, risks and crises
- Undertaking outreach, home visits and community-based appointments
- Maintaining accurate case records and contributing to service monitoring and evaluation
- Advocating for clients and coordinating effective multi-agency support
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Some occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
About You
You will have experience of supporting adults affected by homelessness, rough sleeping, housing instability or multiple and complex needs. You will understand homelessness legislation, housing options, tenancy sustainment and adult safeguarding.
You will be confident completing assessments, developing support plans and working collaboratively with housing, health, social care and other agencies. An understanding of trauma-informed, psychologically informed or recovery-focused practice would be an advantage.
Patient, resilient and non-judgemental, you will be able to build trusting relationships with people who may have experienced trauma, exclusion or repeated disengagement from services. You will combine persistence and flexibility with sound professional boundaries and effective risk management.
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A full driving licence and access to a vehicle, or another reliable means of travelling throughout Charnwood and Leicestershire, is required. This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About the Organisation
You will join a small, close-knit charity working to tackle homelessness and help local people build safer, more stable lives.
The organisation offers a collaborative and supportive working environment, additional holiday, flexible working and training from day one. You will be encouraged to develop your skills while contributing to a service designed to create meaningful and lasting change.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Homelessness Support Worker, Senior Support Worker, Housing Support Worker, Rough Sleeper Outreach Worker, Tenancy Sustainment Officer, Recovery Worker, Resettlement Worker or Complex Needs Support Worker.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, NFP People. #INDNFP
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