Housing Management Worker Huntingdon

Urgent Housing Support Worker vacancy

The client is looking to recruit a Housing Support Worker to work in a homeless hostel that supports clients aged 18-65, based in Huntingdon

Length:                              Temporary to permanent

Location:                           Huntingdon

Hours:                                37 hours a week with shift patterns

Shifts:                                8:00am- 4:00pm

9:00am – 5:00pm

1:00pm- 9:00pm

1 in 3 weekends: 11:00am- 7:00pm

You will also be required to be on call 1 in 3 weeks also.

The role involves:

• Providing advice on housing and welfare benefits
• Supporting homeless clients to become more independent in temporary accommodation
• Helping clients to move on and resettle into new accommodation 
• Following support plans and producing risk assessments for your caseload
• Liaising with external agencies and support clients with applications
• Ensuring tenants adhere to their tenancy agreements
• Signposting service users to specialist services when required
• Ensuring residents do not accumulate any arrears and supporting them with budgeting
• Turning around void rooms within a timely manner which includes cleaning duties and removal of waste and rubbish
• This role does involve lone working

 Essential requirements:

• Experience with supporting vulnerable people to become more independent
• Knowledge of housing benefits
• Driver with access to a car
• An enhanced DBS from within 3 years or willingness to obtain a new one

If you are interested in this role please call Charley asap on or email with your updated CV.