Join to apply for the Mental Health Housing First Worker role at City of York Council.
We are looking to recruit a highly committed and enthusiastic individual to provide high quality support to a caseload of individuals who have either experienced extensive rough sleeping or have spent a significant time within mental health services due to complex needs, supporting their engagement with local services in a coordinated approach.
Responsibilities
* Assist in the reduction of rough sleeping/single homelessness in the city.
* Provide direct support to individuals with multiple needs and exclusions, working closely with external partners to influence the coordination of local services for this group.
* Use housing‑first principles to coordinate creative accommodation solutions for customers who have struggled to maintain previous tenancies and find shared‑living arrangements difficult to manage.
* Deliver wrap‑around, intensive, trauma‑informed support to people with multiple and complex issues within their own independent tenancies in the community.
* Coordinate support packages and make referrals or signpost to specialist agencies, and accompany customers to services when required.
* Adhere to safeguarding procedures, identify risks and demonstrate risk management for self, colleagues and customers.
* Work on a community‑based basis, requiring outreach and client‑facing work across multiple locations in the City of York.
* Provide public‑facing communication and advice in spoken English at CEFR level C1 (fluent, spontaneous).
* Carry out a basic Criminal Record Check (unspent convictions only) via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Employment Details
* Seniority Level: Entry level
* Employment Type: Full-time
* Job Function: Health Care Provider
* Industry: Government Administration
Benefits
The Council is committed to investing in the talent and well‑being of its staff and offers a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives, a reward package which recognises your contribution, flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities, continuous Learning & Development, and a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Scott Canham (Housing First Senior Practitioner) at Scott.Canham@york.gov.uk or on 07736158332.
Closing date: Monday 5 January 2026 at 12 midnight
Interview date: 14 January 2026
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