Housing Support Worker - Stoke-on-Trent - Temporary
This business is a UK-based social justice charity dedicated to helping individuals overcome barriers and build positive futures, particularly those affected by crime, housing instability, or educational disadvantage. Joining them means becoming part of a mission-driven organisation that actively works to transform lives through support in housing, education, justice, and health services. The company fosters an inclusive and supportive work environment, encouraging applications from individuals with lived experience of the challenges they aim to address.
You will meet with Service Users, discuss support needs and how we can help them to meet their objectives; complete Support and Safety Plans, work with Community Probation Practitioners and Court Staff to best support Service Users. You will also need to be able to help our Service Users with applying for HB and paying rent etc.
Genuine interest in people - wants to interact with people through different methods (phone, email, face to face) and can change their own communication style to meet the needs of the audience and situation. Uses common sense to help make decisions.
Acts with integrity and within professional boundaries In the service users' best interests and know when to escalate issues or concerns, and to ask for help.
This is a temporary position with the opportunity of the role becoming permanent for the right candidate.