Overview
Sustainable Housing Support Worker - Secondment/Fixed Term role until March 2026. We are recruiting for a Sustainable Housing Support Worker to work within the Street Homelessness Accommodation Team, part of the Street Homelessness Service. The Street Homelessness Service has been set the ambitious target to end rough sleeping in Enfield.
Our homelessness service focuses on homelessness prevention, reducing temporary accommodation and ending street homelessness. Our Housing Advisory Service delivers sustainable housing outcomes for Enfield residents through data-driven early intervention, community outreach, specialist practice teams and a street homelessness service. The Street Homelessness Accommodation Team provides housing-related support services to former rough sleepers across several supported housing projects including Housing First, Dispersed, and Shared Accommodation.
Responsibilities
* Provide housing-related support services to former rough sleepers across multiple supported housing projects.
* Engage with tenants to empower them to maintain their tenancies and connect with support services via our multidisciplinary partnership process.
* Apply safeguarding considerations for vulnerable households and support tenants in moving on to longer-term appropriate accommodation.
* Collaborate with colleagues to deliver proactive, outcome-focused support and contribute to the team’s aim to end rough sleeping in Enfield.
* Be willing to work outside of office hours on occasion and work independently as required.
Qualifications and skills
* Ambitious, proactive, collaborative and highly motivated with a drive to help vulnerable people achieve independent and fulfilling lives.
* Strong communication and creative problem-solving skills.
* Good knowledge of welfare, housing and homelessness practice.
* Solid understanding of safeguarding practices for vulnerable households.
* Ability to engage with support services via multidisciplinary partnership processes and to empower tenants to sustain tenancies.
Contract details
* Contract type: Fixed Term / Secondment
* Hours per week: 36
* Division: Street Homelessness Accommodation Team
* Department: Housing, Regeneration, Development
* Location: Edmonton Green Housing Hub
* Salary: Scale 6 £35,520 - £37,692
* Advert closing date: 21/09/2025
* Contract End Date: 31st March 2026
* Interview Date: TBC
Contact details
* For an informal discussion: Selwyn Albert on 07356 141457
* General inquiries: vickie.mcgrath@enfield.gov.uk or 020 8132 1053
Why work for Enfield Council
* An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
* Up to 32 days annual leave plus eight public holidays and an extra day off at Christmas.
* A blend of remote and office-based working for most roles.
* Interest-free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
* Career development and learning opportunities from a range of training courses.
* Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support for staff and their families.
* Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
* 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers.
Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications are received. If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, a second application will not be considered.
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