Vacancy Detail

Housing Support Worker

Role:               Housing Support Worker

Based:            Nuneaton/Warwickshire

Rate:               £15 per hour umbrella

Start Date:      ASAP

Duration:        Temporary for 3 months

Hours:             9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday (1 week out of 8 weeks on call)

Our client, an established domestic violence charity is looking to recruit a Refuge Worker to provide high quality support and safety planning to women and children in crisis. This includes enabling women to access housing, welfare, benefits and legal advice. A key requirement is to provide personal welfare support and to ensure that women are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment.

Provide emergency safe accommodation across Warwickshire with high-quality domestic abuse support, ‘by-and-for’ services for survivors of domestic abuse and their children. Housing Support Workers will work closely with the Floating Support Workers and Child Support Workers (who provide the personal support to survivors of domestic abuse and their children) to ensure that the emergency accommodation and support meets the whole range of survivors’ needs.

The post holder will be responsible for the Health and Safety and maintenance of emergency safe accommodation units in multiple 1–3-bedroom properties across Warwickshire. This will include the practical set up and maintenance of home furnishings and utilities in each property and the management of the cleaning and replacements required between each use of the accommodation unit.

The post holder will provide support to survivors fleeing domestic abuse around accessing housing benefit for the dispersed accommodation and support survivors with exploring and accessing move on accommodation.

The Housing Support Worker (HSW) will be responsible ensuring that the properties will maintain  accommodation standards and comply with all Health and Safety legislation and requirements.

Essential Requirements:

• Experience of working with vulnerable adults and children, acknowledging safeguarding concerns and responding appropriately
• Experience of working with victims of domestic abuse in a professional capacity
• Enhanced Child and Adult workforve DBS on the update service

Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.

Location: Warwickshire | Salary: 15 per hour | Job type: Contract | Posted: 19/12/2023