Housing Support Worker
Temporary - Permanent
32 hours pw
-17 Umbrella
Bournemouth

Hamilton Woods Associates are currently recruiting for a Housing Support Worker to join an organisation on a temporary to permanent basis to work with families that have been referred by Local Authority for temporary accommodation.

Responsibilities of the Housing Support Worker:

• Working within temporary accommodation, supporting families facing homelessness
• Assisting with the set up and management of utilities and bills
• Supporting clients to apply for benefits
• Completing signups and inductions
• Managing a caseload
• Making referrals
• Liaising with third party agencies
• Completing support plans and risk assessments

Requirements of the Housing Support Worker:

• Enhanced DBS (essential)
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Previous experience working with vulnerable clients within a housing support capacity.

PLEASE NOTE: applicants purely from a care background will not be considered. Applicants MUST have worked within a housing support capacity.

To be considered for this exciting role, please contact Lucie Houston - Managing Consultant at Hamilton Woods or apply online with a covering note of your experience and suitability referencing the job ID number. Due to the exceptionally high level of applications if you have not heard back from HWA within 7 - 10 days, it is regrettable that we cannot respond to all applicants, and please assume y