Supported Housing Worker

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Julian House is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. We run several projects and every year we help thousands of people out of homelessness, into employment, away from domestic abuse, and more.

If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for!

Job Role: Supported Housing Worker

Salary: £24,500 per year

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire

Additional information:

On-call (1 in every 4 weeks), £100/week when on-call
A valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle is required - business insurance will be required for roles involving travel to work

The Role:

As a Supported Housing Worker, your role is to deliver person-centred, high-quality support and housing management to single homeless clients with low to medium-level needs. Your objective is to assist clients in achieving sustainable progress towards greater independence within specified timeframes.

Responsibilities include:

Carry out any referrals coming into the service following the assessment process
Implement and monitor client support plans and risk assessments
Ensure all safeguarding procedures and service policies are followed
To give clients advice, information and provide an enabling service so that they can access appropriate services
Responsible for the day-to-day health and safety and safe running of the service including liaison with external contractors

Qualifications / Requirements:

Experience working with vulnerable adults and/or people with complex needs
Able to build effective relationships with clients and services in order to develop pathways to enable clients to make positive changes
A valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle is required - business insurance will be required for roles involving travel to work

There are many great reasons to join our team!

Great opportunities for career development and free monthly training sessions from experienced facilitators
Sliding salary scale with salary increases every year for the first 3 years
Wellbeing related support and advice and up to 6 free counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme
27 days annual leave, including an extra day off for your birthday, increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment
30% staff discount at Julian House charity shops
20% staff discount at Julian House bike workshops
A generous and competitive pension scheme
Instant access to healthcare professionals and discounts on a variety of health treatments through our Simply Health Scheme
A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
6 weekly Reflective Practice sessions from objective, external facilitators

Our Ethos

As an Equal Opportunities employer, we have an Equality and Diversity Action plan in place showing our commitment in ensuring continuous improvement in creating an inclusive culture. We also have a committed group of Inclusion & Diversity champions who meet monthly to ensure progress is being made. We invite applications from people from all backgrounds and cultures, especially minority groups that are underrepresented in the workplace. We also welcome applications from those with lived experience. We embrace flexibility and are proud to be a Disability Confident and Mindful employer, as well as an Armed Forces Covenant Supporter.

If you have any special access requirements or other support needs throughout the application process (including interview), please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you.

DBS Checks

We welcome applications from people with lived experience. All applicants working with our clients will be expected to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. A criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent you from becoming an employee, the decision will depend on the type of offence and its relevance to the role. If you would like to discuss any convictions you may have, please contact the person named in the advert. All information will be dealt with according to our Data Protection Policy.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about the Supported Housing Worker role, please get in touch with Dannielle at #####. We look forward to speaking with you soon!

Please note: We reserve the right to close our vacancies once the perfect candidate has been found. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible so that you don’t miss out!