Support Worker, Belfast

Depaul

16230
35.00

The Housing First Service primarily aims to permanently house individuals with chronic addictions and provides comprehensive intensive support to enable these individuals to sustain their own tenancies within the community through a case management approa

Depaul wishes to recruit to the following role:

SUPPORT WORKER – HOUSING FIRST, NELSON ST, BELFAST

Permanent Post - HSS17/19

35 Hours per week (Full Time)

17.5 Hours per week (Part Time)

£16,230 per annum (FTE)


 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To be responsible for contacting social housing providers/private landlords to secure appropriate affordable accommodation and through referrals to external agencies put supports in place to assist with sustainment of tenancy.

1. To provide a harm reduction and low threshold service to individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

2. To ensure that all service users have a service user lead needs assessment, safety & wellbeing plan and support plans that utilise harm reduction methods of practice and that these are regularly reviewed.

3. To offer advice and practical support across a range of issues including housing, health,
safety, addictions and benefits.

4. To develop and maintain Support Plans based on the assessment of needs with agreed outcomes that are measured and reviewed regularly.

5. To liaise with relevant statutory and voluntary agencies.

6. To establish and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders and relevant agencies.

7. To ensure that all services are delivered to the service users according to Depaul’s Quality Standards Framework.

 

 

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• One years’ full-time, recent paid experience of working with people who have complex needs alcohol, drugs, mental health issues etc, ideally in an outreach or tenancy sustainment capacity.

 

APPLY

Online Application Procedure: Please download and complete the application form on the current vacancies page of our website: ie.depaulcharity.org
For more information, please contact Human Resources, email [email protected] or telephone 028 9064 7755.

CLOSING DATE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE:
Tuesday 8 August 2017 at 4:00pm

 

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

 


Closing Date

Tuesday / 08 August 2017
1:00pm

Contact Details

Justine Hawthorne

United Kingdom