Housing First Practitioner
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £20.06 i £23.96 yr awr |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Up to £23.96 per hour |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 9SJ |
| Cwmni: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 4702754_1751361084 |
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We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Housing First Practitioner for a minimum of 3 months in Liverpool, working 35 hours per week.
If successful, you will be responsible for providing and coordinating personalised, trauma-informed support and practical help to your own caseload of vulnerable individuals to reduce the risk of homelessness and ensure tenancy sustainment.
Your new role
- Managing your own caseload and establishing trusting relationships with individuals who are or have faced homelessness within temporary accommodation
- Carrying out risk assessments and safety planning, identifying any potential risk/safeguarding concerns
- Co-creating trauma informed and person centred support plans with positive, motivating and achievable outcomes to be reviewed regularly
- Enabling access to various voluntary and statutory community resources, services and opportunities
- Maintaining good relationships with landlords, stakeholders and other agencies to ensure high-quality wrap around support services are consistently provided
- Providing practical help and advice in relation to benefits and housing options
What you'll need to succeed
- Experience of working with vulnerable individuals facing homelessness, mental health, substance/alcohol misuse
- Good understanding of housing and homelessness legislation, safeguarding policies, the complexities of substance/alcohol use and how mental health needs can contribute to homelessness
- Experience of carrying out risk assessments and creating person-centred support plans using trauma-informed care & strengths based practice
- Good understanding of welfare benefits and ability to provide advice and practical help
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, confident lone working with good time management skills
What you'll get in return
- Weekly pay
- Competitive hourly rates
- Option to be paid PAYE or Umbrella
- 35 hour per week contract
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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