Housing First Practitioner
| Posting date: | 02 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £20.78 to £24.81 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £20.78 - £24.81 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 July 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 9SJ |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 4703452_1751463988 |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Housing First Practitioner in Liverpool until at least September 2025 on a full-time, temporary contract. You'll be working a rotating shift pattern, Monday to Friday with 1 in every 6 weekends to be worked, with 2 rest days the following week. Shift patterns will rotate between 8am to 4pm, 9am to 5pm and 12pm to 8pm.
Our client are seeking candidates with direct experience of working with individuals that are facing or experiencing homelessness, and can demonstrate a strong understanding and knowledge of Homelessness & Housing Law, Welfare Benefits, Mental Health and Safeguarding.
Your new role
- Managing your own caseload of individuals, providing intensive support and practical help to support them in sustaining tenancies and make positive lifestyle choices that will allow them to remain living independently
- 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
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