Housing Support Officer (Ex-Offenders and Substance Misuse)
Role Purpose
To improve the lives of ex-offenders and individuals with substance misuse issues by delivering a high-quality, direct support service to individuals or groups, helping them transition to permanent housing.
Working week
Monday to Friday, with some weekend work (37.5 hours).
To provide housing related support to vulnerable individuals together with providing housing and property management with the aim of achieving a successful move-on and other measurable outcomes including supporting service users to achieve independence.
Key Responsibilities
Plan and deliver an effective support and safety plan with the service user referring to specialist agencies as required.
Engage with actual and potential referral agencies including local authority central access point/gateway services, statutory and voluntary sector agencies in order to generate referrals for the service as required.
To provide housing related support to vulnerable individuals together with providing housing and property management with the aim of achieving a successful move-on and other measurable outcomes including supporting service users to achieve independence.
Key Responsibilities
Plan and deliver an effective support and safety plan with the service user referring to specialist agencies as required.
Engage with actual and potential referral agencies including local authority central access point/gateway services, statutory and voluntary sector agencies in order to generate referrals for the service as required.