Housing First Worker

Housing First Worker £25,974 - £26,474 per annum Southampton Permanent, Full Time (37 hrs and 31 hrs available) Enhanced DBS Required Drivers Licence: Required Lone Working: Yes Night Working: No Weekend Working: No At Two Saints we are proud of our values and our mission: to provide people with homes and specialist support so they feel valued and secure and ready to take their next steps. We’re seeking compassionate adaptable people to join our Southampton service as a Housing First Worker. You’ll bring a passion for supporting young people to build confidence develop essential life skills and recognise their own strengths and support needs through positive meaningful interactions. As the ideal candidate your ability to connect with young adults and care leavers will help them build trust resilience and a sense of possibility for their future. You’ll understand safeguarding work proactively within our policies and contribute to a strong collaborative team environment. Our Housing First Worker roles are support-based focused on guidance encouragement and empowering clients to achieve their goals. The work can be challenging but also truly rewarding - made even more so by the supportive values-driven team you’ll be part of. Housing First Worker Essentials: * A genuine interest and concern for homelessness and related issues * Ability to positively contribute to a team * Deal promptly and effectively with challenging situations/crises in a calm manner * Strong communication skills clear verbal and written English * Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook Excel and Word Housing First Worker Desirables: * Experience of managing a caseload of clients * Understanding of risk assessment and person-centred outcomes-based delivery * Awareness of the support needs of people experiencing homelessness or those with complex needs * Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies housing regulations and the benefits system Could this be you? If yes apply for this exciting Housing First Worker opportunity with Two Saints. For full role details please see the attached Job Description for the role of Housing First Worker. We reserve the right to close our adverts early if a successful candidate is found so please submit your application as soon as possible. Two Saints is committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment using pre-employment checks such as Enhanced DBS Overseas Police Checks (where appropriate) Reference Checks and CV gap querying upon appointment to the role. About Us We offer support to people who are homeless vulnerable or at risk of becoming homeless and need help rebuilding their lives for a brighter future. Our services include safe flexible and reliable client led housing and support with a focus on reducing homelessness improving health and wellbeing and building on individual’s skills and resilience to break the cycle of homelessness poverty and exclusion. We work in partnership with multiple agencies and authorities to deliver support and accommodation needs across Berkshire Hampshire Isle of Wight and Dorset. We are dedicated to safeguarding all young people and adults with our services. We follow safer recruitment practices for all our vacancies to assure that all successful candidates are suitable to work with our clients. We’re committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that embodies our values and promotes a tolerant and respectful environment where everyone can feel empowered to succeed. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will support with any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.