Housing Support Worker

Hours 37.5 hours per week
Location Chorley, Central Lancashire
Salary £22,451 – £23,918 per annum

Emerging Futures (EF) works across the country to support people affected by homelessness, addiction, and mental health challenges. Our greatest resource is our people, so we also offer generous annual leave, pension, employee assistance programme and other benefits.

About the role

As the Housing Support Worker, you will provide housing and wellbeing support to vulnerable and excluded people with complex needs in Chorley who may have had experience of rough sleeping and/or homelessness.

Using a range of techniques, you will be assessing need, preparing tenancy support plans, and supporting our tenants to achieve their individual goals. These may include attending health appointments, achieving and maintaining their recovery, maintaining their tenancies, and moving onto independent living.

You will encourage and support residents to live as fully and independently as possible within the local community, providing information, emotional, organisational, practical support, and training as appropriate.

Working flexibly on a rota basis, the role may involve covering evening shifts and weekends to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our residents.

About you

You will have some experience working in a support role, but we will provide you with the knowledge and training you need to work with residents in a holistic and person-centred way.

You are confident, fun, approachable, and warm – someone who can deliver their best!

You are a problem solver and have good interpersonal and listening skills.

Patience and resilience come naturally to you, as this role can be emotive.

What do our staff say about working for us?

“My professional development is being addressed all the time. I have had so much training while I have been here.”

“We try to create an environment where it’s ok not to be ok. I feel very blessed to be part of this organisation.”

Interested?

To apply for the role, submit your CV, along with a cover letter to joanne.sutton@emergingfutures.org.uk

A full job description and person specification is available on the download button below. Please reference this to outline the skills and experience you can bring to the role in your cover letter, whilst telling us why you want to work for Emerging Futures.

CV’s submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

Closing date Friday 19th April

Anticipated interview dates are to be confirmed.