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Tenancy Support Worker Community Support Team

Salary: £8,577 - £8,863 per annum
Location: Leicestershire/Northamptonshire/occasional nottinghamshire
Hours: 14
Closing Date: 07/05/2024 23:59

This is a {Advertised Permanent / Temporary}, {Advertised Full Time / Part Time} vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Have you got Tenancy Support experience and willing to visit clients in their own homes across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occasionally Nottinghamshire?

If so, we have just the opportunity for you as we are looking for a Tenancy Support Worker!

Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential as there will be a requirement to travel. You will be reimbursed for your business mileage costs for which you will need business cover on your car insurance.

We currently have 1 role available. 

  • 1 Part Time role (14hrs) covering Leicestershire/Northamptonshire/occasional Nottinghamshire

About the role

The Community Support Team is a tenancy support service for NCHA customers. The team provide support for individuals to maintain their tenancy, gain skills, live independently.  A support worker helps the individual to identify any difficulties and then plans the support they need to meet their goals.

You will:

  • Devise and implement support plans/risk assessment
  • Act as an advocate for the service user liaising with external agencies.
  • Maintain service user records
  • Support service users to maximise income/money management
  • Support service users to access education, work or training.
  • Support with other such housing related support.

The role requires you to travel & visit service users either in their home, virtual support and/or at a hub as well as access to work at a central hub.

No two days will be the same!

It’s a fast paced but rewarding service as the support you will provide will help our customers sustain their tenancies and manage their finances effectively. You'll also need to advocate for our tenants when necessary by bringing in other support, care and health providers

What do you need to have?

  • Be Kind, considerate, caring, compassionate and empathetic to working with vulnerable adults, non-judgemental
  • knowledge & experience of housing related support
  • Work with minimal supervision and ability to lone work
  • good organisation skills 

Working hours - Monday to Friday 9-5 however flexibility is required to meet customers’ needs and may include occasional evenings & bank holidays.

Please note that we are not currently offering visa sponsorship.

USEFUL TOP TIPS:

  1. You will need to attach a CV in order to apply for this role.
  2. All correspondence will be via your registered email address.
  3. Previous applicants need not apply.

As an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer, NCHA welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and disabled candidates. As part of our LGBT Allies Programme, we also welcome applications from members of the LGBT community and encourage inclusivity in the workplace. Male Support Workers are currently under-represented in this area and we particularly welcome suitable applications.

All successful candidates will be required to take a short numerical and literacy exercise as part of the selection process.

 

We’re Nottingham Community Housing Association, known to many as NCHA. We’ve been around since 1973, and we're really proud of that. We're more than just a housing association: we deliver care and support to people all over the East Midlands. Read our story to find out more about us.

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