Housing Support Recovery Worker

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to Service Users’ lives. Our core values are Be open, be compassionate and be bold
, which we apply daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives and grow as individuals.

This is an innovative new service, working specifically with the people who use our services with housing and recovery needs. As a Housing Support Recovery Worker with Inspire Lancashire, you will work with clients in structured treatment that are entering, or are on a path to enter a housing crisis. You will actively engage with the people who use our services and the services they need to support improved health, wellbeing, and social inclusion.

Providing wrap around support including practical, emotional, and social aspects of preventing homelessness and maintaining a tenancy.

We offer an excellent opportunity for someone who has experience in a similar field and wants to make a difference in a new Housing Floating Support service in Lancashire.

Where: Lancashire

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

• Utilise effective communication and referral pathways for service users who are at risk of homelessness and in contact with other health and care agencies.
• Provide wrap around support in emergency/temporary/supported accommodations across East Lancashire.
• Prioritise caseload depending on crisis intervention and severity of needs.
• Attend relevant multi‑disciplinary team meetings supporting links to health and social care services, peer support networks, community assets and mutual aid.
• Work closely with the local authority, Health & Social care sector, partners and any provision linked to preventing homelessness and improve joint working.

• An understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drug and alcohol use in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employment and personal relationships.
• Experience facilitating successful tenancy sustainment and working to achieve positive community connections.
• Experience of engaging with a wide variety of individuals with a variety of backgrounds and needs.
• The ability to work with and manage challenging behaviour.

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each year of service.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Paid ‘wellbeing hour’ each week along with access to the Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• A great selection of benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team working in a dynamic environment.
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.

Please note:

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time‑limited visas, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

ILW / OLW / Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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