Job Description

Please note a valid right to work and access to your own vehicle for work are required for this role

If successful you will be contacted, in due course, with further details.

Bridge-It Housing provides housing and support to families, single males and females. We do not discriminate by race, colour or religion and see each client as an individual, a human being, with the ability to, with the right support, turn their life around.

Responsibilities

Assist clients to identify clear routes to basic services that are available according to their individual circumstances

Providing advice and support on, Benefits, Education, Health, Employment and community involvement

Help clients ensure that they have copies of all necessary documentation relating to their refugee status (if applicable)

Provide advice about obtaining a national insurance number and opening bank/Post Office accounts

Assist clients to access and integrate with cultural/faith communities

Assist and encourage clients to make contact and develop networks with people

Enable clients to develop capacity

Liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies including a variety of landlords, training, education, health and employment providers

Assist in training volunteers to develop skills and knowledge to deliver a housing support service to clients

Encourage appropriate and acceptable behaviour from clients whilst using the service

Activities

Carry out

Risk Assessments

with potential service users

Complete

Sign Up paperwork

for new service users

Carry out regular

support sessions

with your service users (minimum once every two weeks)

Attend

support sessions with external agencies

(GP, addiction, mental health services)

Attending your allocated properties

twice per week

to check on the welfare of your clients (Mondays & Fridays)

Complete

Client Contact Records

after every communication with, or on behalf of a client

Managing Information

Maintain up to date and accurate documentation regarding client group and work undertaken

Contribute information necessary for monitoring and evaluation of the service

Maintain the confidentiality of staff and clients

Managing Self

To seek to work towards a best practice framework, continually evaluating service provision and adapting to needs of client group

To participate in personal and professional development

Manage time and prioritise workload

To work in a manner deemed to be fair and consistent

Other

To undertake any other duties that from time to time, may be reasonably required

To promote Equality and Diversity in all areas of activity and responsibility including employment and service provision

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 24,064.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Free parking On-site parking Referral programme
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence and owning a vehicle (required)
Work Location: In person