Housing Support Worker

Richmond Fellowship
£17,274-£20,080 pa
Permanent
Full Time
Ladbroke Grove, West London

You’ll provide emotional and practical support to our service users, enabling them to gain increasing independence and develop their full potential. This will include:

• Provide housing related support, supporting service users in managing debt
• Act as a keyworker to allocated service users ensuring they have an up to date and complete support plans addressing their individual needs
• Work closely with relevant statutory and voluntary organisations, making sure clients are referred to appropriate agencies for advice and counselling
• Develop close links with the local community, promoting a greater understanding of mental health issues
• Ensure the premises are in a good condition and health and safety regulations are adhered to at all times

About you:
• Experience of working in mental health or a related setting
• A flexible, positive and creative approach, and excellent communication skills
• Able to engage service users in a wide range of developmental and rehabilitative activities
• Strong motivational, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Able to identify and co-ordinate a range of services to meet individual needs
• Good IT skills, including Word, email and databases

Giving thousands of people each year a new sense of purpose and fulfilment, we’re one of the UK’s biggest providers of mental health care. Join our West London Supported Housing service and become part of the most innovative mental health organisation in the country.

We offer great benefits, including 25 days’ holiday per year, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers.

Ref: 10/179.

For more details and to apply, visit richmondfellowship.org.uk/careers

Closing date: 14 September 2010.