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Housing First Practitioner

Job Posted: 7 days ago

Salary: £ 19.13 - 24.23 / Hour
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside

Expire in: 21 days

Job Description

We're seeking a proactive Housing First Practitioner in the North Liverpool area to join a specialist homelessness support service on a MAT cover contract until at least January 2027, possibly beyond. This is a 35 hour per week role, participating in a rolling rota working between the hours of 8am and 8pm, required to support 1 in every 6 weekends. 
Your new role You'll be responsible for providing intensive, wrap-around support to highly vulnerable individuals who are facing or experiencing homelessness, helping them to sustain or secure tenancies, access community services, and work towards personal goals. The role involves a mix of outreach, home visits, office-based and home working. 
Responsibilities: 

Deliver high-quality, person-centred, trauma-informed support to individuals facing homelessness, managing your own caseload of up to 8 clients ensuring they receive responsive support tailored to their circumstances 
Conduct risk assessments and develop safety plans including crisis planning, de-escalation and harm reduction strategies 
Devise personalised support plans to be reviewed regularly, monitoring progress and documenting achievements 
Provide outreach support including home visits and
community based work 
Work in partnership with multiple agencies and services, including health, social care, probation, housing providers, community groups and other professionals to maintain holistic support 
Provide practical, tenancy-related support including housing applications, Property Pool Plus support and benefits adviceWhat you'll need to succeed 

Strong background in supporting vulnerable adults facing homelessness, rough sleeping or multiple complex needs 
Strong understanding of trauma-informed and strengths-based practice 
Knowledge of homelessness law, mental health, substance use, welfare benefits and housing pathways 
Experience of completing risk assessments, crisis planning, safeguarding and devising personalised support plans 
Confident lone worker with the ability to manage challenging behaviour with empathy and professional boundaries. 

Experience helping individuals sustain tenancies and engage with services What you'll get in return...

Weekly pay 
Competitive hourly rates 
Option to be paid PAYE or Umbrella 
Flexible working pattern with home working 
Temp to perm opportunities What you need to do now
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