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Housing First Worker

Job Posted: 5 days ago

Salary: £ 33,797 - 37,563 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Brighton, Brighton and Hove

Expire in: 23 days

Job Description

Housing First Worker

Brighton

£33,797 - £37,563 pa

Are you committed to making a lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable adults?

Fixed term opportunity until 31 March 2027

Housing First is an innovating approach to supporting the most excluded and hard to reach clients. It focuses on finding housing first; and then addressing the issues that have contributed to an individual’s homelessness.

The Brighton Housing First service aims to support hard to reach clients with complex needs: by sourcing independent tenancies and providing intensive support into long term accommodation. By adopting a flexible, creative and personalised approach, the service aims to support individuals to manage their tenancies in the community and rebuild their lives. The team is currently supporting clients in the Brighton and Hove area.

In the role of Housing First Worker you will:

  * Work Monday to Friday, 9-5, working with a person-centred approach to support clients in their own homes as well as in the community.

  * Be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the service, managing a small caseload of clients.

  * Deliver ongoing and intensive support to help your clients set up their home, with the overall goal of supporting them to sustain their tenancy and achieve individual goals and aspirations.

  * Build and maintain effective relationships through an MDT approach with local partner agencies to support clients throughout their recovery.

About you

This role will suit motivated, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives, as well as:

  * Experience of working with vulnerable people; motivating and empowering complex and diverse client groups to sustain housing, health and/or work outcomes.

  * Great communication skills, with the ability to network and build effective relationships with a variety people, including clients, internal colleagues and partner agencies, with an understanding and respect for all cultural backgrounds.

  * The ability to work independently and be comfortable as a lone worker, with a good knowledge of relevant protocols and safety precautions.

  * The ability to manage your own caseload with a proactive and innovative approach to your work through multi-disciplinary planning and an understanding of an MDT approach, and to work flexibly to provide tailored support to meet clients’ individual needs and aspirations.

St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and we foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

Flexible working arrangements can be implemented for the role, particularly to support those balancing caregiving responsibilities or other commitments.

Closing date: 10 am on 17 September 2026

Interview and assessments on: TBC

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