Criminal Justice Housing Support Worker

Location

Hertfordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Hours 37.5 hours per week
Location Hertfordshire
Salary £25,584

Emerging Futures (EF) works across the country to support people affected by homelessness, addiction, and mental health challenges. Our greatest resource is our people, so we also offer generous annual leave, pension, employee assistance programme and other benefits.

About the role

As a Criminal Justice Housing Support Worker, you will provide housing and recovery support to people who have a history of substance and/or alcohol issues and who are experiencing accommodation problems. You will provide a range of interventions to support people on their journey to independent living.

Working closely with the Police, probation, and other partner organisations, you will encourage and nurture support networks in the wider community for people to access.

All Support Workers receive an in-depth training package to provide you with the skills you need to support people in our houses.

About you

• You will have some experience working in a support role, but we will provide you with the knowledge and training you need to work with clients in a holistic and person-centred way.
• You are compassionate, energetic, reliable, and committed to improving the health and wellbeing of those experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping.
• Patience and resilience will come naturally to you. You should have good interpersonal and listening skills as you will be supporting people with challenging mental health problems.
• Above all, you will be enthusiastic and have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives

What do our staff say about working for us?

“My professional development is being addressed all the time. I have had so much training while I have been here.”

“We try to create an environment where it’s ok not to be ok. I feel very blessed to be part of this organisation.”

Interested?

We’re just as interested in hearing why people want to work for EF as we are in reading their CVs!

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, we’d love to hear from you! Contact Samantha Salahi on 07946 091 621.

If you would prefer to apply by email, please send us your CV and a short message on why this role appeals to you to [email protected]

A full job description is available to download below.

Closing date 22nd March 2024

Anticipated interview dates are to be confirmed.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We would be grateful if you could complete the Equal Opportunities Form attached along with your Application Form to help monitor the effectiveness of our recruitment practices and assess the success of different advertising methods in attracting applications.

This information is separated from the application and used for statistical purposes only.  It will not be made available to anyone directly involved in the selection process.

Convictions/Disqualifications

If successful in securing an interview we will need to ask you about any unspent convictions as part of our duty of care.  A criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being offered a role; the decision will depend on the type of offence and its relevance to the role.  All of our roles require a criminal record check.

If you would like to discuss any convictions you may have beforehand, please contact [email protected]. All information will be dealt with according to the Emerging Futures Confidentiality Policy.

Data Protection

By submitting an application by way of a CV, you acknowledge that you have read the Emerging Futures CIC Privacy Policy on our website here, and you consent to the processing and storage of your data for the purposes of the recruitment process in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR.

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Salary

£25.58k per annum