Housing Related Support Worker

Creative Support is a thriving and progressive national charity, with a passion for delivering high quality, person centred and meaningful services which promote the personal development of the people who use our services.

We are looking for a warm, approachable and motivated person to work alongside our Service Manager and Community Links and Assessment Co-ordinator to provide an outcome-focused support service for people over the age of 18 who are identified as needing housing relating support to enable them to benefit from:

• Improved mental health
• Tenancy sustainment
• Maximisation of independent living skills
• Improved engagement with the landlord/accommodation providers
• Better money management/debt and arrears reduction
• Improved safety within the home e.g. reduction in hoarding and safer living conditions
• Reduced homelessness and threat of homelessness
• Better management of substance misuse issues
• Access Volunteering opportunities with Tier 0 and outside of the service

You will provide advice and guidance as to the range of possible housing and support options including support to access and engage with these services. You will sign post to other services that may also be able to aid in meeting their support needs.

In return, Creative Support offers a wide range of employee benefits, specialised training through its internal training department and the dedicated Dudley Management Team who will support you to develop within your role.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

We offer all employees competitive pay and a pension contribution in addition to 28 days annual leave. As an employer that is committed to the professional development of our staff we also support our care staff to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and pay for your enhanced DBS. Additional benefits include enhanced maternity leave, employee support programmes and an additional day of leave each year on or around your Birthday.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK – Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship.

We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.

Application Instructions:

In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.

You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to recruitment@creativesupport.co.uk to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS