Housing Support Practitioner

We have immediate need for a Housing Support Worker working within our Housing Service department. This position is full-time (35 hours per week).

Please note that applications not containing a cover letter will not be considered.

Location: King’s Court, Bristol

Salary:  £31,562

Contract: Permanent          

Department: Housing Services

Responsible to: Deputy Housing Managers, Housing Services Manager

Role Purpose:  The role of the Housing Support Practitioner is to provide high quality, trauma informed housing related support to people eligible for Ara’s Housing Service.  The role is to build trusted relationships with people, ensuring that all housing and recovery related needs are met, and assisting with appropriate move on accommodation. The job’s focus is on delivering recovery outcomes, sustained tenancies and building positive futures.

Our Housing Support Practitioners are key to delivering our vision of supporting an increasing number of clients into recovery from homelessness and addiction. Some of the key tasks for this role include to:

• Support clients on a one-to-one basis in Ara housing across Bristol
• Co-create housing support plans that meet the identified needs of the Service User for the complete recovery journey.
• Take a strengths-based approach to helping people to make a change.
• Work with clients to improve self-sufficiency, re-integrate into the community, and achieve successful move-on from the service.

In return we offer:

• A competitive and benchmarked salary.
• A 35 hour working week to promote a healthy work-life balance, with flexible working.
• Up to 32 days annual leave, as well as all UK bank holidays.
• A pension scheme, comprehensive training, and a 24hr Employee Assistance Program.
• Meaningful and fulfilling work that makes a real difference to some of the most vulnerable people in our society

For a full job description please click here.

To apply, please email recruitment@recovery4all.co.uk with a CV and covering letter. We will not consider candidates who don’t write a covering letter. For more information about Ara, please visit recovery4all.co.uk

Closing date for applications – Friday August 21 at noon, but we will interview suitable candidates on application.