Move On Worker

Job Introduction

Do you have experience supporting people who may have experienced rough sleeping? Are you looking for a role where you will have a real impact on improving people's lives?

We are currently recruiting for a Move On Worker to join our Bradford IHM (Intensive Housing Management) team. This role is 35 hours per week, to be worked Monday to Friday. This role is paying £26,655 per annum and offers 6 weeks annual leave (plus bank holidays), access to a blue light card, and employee assistance programme. 

The Intensive Housing Management (IHM) service is open to clients, aged 18 and over, who are eligible for the service, including single people, couples or families with one child. The service provides accommodation for people who have low to medium support needs and may find it difficult to access mainstream housing.

The Move On Worker is responsible for supporting a caseload of clients, who have moved from temporary accommodation into Horton’s Move On Service.  The Move On Worker will take a personalised approach to support, with a view to developing independent skills in order that individuals can manage a tenancy and sustain their accommodation. 

The specific duties that will be required in a particular instance will depend on the needs of the individual client.

What you will need:

• Experience of working directly people who are experiencing homelessness, people with drug and/or alcohol issues, people with a history of offending and those in crisis situations
• Experience of undertaking client assessments, and developing individual support plans and working with vulnerable people in a community setting
• Experience of providing support to clients to assist them in maintaining their own homes
• Experience of housing management tasks e.g. reporting repairs, health and safety, tenancy management
• Evidence of vocational training in relevant skills for the post e.g. mental health issues and social care
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle which can be insured for business use

For more information, please see the Role Profile. 

Please be aware that Horton Housing Association is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.