Jimmy's Cambridge is one of Cambridge's leading providers of support and accommodation to people who are and have been experiencing homelessness. We aim to help people get people off the streets and into their own home, backed up with all the support we can offer from our talented and committed team of staff, volunteers and partners.
The Role
The role of the Housing Support Worker, working in an outreach capacity, is to enable residents of Jimmy's Cambridge to achieve a level of independence in housing that they would not normally achieve on their own.
The Housing Support Worker will build meaningful, professional relationships with residents, by listening, advocating, enabling, and empowering, including helping to access support from other services to meet the needs of each resident. Tailored support plans will back up a person-centred, empathetic, and motivating approach, to help residents achieve their goals.
In this role, you will also work closely with peers to help them support their residents, and to cover in periods of absence.
Hours are 36 hours a week between Mon-Fri (flexible between 8-6pm). There is no shift or weekend work.
About You
You will come with some knowledge of the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness, along with a genuine interest and drive to support them. You will be well organised with the ability to evidence a high standard of resident support.
Essential to this role is having great communication skills, and an ability to quickly build trusting relationships with people. You must have a willingness to be 'hands on' as required.
Training will be offered to people who have all the right skills and competencies but perhaps are new to working with this group of people.
The closing date for applications has been extended to Friday 13th November at 12pm..
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