Housing Support Recovery Worker

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. 
 
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our aim of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. 
 
We have an exciting opportunity for a Housing Support Recovery Worker who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs. 
 
The role will also involve engaging services users and supporting them to navigate treatment, working in partnership with Housing Officers to assist with addressing substance misuse issues by promoting engagement and whilst working with Housing Officers to identify those clients that exist within our services who need support with tenancy sustainment. 
 
The post-holder will be part of a team that provides screening, comprehensive assessments, and care planning for new service users in outreach, delivering harm minimisation training and interventions as well as coordinating treatment for clients identified as having a housing need. 
 
You must hold a full UK driving licence and business insurance to apply for this role 
 
Where: Eastbourne 
Full- Time Hours: 37.5 per week 
Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract 
 
Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours. 

About the role:

• Establish effective communication and referral pathways for individuals who are at risk of homelessness and in contact with other health and care agencies.
• Provide wrap around support in emergency/temporary/supported accommodations across the area.
• Prioritise caseload depending on crisis intervention and severity of needs. 
• Attend relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings supporting links to health and social care services, peer support networks, community assets and mutual aid. 
• Work closely with the local authority, Health & Social care sector, partners and any provision linked to preventing Homelessness and improve joint working.
• Increase and enhance partnership working with primary care, mental health services, housing and other voluntary organisations who are supporting individuals at risk of losing tenancies.
• Provide wrap around support on budgeting, education, training and employment whilst continuing to support their engagement in structured services.

About you:

• An understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drug and alcohol use in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employment and personal relationships. 
• Minimum of 12 months experience facilitating successful tenancy sustainment and working to achieve positive community connections.
•  Experience of engaging with a wide variety of individuals with a variety of backgrounds and needs.
• The ability to work with and manage challenging behaviour.
• Have a valid UK driving licence, and use of own car, to work flexibly across different sites as required.

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme and receive vouchers if candidate is successful. 

Additional information

• Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy
• This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship
• We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.  

A note about using AI in your application

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy. 

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.