Housing Worker
Hours: 30 - 37 hours per week, flexible to be over 4-5 days
Following probation the role requires on-call for approx 6 weeks a year, for which extra payments are made.
Salary: £27,876 - £30,002 (pro-rata - salary dependent on skills, experience and knowledge)
Contract: Permanent
Base: Garden House Project, OX4 2ND and Projects across East Oxford
Our client, a Mental Health and Wellbeing Charity, has a vacancy for housing support and recovery worker based in Oxford city.
The Housing Support and Recovery Worker will provide flexible, proactive and assertive support, to residents of this organisation's housing projects, to promote recovery and independence within a positive risk management approach to adults with serious and enduring mental health issues.
About the Project:
This charity’s Transitional Housing Recovery Service is for people aged 18 - 65 who have severe and enduring mental health problems. The service is part of a pathway of housing services that promote recovery and independence within the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership (OMHP). The OMHP brings together Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Connection Floating Support, Response, Restore, Elmore Community Services and our client, to deliver integrated mental health support and services across the county.
Key Responsibilities
- Assessment of mental health needs & risk
- Creation and management of appropriate strategies to manage risks for individuals and environment
- Providing proactive individual support planning and case management in conjunction with residents and external stakeholders
- Property and housing management including health and safety responsibilities, fire safety checks and arranging repairs to maintain a safe environment
- Record keeping and administration
- Interagency working and liaison
- Promotion of community interaction to improve physical and mental wellbeing
- Formulate and see through plans for residents to move on to more long-term resident accommodation within commissioned timeframes
Key Skills
- An understanding of the issues for people with mental health issues living in the community
- Experience of working in a housing or residential setting.
- Experience of working with individuals, enabling them to identify their own goals to support personal wellbeing and recovery, and the ability to support them in pursuing these.
Please ensure that you match your skills and experience against the above and provide details and evidence of this in your application. If you don't provide this you may not be shortlisted for the role.
Closing date: 2nd April 2025
Shortlisting date: 3rd April 2025
Interview date: 8th April 2025
Interview location: Ivy Close, OX4
Interested?
Please click 'Apply' and follow the job board process. You will receive an email from CHM Recruit containing further information on how to apply for the role.
Please note that although you may be asked by the job board to upload a CV, you are not applying at this stage.
Applications are welcomed from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. They are sadly unable to hire on work visa Sponsorship.
Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. They therefore require a Disclosure and Barring Service check, for all their roles. The level of which will vary depending on the nature of the role.
No agencies please.
