Housing Support Worker

Salary: £12.60 per hour

Location: Dundee, Angus

Benefits: Paid annual leave, pension scheme, career progression, fantastic training opportunities, employee wellbeing support, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands

Closing date for applications is 14th July and interviews are scheduled for 21st, 22nd and 23rd July

Type: Casual - pick and choose when you work, around your study, family, retirement or home life!

We are one of the largest children's charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK's vulnerable children for over 150 years.

A bit about the role:

Dundee Youth Housing Service is spread across two residential sites in the city of Dundee. We can accommodate 25 young people at one time through a mixture of housing support and care at home intervention. The Dundee Youth Housing Service, in collaboration with the Dundee City Council, fulfils its statutory duty by supporting homeless young people aged 16 and above. The aim of the service is to engage with young people and families at the earliest opportunity, to be responsive, to prevent situations escalating, and take the pressure off the local authority front line services.

As the initial point of contact for any young person facing homelessness in the city, our service plays a crucial role. Within the strategic housing partnership, Action for Children stands as the sole organisation dedicated to preventing young individuals from becoming homeless. Our service operates 24/7.

Our primary focus is to provide temporary accommodation for young people who have been assessed as homeless. We extend our support to young individuals who are homeless, have care experience, or are seeking asylum.

How you'll help to create brighter futures:

• Provide flexible, high-quality, person-centred care to young people, both individually and as a team.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with young people and their families, offering emotional, social, and practical support.
• Establish community links to assist young people and their families.
• Support personal care, medication administration, and clinical procedures as per policies.
• Ensure young people's views and needs are heard and addressed.
• Perform routine household tasks and support young people in these tasks to promote independence.

Let's talk about you:

• Must possess SVQ3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent within two years of taking up post
• Willingness to participate in relevant on the job or off site training
• Providing support and care
• Writing notes and recording information
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to manage difficult situations
• Ability to plan and organise work once directed
• Ability to use Microsoft office packages
• An understanding and appreciation of Health and safety within the workplace.

Good to know:

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Diversity, equality and inclusion:

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.