Recovery Resettlement Practitioner (Housing Specialism) - Southend on Sea

Location: Southend on Sea

Salary: £26,339 (pro rata), plus benefits

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time

We are recruiting for a Recovery Resettlement Practitioner (Housing Specialism) - Southend on Sea.

This is a part time role for 17.5 hours per week, we offer flexible working arrangements, some travel around the local area may be required and a full UK driving licence and use of a car would therefore be advantageous.

About the role:

The Recovery Housing support worker role sits within the Recovery Directorate and forms a part of the Recovery Operations Team, utilising all the resources it has to offer. This post will support Forward Trust service users who reside in one of our supported housings units who are in abstinence-based recovery and who are committed and engaged in a recovery pathway.

The role focuses on a person-centred approach enabling service users to sustain and maintain their recovery and fulfil their best potential. We aim to work in partnership with many agencies giving them the opportunity to offer their services to our service users, ensuring that every client has access to holistic and multidisciplinary service that meets their individual needs.

The Recovery Housing role will be multi-skilled to provide support and a range of interventions across all complexity levels and be able to work across Forward Trust services, providing flexibility and resilience against changing demand.

Formal Line Management support will be given on a quarterly basis however, the expectation is that there will be regular and open dialogue with your Manager between sessions to clarify any points.

You will be responsible for adhering to the targets set by Forward and your line management. Co-operative working relationships with partner agencies and other internal staff are vital to this role.

Some degree of flexibility is required to support 'out of office’ hours and the continuity of service delivery.

Key responsibilities:

• To provide a comprehensive, inclusive, and bespoke Recovery Housing service, including advice and guidance to Forward Trust clients.
• Conducting robust housing needs assessments to ensure service user needs are identified and a bespoke supportive plan is created with the service user at the centre, including signposting to other internal and external services.
• Ensure that promotion across all services is delivered regularly to ensure that appropriate referrals are received.
• Carry out assessments risk/initial/comprehensive assessments to inform the service users treatment journey.
• Carry out interventions relevant to individual client needs, including regular 1:1 sessions and weekly house meetings.
• Documenting the outcome of the assessment with recommendations, on-going referrals, risk assessment and care planning.
• Promotion of the Recovery Support service to service users and staff through regular visits and interactions with Forward services.
• Liaise with appropriate government bodies including, but not limited to, Housing benefit department, probation, DWP etc.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Knowledge and experience of the housing and homelessness sector and experience of floating support and helping people to sustain their tenancies.
• A thorough knowledge of the needs of clients who are in abstinence-based recovery and experience of assessing adults in need of support around housing, substance misuse and maintaining abstinence-based recovery.
• Experience in the substance misuse field and/or experience of working in a related field or similar field and knowledge of the recovery agenda.
• Demonstrable experience of managing caseloads, carrying out/ completing risk/ comprehensive assessments, SMART action plans and maintaining effective case records.
• Experience of delivering both 1:1 and group-work interventions using motivational techniques and trauma informed approaches.
• Experience of working effectively with adults experiencing multiple disadvantages; unemployment, homelessness, mental ill health, substance use.
• Working knowledge of using Microsoft office packages, database monitoring systems and Strong skills in IT communication.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.