Hostel Key Worker

Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: ÂŁ31,037.58 rising to ÂŁ32,279.08 after probation period
Hours: 37.5 a week on a shift rota
Reports to: Hostel Manager
Closing date: Thursday 27th March 2025

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time housing Key Worker to join our hostel team, to provide support to the hostel residents and helping us to deliver an excellent restorative service to Dacorum’s homeless. As well as a good comprehension of housing and benefit support, the successful candidate must demonstrate an excellent understanding of the issues faced by homeless people from complex backgrounds and an ability to engage positively with these people. The role is a full-time position and requires workers to be available on a 7 days a week shift pattern on a rota basis – days, evenings and weekends.

About you

We’re looking for someone with a good understanding of working with homeless individuals and has demonstrable knowledge of client related support. You must be able to deliver high quality, structured and time-limited interventions, which have a lasting impact on clients’ lives. You must have a good understanding of the issues faced by homeless people from complex backgrounds.

Benefits include

  • Contributory pension scheme with NEST, employer contributions of 3%
  • Sick pay scheme
  • 25 days annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays
  • 1 additional day of annual leave after each 5 years’ service (FTE, up to a max 3 days)
  • 1 day per year to volunteer for DENS or another organisation (FTE)
  • Employee assistance programme – 24/7 advice/support helpline and access to counselling
  • Access to Medicash for cashback on health costs and access to services to support your wellbeing
  • Staff wellbeing days and team building activities
  • Training and professional qualifications relevant to your role

How to apply

Please advise us should you require adjustments to be made to the recruitment process

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Jacky Stafford on 01442 412340.

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