Housing Support Specialist (Outreach and Move On Worker)

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Description Location: office base in St Leonards Salary: £28,640 per year, plus £1,000 essential car user allowance, plus £820 Rough Sleepers Allowance, plus Unsociable Hours shift allowance Hours: 37 per weekThe working pattern includes two early morning shifts, am (Summer) or 6.00 am (Winter) Monday Friday. Other working days are 9.00 am 5.00 pm Monday Friday.

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What youll be doing:Are you passionate about ending the cycle of rough sleeping for people who are experiencing homelessness? Are you interested in a career in housing support, mental health recovery and wellbeing development? Southdowns Outreach and Move On teams support those who are rough sleeping to move away from homelessness by accessing accommodation options.
As a Housing Support Specialist youll work alongside a multiagency team, supporting people who have experienced the trauma of homelessness, to make positive and lasting changes in their lives. Youll provide early morning street outreach to people sleeping rough in Hastings, combined with move on / tenancy support as your clients take steps away from homelessness and into accommodation.
Youll provide flexible, trauma-informed support, focusing on ending rough sleeping by identifying the support each person needs. This may include support with substance dependency, mental and physical health needs, domestic abuse, current or historical offending.
We welcome applications from candidates with previous experience in roles such as Support Worker, Outreach Worker, Community Specialist, Case Manager, Social Worker, Housing Support Worker, Social Care Prescriber, Community Health Worker, Community Outreach Coordinator or Care Coordinator. However, this is not essential and we will provide a full induction and training programme for all successful candidates.
Perks and benefits:

Youll be joining one of the largest providers of care, support and housing services in Sussex, which were proud to say weve been doing for over 50 years! In exchange we can offer some great benefits, including:Skills, knowledge and experience What you need for the role: What would be nice: Training:Our award winning in house training team will help you to gain valuable qualifications, continually develop your skills and build a great career with the largest provider of housing, care and support in Sussex.
How to apply:
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The application closing date is 07/05/2026 and interviews will be held on 19/05/2026.
Please note, if we receive a large number of applications then this position may close before the advertised application closing date. xbpsjku We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
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Location:
East Blatchington
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Social Care

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