Housing & Welfare Advice Worker’s post
The Manna Day Centre is a drop-in Centre for homeless and long-term unemployed single men and women. It is run by a team of project workers, under the Director, who are responsible for its smooth operation. Basic Services offered include food, showers, clothing, housing & welfare advice, medical care, and access to laptops. The Centre opens to service users 7 days a week, 8.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. The working week for this particular post is from Monday to Friday, from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. each day. Annual leave is 25 days plus time in lieu of bank holidays worked.
Housing & Welfare Advice Workers must have a commitment to homeless people, which includes acceptance and respect. They will also work for necessary social change to ensure justice for homeless and poor people. Responsibilities are shared among the team according to needs, skills and aptitudes. The annual salary for this post ranges from £27,660 to £33,450. The starting salary will be dependent on your experience.
Those applying for this post should have:
Housing & welfare advice experience
Experience of undertaking housing & welfare casework
Ability to prioritise and manage a busy caseload.
Experience of working with homeless & vulnerably housed people.
An application form can be downloaded from HERE.
A Job Descrition for this post from HERE.
A Person Spec from HERE.
A Vision Ethos statement from HERE.
Please note that the closing date for applications is Sunday 1st October 2023.
