Supported Housing Assistant
Rotherham
Local Authority
3 Months
35 hours
£16.69 LTD / £14.23 PAYE (inc hol)
Support looked after children and care leavers aged 16-25 in Rotherham, providing essential housing support to promote independent living.
THE ROLE
As a Supported Housing Assistant, you will support care leavers in supported accommodation, their own tenancies, and at the Leaving Care Hub, helping them develop independent living skills.
- Provide one-to-one and group support, including independence workshops.
- Assist care leavers with tenancy sustainment, benefits, and rent payments.
- Ensure safety, security, and maintenance of accommodation services.
- Support young people in understanding and managing risks.
- Maintain professional records, ensuring compliance with Data Protection.
- Respond to welfare concerns, escalating issues as needed.
- Participate in a duty rota, responding to emergency call-outs and visitor management.
THE CANDIDATE
The successful candidate will have previous experience in a similar role, supporting vulnerable young people in a housing or support setting.
- Experience working with care leavers or looked-after children.
- Knowledge of tenancy sustainment and housing-related support.
- Ability to conduct risk assessments and implement risk management plans.
- Strong communication skills, working effectively with young people and professionals.
- Understanding of safeguarding, health & safety, and compliance in supported housing.
THE CONTRACT
- 35 hours per week, shift working on a 7-day rota including bank holidays.
- Working hours between 08:00 - 21:30.
- 3-month contract with potential temp-to-perm opportunity.
- Pay: £16.69 per hour LTD / £14.23 per hour PAYE (inclusive of holiday).
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this role, please email a copy of your CV to lee.mcmillan@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208966 to discuss the role in more detail!
If the role is more suited to someone you know, we offer a £250 referral bonus for every successfully referred candidate!
