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Job Title: Project Worker - Access Housing Unit Purpose of Job: To support people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to secure and sustain their accommodation by providing the relevant supports. To deliver time-…
Skills: Case management, Tenancy sustainment, Advocacy, Needs assessment, Conflict resolution
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The Project Worker will support homeless individuals or those at risk of homelessness to secure and sustain tenancies through case management and outreach services. They will also mediate landlord-tenant disputes and collaborate with statutory and voluntary agencies to address social issues like addiction and mental health.
Candidates must have at least two years of experience in a similar role and possess a non-judgmental, empathetic approach to working with marginalized populations. The ability to manage challenging behavior and work both independently and as part of a team is essential.
Job Title: Project Worker - Access Housing Unit
Purpose of Job:
To support people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to secure and sustain their accommodation by providing the relevant supports. To deliver time-limited tenancy support services to ensure tenancies can be sustained.
Reports to: Assistant Manager, Access Housing Unit
Contract: Full time permanent
Salary: €36,000 per annum
CORU registration desirable
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Principal Duties
•Liaise with referral agents to discuss referrals.
•Provide information to clients on the operation of the service.
•Support clients in accessing accommodation.
•Meet with and assess clients to ensure they can live independently.
•Support clients to make the transition to independent living providing pre-tenancy training and support where appropriate.
•Support clients to process HAP Applications and liaise with Cork City and County Council.
•Provide Tenancy Sustainment to individuals identified in need of support to sustain their tenancy.
•Ensure a detailed needs assessment is completed to adequately support the client to maintain their accommodation.
•Mediate in landlord-tenant disputes where appropriate, particularly where the tenancy is at risk.
•Provide landlords with information on the operation of the service.
•Deliver outreach services through visiting support.
•Develop time limited support plans with agreed goals to address individual tenant’s needs.
•Adapt a Case Management approach by advocating on behalf of clients to ensure they achieve their support plan goals.
•Accompany clients to appointments with the DSP to apply for Exceptional Needs Payments and assist with any welfare queries when required.
•Empower clients to respond to issues which arise by signposting service users to relevant support agencies.
•Recognise and respond to social isolation among service users and devise a plan to address this support need.
•Liaise with other Threshold services making referrals as appropriate.
•Respond to social issues which may present i.e., addiction, mental health, domestic violence, child protection concerns or anti-social behaviour.
•Work in partnership with Local Department Representatives, Cork City, Cork County Council, support and outreach workers in homeless services and other statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate.
•Ensure that targets are achieved as set out in relation to performance indicators and standards for the service.
•Represent the AHU and Threshold at various external meetings, events, training, and forums.
Ideal Candidate:
•At least two years’ experience in a similar/related role.
•Non-judgmental and empathetic approach in dealing with service users, with a commitment to securing housing rights for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
•Ability to deal with and work with challenging behaviour.
•Willingness to work as part of a team and also the ability to work independently.
•Flexible, with a commitment to very high standards of work and customer care.
•Practical experience of assessment, planned support and advocacy with marginalised people.
Hours: The position is full time (37.5 hours per week) and while the office is open from Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.30pm, the role requires flexibility from the post holder. Likewise, flexibility will be granted from the employer.
Holidays – 22 days per annum. One additional day will be accrued for every two years worked up to a maximum of 25 days on a pro rata basis. Thereafter one additional day is accrued for every five years worked on a pro rata basis.
Probation – 6 Months probationary period
National Housing Charity - Solving Housing Problems - Preventing Homelessness
Threshold is a national housing charity, providing housing advice to help solve housing problems and prevent homelessness to anyone who needs our help nationwide. We provide a free confidential telephone helpline that operates daily from 9am-9pm and face to face appointment service in our three regional offices. We have 40 years experience of preventing homelessness, campaigning for the rights of tenants and standards in rented accommodation, challenging illegal rent reviews and calling for greater security of tenure for all those renting. In 2017, Threshold’s frontline services protected more than 4,000 tenancies last year nationwide. By providing advocacy, advice, Residential Tenancy Board representation and our Tenancy Protection Service, Threshold helped an average of 364 households a month to remain in their homes in 2017 and without our vital interventions, the homeless figures would be much higher. Threshold is increasingly being contacted by employers as many of their employees are struggling to find affordable private rented accommodation or experiencing problems within their tenancy. Threshold can help by providing accessible lunchtime information sessions, one on one advice clinics and ongoing support. Threshold delivers training to a diverse range of statutory and non-statutory bodies including Citizens Information Centres, Union of Students Ireland and local authorities such as Fingal County Council. Threshold also delivers training to representative bodies such as trade unions and human resource departments of companies on behalf of their members and employees. Threshold can also deliver training to property agents and landlords of privately rented accommodation. Our training sessions are also beneficial for employers and their employees who may be renting. Reg. Charity No. 20011031
Offices: 21 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, IE · 22 South Mall, Cork, IE · 5 Prospect Hill, Galway, Co Galway H91 HC1H, IE
National Housing Charity - Solving Housing Problems - Preventing Homelessness
Threshold is a national housing charity, providing housing advice to help solve housing problems and prevent homelessness to anyone who needs our help nationwide. We provide a free confidential telephone helpline that operates daily from 9am-9pm and face to face appointment service in our three regional offices. We have 40 years experience of preventing homelessness, campaigning for the rights of tenants and standards in rented accommodation, challenging illegal rent reviews and calling for greater security of tenure for all those renting. In 2017, Threshold’s frontline services protected more than 4,000 tenancies last year nationwide. By providing advocacy, advice, Residential Tenancy Board representation and our Tenancy Protection Service, Threshold helped an average of 364 households a month to remain in their homes in 2017 and without our vital interventions, the homeless figures would be much higher. Threshold is increasingly being contacted by employers as many of their employees are struggling to find affordable private rented accommodation or experiencing problems within their tenancy. Threshold can help by providing accessible lunchtime information sessions, one on one advice clinics and ongoing support. Threshold delivers training to a diverse range of statutory and non-statutory bodies including Citizens Information Centres, Union of Students Ireland and local authorities such as Fingal County Council. Threshold also delivers training to representative bodies such as trade unions and human resource departments of companies on behalf of their members and employees. Threshold can also deliver training to property agents and landlords of privately rented accommodation. Our training sessions are also beneficial for employers and their employees who may be renting. Reg. Charity No. 20011031
Offices: 21 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, IE · 22 South Mall, Cork, IE · 5 Prospect Hill, Galway, Co Galway H91 HC1H, IE
