Castlecroft House
Dear Applicant
Re: Housing Support Worker
Thank you for your interest in the above post. Find enclosed an application form together with job description and person specification. Please read through them carefully, short-listing of candidates will be based on the person specification.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 4 Friday 2nd May 2008 and we expect to be holding interviews in the week of Monday May 12th 2008. In order to reduce our costs we will only contact those people who have been short-listed. Therefore if you have not heard from us by 9th November you may assume your application was unsuccessful this time.
All posts at The Housing Link are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau whose code of practice is available on request or can be found at http://www.crb.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=1865
Yours truly,
Director
The Housing Link (2003)
HOUSING SUPPORT WORKER (Based at Bury)
Full Time SCP 23 to 27 £19463 to £22122
We require 2 people to join our team able to support the Services Manager, with the proven ability to make a positive contribution to an established team, build relationships with service users including the management of a caseload, delivering support packages and providing innovative solutions to homelessness issues. The Housing Support Worker will have knowledge of homelessness, and will have responsibility for agreeing resettlement support packages relevant to individual requirements. The post holder will be involved in the running of the 16 Bed, 24 hour hostel including, some evening work, undertaking sleep in duties (for which an allowance will be paid) and working weekends.
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