Huggard – Independent Living Officer (Key worker) – 24 hour Hostels.
Huggard is a Charity helping homeless people in Cardiff. Our focus is on both providing emergency housing and support (we provide the out of hours emergency service for the city) and breaking the cycle of peoples homelessness.
Overview of the Role.
Our Independent Living Officers (ILOs) are our hostel keyworkers who work across the week on rota. There are 4 in each hostel and they hold a case load of 5 to 7 long term clients in self-contained accommodation and a similar number in emergency beds.
The role is focused on empowering residents by addressing needs and building the skills and resilience on their journey out of homelessness. This will be achieved by carrying out quality casework, and support planning with individual residents. Working towards positive outcomes for our residents and inspire hope.
Salary: £27,518 rising to £28,568 on completion of probation
Hours: 38.5 per week – 8am to 8pm shift rota
Location – Cardiff
How to Apply
Please can candidates send a CV and a covering letter addressing 4 points on the Person specification.
- Confidence in working with people who have suffered traumatic lives and my experience difficulty in motivating themselves to effect positive change.
- Experience of working as part of a team to get results.
- The ability to problem solve, work dynamically and adapt to changing situations at work
- Strong communication (written and verbal), IT skills and relationship-building skills.
Please send the CV and covering letter to email address recruitment@huggard.org.uk
Closing date: 22nd September.
