# Housing Support Worker

**Company**: Peabody
**Location**: London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: Full time
**Salary**: GBP 29,460 per year
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

We're seeking a Housing Support Worker to support young people aged 18-25, including care leavers, on their journey to independence. The role involves providing practical and emotional support to help them build life skills, access housing, and feel empowered to shape their future.

**Responsibilities:**

- Support young people to develop skills for independent living, including navigating housing options, managing benefits, and budgeting

- Create a safe, non-judgmental environment where they feel empowered and respected

- Work closely with colleagues and external partners to ensure each young person receives the right support at the right time

- Bring your own passions and interests to enrich the community and build meaningful connections

**Requirements:**

- Connects easily with young people, especially those who've faced trauma, mental health challenges, or substance misuse

- Is creative and confident in engaging young people, whether through music, sports, art, or other interests

- Can work independently and as part of a team, managing a caseload and supporting residents with budgeting, benefits, and housing options

- Has strong communication and IT skills, and ideally some knowledge of safeguarding, support plans, or key working

- Brings transferable experience from youth work, education, housing, or similar sectors

**Benefits:**

- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

- Flexible benefits including healthcare, dental, and discounts

- 4x Life Assurance and up to 10% pension contribution

- Professional development, including funded apprenticeships

- Two paid volunteering days each year

- Family-friendly policies and a supportive team culture

## Skills

### Required
- communication
- IT
- safeguarding
- support plans
- key working
- youth work
- education
- housing

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