DA Practitioner - Safe Accommodation Services (Move On) - IRIS Recruitment : Job Details

You’ll work with the team to support adults and families within our client’s accommodation services to become tenancy ready and safely move on into settled accommodation. You’ll provide a tailored, person-centred support package to help their customers transition to independence and live a life free from abuse.

Job requirements

• Help customers transition from safe accommodation to managing their own tenancy, offering group or 1:1 support.
• Assist customers with setting up their home, including utility accounts and other household tasks.
• Provide housing management and welfare benefit guidance, referring customers to appropriate agencies. Ensure all work is recorded and compliant with contract and organizational standards.
• Build strong working relationships for multi-agency support, keeping partners updated and attending relevant meetings.
• Support customers in understanding their rights and responsibilities in accommodation, including a tailored support package to prepare for independence.
• Collaborate with colleagues and external partners to increase available properties for customers moving from safe accommodation.
• Take responsibility for personal development, attending training and learning opportunities to continually improve skills and ensure compliance with safeguarding laws.
• Participate in relevant training to share best practices with colleagues and professionals.

What they’re looking for

• A good general education, with literacy and numeracy at GCSE level or equivalent.
• Experience providing housing-related support, addressing individual needs, and meeting deadlines.
• Experience handling personal data in compliance with GDPR.
• Understanding of people in abusive relationships.
• Up-to-date knowledge of current issues, laws (including child protection), best practices in domestic abuse, welfare reform, and homelessness. Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and Equal Opportunities Policy.
• Knowledge of professional boundaries and safeguarding practices.
• Strong ICT skills, with experience using Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to support and advocate for customers.
• Ability to work well within a team and help develop the service.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize high-risk cases.
• Align with the Group’s mission and values in all aspects of work.
• Basic DBS check.
• Full UK driving licence and own vehicle for work use.

Be a catalyst for change and help them impact the way their region addresses abusive relationships. Apply now! - Please note, they will be interviewing as they go along so the vacancy may close early if they find the right person.

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