Accommodation Support Worker

Description:

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who understands the problems faced by homeless people and is committed to providing high-quality support service You will become part of a highly motivated team striving to improve and develop the service we provide.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a service that makes a genuine difference to people’s lives and is at the forefront of developing services to meet the more complex support needs associated with homelessness.

You must be able to deal with the demands of the service and have resilience in dealing with citizens who have complex needs. Woodward Court offers high-quality temporary housing and support to homeless households without children. Our 24-hour service supports tenants with a wide range of needs and helps them to plan their next move and long-term future.

About Us

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester