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Job Description <ul> <li>Ipswich Housing Action Group (ihAg) - Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2EF</li> <li>£26,475 per annum, plus 7% pension contribution</li> <li>Full Time, 37.5 hours per week</li> <li>Permanent</li> <li>Reference: 0132</li> <li>Required as soon as possible</li></ul>Your role Work alongside people accommodated by Ipswich Housing Action Group (ihAg) to identify and address the effects of their own homelessness experience and enable them to move towards recovery and independence. Your responsibilities <ul> <li>Undertake initial needs and risk assessments of potential ihAg tenants, to consider their suitability for supported housing.</li> <li>Develop structured, person-centred, trauma-informed support plans to engage each individual being supported.</li> <li>Provide support, encouragement and guidance in a flexible and adaptive way, to enable people to maintain their tenancies and achieve their personal goals.</li> <li>Conduct regular health and safety checks of allocated properties and report any maintenance issues to the Housing Services Manager.</li> <li>Maintain timely, accurate and up to date records and relevant information to facilitate delivery and ensure continuity of services provided to service users, and for accountability, reporting and monitoring purposes.</li> <li>Work with external agencies to achieve outcomes for the service and individuals as well promoting the organisation.</li></ul>What you will need You must be skilled in engaging with people who have a range of complex needs and enabling them to identify their own strengths and goals. You will be knowledgeable in trauma-informed approach and be willing to work flexibly to support each individual's needs. About us Ipswich Housing Action Group (ihAg) is a busy local charity supporting people who are at risk of, or are experiencing, homelessness. The Chapman Centre is the only Homelessness Advice Hub in Ipswich, providing practical support and advocacy to people who are sleeping on the streets, housed in temporary emergency accommodation and/or at risk of homelessness. ihAg offers supported accommodation with personalised support to enable people who have lived with homelessness to move towards recovery and independence. The Housing Team manages all aspects of the housing, including rent and maintenance, and property safety. What we will offer you This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our hardworking and dedicated Housing Team. At ihAg, we have a positive can-do culture, which is supportive of all staff as well as service users. We have a robust Employee Assistance Package in place to support the wellbeing of staff. To find out more Please read the Job Description (pdf). For an informal discussion only, please contact Jools Ramsey-Palmer by calling 07753 316323. More information can be found on our website (ihag.co.uk) and social media about this role and ihAg's work in general. How to apply To apply, please send your completed Application Form (docx) along with your CV (Curriculum Vitae) to Janice Hubbard, Business Support Co-ordinator, by email to <a href="mailto:janice@ihag.co.uk" target="_blank">janice@ihag.co.uk</a>ensuring you address the person specification points within the Job Description. Please visit our website: <a href="http://www.ihag.co.uk/vacancies" target="_blank">www.ihag.co.uk/vacancies</a> for an application pack. Closing date: 12 noon, 15 April 2025. ihAg is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people with additional vulnerabilities and expects all staff to share this commitment. For more information, please read our Equality, Inclusion and Diversity Policy (pdf), Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy (pdf) and our Equality and Diversity at Work Policy (pdf). Please note that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. About the Team IMPORTANT PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING To apply, please follow the application process detailed above. This job does not have a Suffolk Jobs Direct online application form. The 'Apply Now' button below only allows you to submit a job alert, not an online application.

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