The Housing First Practitioner is responsible for coordinating and providing personalised, trauma-informed support. Providing support in line with the Housing First Principles to individuals with multiple complex needs. The focus is to provide intensive support and practical help to individuals to help them maintain their tenancies and work with them to clarify their goals. Housing First Practitioners have a small caseloads of individuals to support, and the role may involve working with people on their journey from rough sleeping (via outreach work) through to finding and sustaining accommodation. The Housing First practitioner will provide flexible, open-ended step up and step-down packages of support, advice and assistance to people who are/have been homeless, so that they are able to access and maintain a safe and secure home of their own, in line with Housing First principles. You will work as part of a small, dynamic team, including a locality manager who will provide supervision and support. If you think you match the job description and our values then click on the link to apply, indicating how you meet the person specification. About the person

You will have an understanding and experience of working in a Trauma-informed way and be able to establish open, trusting relationships whilst working assertively and empathetically with people who have enduring and complex support needs. You will have the ability to adapt and work responsively with service users, supporting them to articulate their goals and aspirations to develop working partnerships to gain the most positive outcome for the person you are supporting. We welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness or any of the other issues affecting our service users. We are therefore willing to consider applicants who have acquired the knowledge, experience and skills required from either their work experience, lived experience, volunteering experience, academic study, or any combination of those sources.

The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year.

The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind. Staff benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
• Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days
• Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner
• Flexible and hybrid working
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service
• Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all candidates who met the essential criteria in the job description and who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.