Advertised from 6 June 2025

Role

The Housing First Service is for people who are rough sleeping, homeless or at imminent risk of rough sleeping; they may present as challenging and difficult and are likely to have multiple and complex needs which make finding, securing, and maintaining accommodation impossible or extremely difficult. 

The key aim of Housing First is to end the cycle of homelessness for those with high support needs, improve health and wellbeing, maximise opportunities and potential and encourage social integration. It is to move individuals from a homeless environment to a permanent safe and secure property of their own with intensive support for as long as they need it.

The Housing First Project Worker acts as the key worker for a small group of Housing First tenants providing a co-ordinated approach to support service users that have had multiple exclusions to sustain their Housing First tenancy.  The Project Worker will assess and engage with service users to develop a person-centred plan that aims to address and resolve issues that have contributed to their chaotic lifestyles.

Staff will work to engage service users who have a history of disengaging from services, using a variety of techniques and approaches to build a relationship and develop a person-centred support plan. Staff will meet the service users’ needs first in supporting them to reach their identified goals, make informed decisions, and achieve a greater level of stability and independence.  All staff will work alongside multi-disciplinary partner agencies who will be there to provide additional advice and support to service users as agreed in their person-centred support plan.  

This role will report to the Team Leader. The role focusses on offering both practical assistance and emotional support to individuals being supported. By fostering positive relationships with clients, you will help them sustain a safe and well-maintained living environment. 

This role will require you to provide both emotional and practical support to clients to address these issues, having a can-do attitude is essential. The range of tasks that this role involves aligns with tasks commonly referred to as intensive housing management. You will have a deep understanding of the challenges faced by individuals with complex needs, along with experience supporting clients through various issues. Additionally, you will demonstrate a strong knowledge of the skills necessary for independent living.

This role work in partnership with colleagues from Falkirk Council’s Housing and Social Work, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, NHS Forth Valley, Substance Use Services, and other services as appropriate. In partnership we aim to provide services that are specifically designed to identify, engage, and support individuals. This includes issues of substance use with mental health, physical health, exclusion, learning disabilities, offending behaviour, self-neglect & hoarding, anti-social behaviour, housing, and social problems.

The post holder as an employee of Transform Forth Valley will have a corporate responsibility to contribute to the overall performance of the organisation to ensure that contractual outputs and targets are achieved. There is a responsibility for the post-holder to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvements in service delivery for the benefit of the service user, the service, and the partners. 

The post-holder will be required to work from several operational sites across the local authority areas and work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of provision. 

Organisational Profile

Transform Forth Valley is a Scottish based registered charity limited by guarantee (SC033772). 

Transform Forth Valley is governed by a Board of Directors and is strategically led, managed, and operated on a day-to-day basis by a Corporate Leadership Team consisting of a Chief Executive, Operational and Corporate Service Managers.

Transform Forth Valley offer a wide range of services to support individuals and families who are impacted by inequality, whether this be societal, financial or in relation to their health.

Transform Forth Valley is dedicated to empowering individuals and families to live a more fulfilled life. We work with partners to actively challenge inequalities and to achieve sustainable change.

You can find out more about Transform Forth Valley here: http://www.transformfv.org.uk/.

Benefits:

Leave – For full time employees Transform Forth Valley offer 30 days of Annual Leave plus 9 days of Statutory Holiday per annum.

Pension – If eligible Transform Forth Valley will auto enrol you into our pension scheme where we will contribute 5%, and employee’s a minimum of 3%, of your pensionable salary. 

Wellbeing Days – For permanent members of staff, who have completed their probationary period, Transform Forth Valley offer two day’s paid leave of absence per annum as a ‘wellbeing day’ to support positive mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing for staff. 

Death in Service Insurance – If eligible Transform Forth Valley will place you into the scheme upon commencement of employment and the lump sum benefit is 4 x Basic Annual Salary.

Application notes

Please send completed Application, Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Criminal Convictions Declaration Forms to hr@transformfv.org.uk. 

If, however you wish to return your Application, Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Criminal Convictions Declaration Forms by post, please send to: 

HR, Transform Forth Valley, Office 2.6, The e-Centre, Cooperage Business Village, Cooperage Way, Alloa, FK10 3LP. 

For an informal chat about the post please contact, Anne-Marie Sneddon, Team Leader, on 07309 782222.

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