We are SIFA Fireside, the support service for any adult in Birmingham that faces homelessness. For 40 years we have supported Birmingham s most vulnerable people through Homelessness Intervention, Prevention and Recovery services. The Adult Lead Worker service is based at our main hub in Digbeth but provides city-wide support to adults experiencing multiple disadvantages. This service provides flexible, strengths-based advice and support to people aged 18 years plus who experience two or more of substance use, poor mental health, history of repeat homelessness and offending history. Clients may also be serially excluded from services or be at risk of exclusion from mainstream services. This is a targeted service that aims to build resilience, improve health and wellbeing and move people towards independent living at an early stage, in order to prevent or delay the need for crisis interventions. The Lead Workers will also act as a community navigator linking the client into local services and activities, ensuring access to and receipt of necessary care and support that will vary for each client. Key tasks (selection of) 1. To ensure that the service operates in a strength-based way, taking a flexible and psychologically informed approach to support. 2. To ensure that clients are provided with choice and meaningful involvement in decisions about how they receive support, and in identifying and setting goals as agreed with them. 3. To work proactively to reduce barriers and support clients to access services, including for on-going health, mental health and substance use treatment / services. 4. Manage an active caseload of clients, keeping effective and up to date records and monitoring outcomes through our CRM database system. 5. To work in partnership with other agencies to ensure that clients receive a coordinated service e.g. substance misuse services, DWP, GP s, pharmacies. For the full list of Key Tasks, Managerial Responsibilities and Requirements, please see the Job description and Person Specification on our website.
Apr 22, 2026
Full time
We are SIFA Fireside, the support service for any adult in Birmingham that faces homelessness. For 40 years we have supported Birmingham s most vulnerable people through Homelessness Intervention, Prevention and Recovery services. The Adult Lead Worker service is based at our main hub in Digbeth but provides city-wide support to adults experiencing multiple disadvantages. This service provides flexible, strengths-based advice and support to people aged 18 years plus who experience two or more of substance use, poor mental health, history of repeat homelessness and offending history. Clients may also be serially excluded from services or be at risk of exclusion from mainstream services. This is a targeted service that aims to build resilience, improve health and wellbeing and move people towards independent living at an early stage, in order to prevent or delay the need for crisis interventions. The Lead Workers will also act as a community navigator linking the client into local services and activities, ensuring access to and receipt of necessary care and support that will vary for each client. Key tasks (selection of) 1. To ensure that the service operates in a strength-based way, taking a flexible and psychologically informed approach to support. 2. To ensure that clients are provided with choice and meaningful involvement in decisions about how they receive support, and in identifying and setting goals as agreed with them. 3. To work proactively to reduce barriers and support clients to access services, including for on-going health, mental health and substance use treatment / services. 4. Manage an active caseload of clients, keeping effective and up to date records and monitoring outcomes through our CRM database system. 5. To work in partnership with other agencies to ensure that clients receive a coordinated service e.g. substance misuse services, DWP, GP s, pharmacies. For the full list of Key Tasks, Managerial Responsibilities and Requirements, please see the Job description and Person Specification on our website.
The Exempt Accommodation Support Service is an expanding project based at our main hub in Digbeth but providing outreach support across a number of locations in the city. We are looking for exempt accommodation workers to provide flexible, person-centred support to people aged 18 years plus who are homeless, have a history of homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless and who may have a history of substance misuse. It will primarily be supporting people living in exempt accommodation who have support needs relating to addiction and who are in active treatment or contemplating treatment. The aims of this service are to provide additional support to improve access and sustainment of suitable accommodation for people engaging in structured drug and alcohol treatment, to reduce the scale of unmet housing need for this group of clients and to build evidence of housing-related need and effective interventions. The service will provide a range of practical support around finances, health and wellbeing, access to volunteering or training opportunities and integration into local communities as well as supporting continued engagement with treatment and tenancy sustainment. Further details, including full list of key tasks and working conditions, are available in the job descriptionon our website.
Apr 22, 2026
Full time
The Exempt Accommodation Support Service is an expanding project based at our main hub in Digbeth but providing outreach support across a number of locations in the city. We are looking for exempt accommodation workers to provide flexible, person-centred support to people aged 18 years plus who are homeless, have a history of homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless and who may have a history of substance misuse. It will primarily be supporting people living in exempt accommodation who have support needs relating to addiction and who are in active treatment or contemplating treatment. The aims of this service are to provide additional support to improve access and sustainment of suitable accommodation for people engaging in structured drug and alcohol treatment, to reduce the scale of unmet housing need for this group of clients and to build evidence of housing-related need and effective interventions. The service will provide a range of practical support around finances, health and wellbeing, access to volunteering or training opportunities and integration into local communities as well as supporting continued engagement with treatment and tenancy sustainment. Further details, including full list of key tasks and working conditions, are available in the job descriptionon our website.
