Job title: Housing and Substance Misuse Worker (EANS – Exempt Accommodation Navigator Team)
Reporting to: Exempt Accommodation Service Lead
Contract: Fixed Term one year initially
Location: 48-52 Allcock Street, Birmingham, B9 4DY
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £25,334 pro-rata
Date last updated: June 2026
Overall purpose of job:
The Exempt Accommodation Support Service is based at our main hub in Digbeth but provides outreach support across the city. We are looking for project workers to provide flexible, person-centred support to people aged 25 years plus who are precariously accommodated, have a history of homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless. It will primarily be supporting people living in exempt accommodation who have support needs relating to substance use, physical health and mental health.
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.
Working conditions:
This is a part office-based, part community-based role with a requirement to travel to accommodation providers and outreach sites. Travel expenses will be paid for any journeys undertaken.
Key tasks (selection of):
1. Provide a person-centred service to individuals, taking a psychologically informed approach, advising and supporting to ensure that clients are given choice and control about how their support is delivered.
2. Assist with practical support such as travel issues, settling into accommodation and addressing any immediate accommodation issues.
3. Ensure individuals have access to key services, including health care, substance misuse, and wellbeing 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 support with timely reporting information regarding visits, support plans and session notes.
Further details, including the full list of key tasks and working conditions, are available in the job description at the link below.
To apply please download and complete the application form below along with the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form.
Both completed forms should be emailed to recruitment@sifafireside.co.uk. Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 30th June 2026.
If you have not received a response within a week of the closing date, your application has been unsuccessful. Unfortunately, due to the number of applicants, we are unable to respond to unsuccessful candidates on this occasion.
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