Homelessness Social Worker

Recruiting Organisation: Turning Tides                                

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £34,178 per annum
Location: Multiple sites in West Sussex, including Worthing, Littlehampton, Horsham and Mid Sussex.

Turning Tides is a charity that supports people experiencing homelessness in West Sussex. While their central office is in Worthing, their work spans the county – from East Grinstead to Littlehampton and across areas in between. With over 20 accommodation projects, community hubs and outreach teams, they offer local single adults tailored support to move towards a more stable future. They strongly believe in addressing the root causes for homelessness, so the specialist teams support in areas such as mental health, substance misuse, tenancy sustainment, IT skills, employment guidance and much more.

THE ROLE

This role will help bridge the gap between voluntary and statutory services through helping people navigate social work processes, ensuring people’s rights are upheld and their needs are met under the provision of the Care Act 2014.
Experience of working with vulnerable adults experiencing multiple exclusions, along with knowledge of mental health and substance misuse is essential to this role. The successful candidate will work alongside clients to help them achieve their goals and ambitions, recognising individuals as the experts of their experiences and futures.
You will provide support and advice to staff, support Turning Tides’ quarterly safeguarding reviews and support the delivery of our internal safeguarding training. The ability to create positive relationships with key stakeholders, including local statutory agencies, and raising awareness of the barriers people experiencing homelessness face is key to the success of this role.

APPLICATIONS

Full job description and person specification here – Homelessness Social Worker – Turning Tides

Should you require any assistance with the application process, please email : [email protected].

Turning Tides requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults. Successful applicants (dependent on role) are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please note that they will only contact the candidates that have been shortlisted for interview. If you have not heard from them within 3 weeks, please assume you have been unsuccessful this time.

Closing Date: 18 June 2025

Interview Date: 27 June 2025