Led Caseworker

Overview

Position reference:

Directorate: Public Health and Communities |
Service: Safer Communities

Salary: £31,537 - £34,434 Plus laptop

Working Arrangements: Shifts and weekends

Hours per week: 37

Contract type: Permanent

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.

Barnsley MBC has a strategic commitment to end Rough Sleeping. Our vision is to provide people with the right accommodation and support to build their resilience and sustain independent living. To support this vision a Housing led support team has been established. The Housing Led Support Team uses evidenced based approaches to provide personalised, trauma informed support to people who are rough sleeping or who are at risk of rough sleeping.

Support is provided at the projects 24-hour residential base or in the community.

We are looking for people who share our commitment and passion for ending rough sleeping. You will be able to work with people who have a range of needs and behaviours with empathy, patience, and persistence.

We are seeking to recruit a dedicated, enthusiastic, and motivated Housing Led Caseworker who will act as the lead professional for the people we support. You will provide open ended support to a small caseload; sticking with people until they are truly settled. You will be skilled in providing high quality professional assessments of need and delivering high quality tailored support to people with a range of needs, including homelessness, mental health, offending and substance misuse issues.

It is essential that you are able to work in close partnership with a range of services to help meet the needs of the people you support. Being a great listener and excellent communicator is therefore a must. You will have a hands-on, dynamic, and proactive approach to support as well as believing in the aims of the project and sharing the values that underpin it;

in that you believe everyone should have a home.

The right person will be committed to creating and working in a psychologically informed environment, always willing to try new approaches in meeting the needs of the people you support.

The post will work to a rota providing evening and weekend cover at the project’s accommodation unit. At other times you will need to work flexibly around the needs of the people you support.

• Lead professional for the people supported by the Housing Led Casework service.
• Provide high quality assessments of need and tailored support for individuals with homelessness, mental health, offending, and substance misuse issues.
• Coordinate with partner services to meet the needs of the people supported.
• Maintain a psychologically informed approach and be willing to try new approaches to meet needs.
• Work on a rota including evening and weekend shifts as described below.

• 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday (flexible)
• One weekly shift 2pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday)
• Every 6 weeks:
  One weekend 8am-2.30pm on Saturday and Sunday
• Every 6 weeks:
  One weekend 2pm-10pm on Saturday and Sunday
• Alternative rest days provided for working these shifts

• Basic Criminal Record Check
• Prepared to provide a reasonable account of significant periods of time living abroad (6 months or more in the past 3 years)
• Prepared to start work with all necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa
• Note:
  
  The organisation does not possess a Home Office license and cannot sponsor visas for skilled or temporary migrant workers
• Awareness of Pension Regulations and potential effects if you return to local government service after pension receipt

• Flexible working arrangements and a supportive environment
• Opportunities for training and development
• Competitive pay and a strong pension scheme
• Employee rewards and benefits

At Barnsley Council, we are committed to fairness, inclusivity, and diversity. We welcome applicants with past convictions and do not discriminate. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

CVs are not accepted for this role. For more information, visit

Closing date: 27/02/2026 at 23:59