Housing Support Worker

Housing support workers provide support and assistance to elderly, people with a physical impairment or learning disability, homeless people, ex-drug addicts, ex-alcohol addicts or ex-offenders.

Essential Skills and Competencies

PERKESO provides training with daily allowance of up to RM20.

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• accept own accountability • adhere to organisational guidelines • advise on housing • advocate for social service users • apply decision making within social work • apply holistic approach within social services • apply organisational techniques • apply person-centred care • apply problem solving in social service • apply quality standards in social services • apply socially just working principles • assess social service users' situation • assist disabled individuals to participate in community activities • assist social service users in formulating complaints • assist social service users with physical disabilities • build helping relationship with social service users • communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields • communicate with social service users • comply with legislation in social services • conduct interview in social service • contribute to protecting individuals from harm • delegate activities • deliver social services in diverse cultural communities • demonstrate leadership in social service cases • encourage social service users to preserve their independence in their daily activities • follow health and safety precautions in social care practices • handle conflicts • involve service users and carers in care planning • listen actively • maintain privacy of service users • maintain records of work with service users • maintain the trust of service users • manage social crisis • manage stress in organisation • meet standards of practice in social services • monitor service users' health • prevent social problems • promote inclusion • promote service users' rights • promote social change • protect vulnerable social service users • provide social counselling • refer service users to community resources • relate empathetically • report on social development • review social service plan • support harmed social service users • support service users in developing skills • support service users to use technological aids • support social service users in skills management • support social service users to live at home • support social service users with specific communication needs • support social service users' positiveness • tolerate stress • undertake continuous professional development in social work • undertake risk assessment of clients • work in a multicultural environment in health care • work within communities

Knowledge

• company policies • customer service • legal requirements in the social sector • social justice • social sciences

Alternative Related Job

• housing support officer • housing outreach worker • housing officer • housing advisor • assistant housing support worker • senior housing support worker • housing advice worker

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