Floating Support (Multi-Disciplinary Homeless Support team

Exciting Opportunity to Join Our Team

Post: Keyworker Floating Support (Multi-Disciplinary Homeless Support team) NI31/05/26/1v-1

Salary: Grade 5 salary scale: £25,614 - £31,325 per annum

Hours:40 rota shift working hours (including breaks)

Contract Status: Permanent

Location: Belfast

About the service:

Extern's Multidisciplinary Homeless Support team (MDHST) has operated within the Belfast area since 2006; since then, it has provided a specialist service for individuals and families who are homeless/at risk of homelessness and who also experience additional complex needs including addictions, mental health difficulties, learning disability, and family breakdown. The team offers a range of professional interventions and has developed successful partnerships with core agencies across the statutory, voluntary and community sectors to advocate for appropriate service provision and support planning with the aim of realising the potential of each service user. The approach utilised to promote change encompasses a high tolerance, low threshold methodology including the principles of harm reduction.

This post will be based within our Floating Support service which involves working with people with complex needs and those who have recently been granted Refugee status in Northern Ireland. As a key worker you will offer a pragmatic and holistic assessment, care planning and structured on-going support to people who are in their own accommodation and integrating into the community. The post involves working in partnership with service users in their home environment and includes a wide range of practical assistance, evidence-based interventions, advocacy and liaison with both statutory and voluntary agencies and the ability to assess, manage and work effectively with risk.

Full details of the role and the essential criteria are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification available at the following link.

The closing date for all completed applications is: 12:00pm on 3rd June 2026.

For informal enquiries please contact

EXTERN offer a competitive benefits package including;

26 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 3 years' service and 32 days after 5 years' service 11 statutory holidays

Generous pension, employer contribution of 6.5% Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay, Maternity Pay and Paternity Pay

Wellbeing Programmes Comprehensive induction and training Regular Supervision Employee Assistance Programme Bike To Work Scheme

Extern is an Equal Opportunities Employer