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Housing support worker
Also known as: housing support officer, housing outreach worker, housing officer, housing advisor, assistant housing support worker, senior housing support worker
About this occupation
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.
A specialisation of social care worker.
Essential skills and knowledge
- handle conflicts
- manage stress in organisation
- apply problem solving in social service
- promote inclusion
- support service users in developing skills
- tolerate stress
- assist social service users in formulating complaints
- demonstrate leadership in social service cases
- prevent social problems
- undertake continuous professional development in social work
- social justice
- accept own accountability
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other (O*NET 21-1099.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
US median pay: US$56,730 a year (2025), 107,730 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.