Housing Support Worker

The Housing Support Worker Training Course provides a strong foundation for individuals working in support roles that assist families and vulnerable individuals within community settings.

This course covers the key responsibilities of support work, including understanding the role of family support, addressing common family challenges, and applying safeguarding principles to assess needs and provide appropriate support. You’ll also learn about relevant legislation, policy, and professional guidance, alongside essential knowledge of child development, caring for children, healthy living, and child protection.

In addition, the course includes awareness-based training around public health and infection prevention (including coronavirus-related topics), supporting safer practice in care environments.

This course is suitable for anyone working in or aspiring to work in support worker roles within housing/community support organisations, charities, outreach teams, and social care services.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the responsibilities of a support worker role

• Apply practical approaches to helping families solve challenges

• Assess needs and provide support using safeguarding frameworks

• Understand key legislation, policy, and guidance

• Understand child development and apply basic childcare principles

• Promote healthy living and child safety

• Recognise child protection responsibilities

• Understand basic public health and infection prevention awareness

Course Curriculum

1. Introduction to Family Support Work

2. Solving Family Issues – Part 1

3. Solving Family Issues – Part 2

4. Safeguarding: Assessing Need & Providing Help – Part 1

5. Safeguarding: Assessing Need & Providing Help – Part 2

6. Legislation, Policy & Guidance

7. Understanding Child Development

8. Caring for Children

9. Healthy Food, Healthy Living

10. Keeping Children Healthy & Safe

11. Child Protection

12. Coronavirus: The Outbreak

13. Sources, Symptoms & Spread of Coronavirus

14. Vaccine, Treatments & Prevention