Housing Support Counsellor

Would you like it to be important to you to do work that truly matters? Would you like to help people who are in a difficult life situation? Would you like to walk alongside a client at work and respond to their individual support needs? If you answered yes to the questions above, apply today for our permanent HOUSING SUPPORT COUNSELLOR position on Ruusulankatu! Here at the Sininauhasäätiö group, we work to help people experiencing homelessness. At Sininauha Oy, we follow the Housing First principle, according to which housing is a basic right that does not have to be earned. You will meet people in different life situations and help them in many areas of managing everyday life. We accompany clients using a coaching-oriented, goal-directed and harm-reducing approach, meeting people as they are, without prejudice. Ruusulankatu 10 provides a home for 95 people experiencing homelessness in Helsinki’s Töölö district. Residents typically have substance-use and mental-health problems. In this work, you need the ability to listen, communicate and work with different people. You will be supported by a skilled multidisciplinary team. The work is varied and gives you the opportunity to help people in several areas. Days rarely repeat themselves, and the work is shaped by the changing needs of our clients. The position requires a vocational qualification in social and health care, such as a practical nurse qualification. We value experience in substance-use and mental-health work, but do not require it. When working with us, you will receive: - An opportunity to gain insight into modern homelessness work - The opportunity to influence the content of your work - A team where colleagues support one another - The opportunity to develop yourself, your work and the team - Two-shift work, including weekends The Private Social Services collective agreement applies to the position. The selected candidate must provide a criminal record extract in accordance with the Act on the Supervision of Social and Health Care (741/2023). Does this sound like the right job for you? Apply now; we look forward to welcoming you to our team! Apply by completing the online application. For more information about the position, contact Juuso Junttila by email at juuso.junttila@sininauhakoti.fi or by phone at 050 4094 020. You may apply until 23 October 2026, but interviews will begin during the application period and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found. Get in touch before the opportunity slips away! We expect applicants to have: - A vocational qualification in social and health care - Finnish-language skills The following are also an advantage: - Experience in substance-use and mental-health work - Knowledge of the Housing First principle - Client-centred working - Networking and cooperation - A harm-reduction approach - A recovery-oriented approach