Homeless Outreach Officer WMF1326e

4 weeks ago


Kendal, Cumbria, United Kingdom Westmorland and Furness Council Full time

The post is offered on a full-time basis of 37 hours per week

We have an excellent opportunity for a motivated candidate to apply for the role of Homeless Outreach Officer, within Thriving Communities. We are looking for someone with a flexible attitude to the work and be solution focused in their approach. Join us and you can help change lives. Our Homeless Team are lucky to say we start each day knowing we can make a difference to local people.

The role will be varied and rewarding, our customers are always put at the heart of our service provision ensuring we deliver excellent advice and assistance.

The role requires excellent communication skills to engage appropriately with vulnerable adults often with mental health, offending history, learning disabilities and substance misuse.

The role requires the successful applicant to be out in the community visiting hot spot/sleep sites in the borough, to engage with people sleeping rough from their first point of contact, building a rapport to encourage long-term change.

If you are super organised with excellent communication skills and like a varied role, we'd love to hear from you.

The successful candidate must have experience of outreach/community-based working with homeless & or other socially excluded people or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and ability within their current role. Experience of working in partnership with statutory and non-statutory agencies in a customer-focused environment in the housing sector or related field would be advantageous.

You must have the ability to travel efficiently around the borough to conduct visits and attend meetings. A full UK driving licence and access to a car would be advantageous.

The successful candidate will be automatically enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme and will be required to obtain an Enhanced DBS.

What can we offer you

Excellent training and development offers
Flexible working opportunities
Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise)
Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms
Competitive rates of pay

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