Rough Sleeper Worker

**Location** - 49 Nansen Close, Stretford

**Salary range** - Band 5, £27,852 - £29,439

**Working Pattern** - Full Time

**Working hours** - 36.25 hours per week (flexi time that will include some 5.30am starts)
- Many of our colleagues have the opportunity to work from home for one or more days a week._

**Contract type** - Fixed Term, Temporary to 30/06/2024 to cover a secondment

**Application deadline** - 30/06/2023

**Interview date **- TBC

**Interview type** - In person

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**About the Role**

The Rough Sleeper Outreach Worker will also work closely alongside the Housing Options teams and engage with rough sleepers to develop positive housing and support plans, building upon people’s strengths and personal goals. With a resilient and motivational approach, the Rough Sleeper Outreach Worker will need to work flexibly, often outside of usual office hours to locate and maintain relationships with people.

Partnership working is central to the success of the role, with the Rough Sleeper Outreach Worker able to advocate in an assertive, but tactful way with a range of agencies. Influencing decision making and making a contribution towards changing the way systems work is also an important element of the role.

**About you**

We want someone with 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role delivering homelessness prevention activities with a proven experience of working within a multi-functional team. We also want people with experience of dealing with vulnerable people and have an understanding of the factors underpinning rough sleeping. Drive, determination and excellent relationship skills are also important so if you think you have what we’re looking for then please apply.

**About us**

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential. Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford

Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We’re keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do

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We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team for a Rough Sleeper Outreach Worker who will have a key role in delivering the Governments Rough Sleeper Initiative (RSI) across Trafford. The goal is to end rough sleeping in the borough, taking a holistic approach towards meeting housing and wider support needs.

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**About the benefits**

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centred and values based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.

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