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**Vacancy No**
- VN4034

**Employment Type**
- Fixed Term

**Hours Per Week**
- 37.00

**Work Pattern**
- Monday to Friday

**Location**
- Saddler House - Bishop Auckland DL14 7BH

**Location Region**
- North East

**Location City**
- Bishop Auckland

**Location Postal Code**
- DL14 7BH

**Interview Date**
- 14 May 2024

**Job Details**

**Rough Sleeper Outreach Worker**

The role does require assertive outreach work and occasional working outside of "core hours".
- The role will ensure that we are able to provide specialist, tailored support to enable service users to overcome barriers and make positive changes. The role will require you to utilise resources to be able to reach and engage those most marginalised within the community.
- You will have an empathic approach to working with individuals and a great understanding of the needs and barriers of the client group.
- You will take a client centred approach, ensuring that every client’s package of care encompasses all areas of their well-being, not just their substance use, to achieve the best possible outcomes for every person.
- You will ensure that clients are supported to appointments, are building recovery capital and are aware of the support services across the city whilst working in a multi-disciplinary team to co-ordinate care and end the homelessness cycle.
- To engage with and support individuals experiencing Complex needs into treatment, working alongside various key partner agencies throughout the County. The role will require a large amount of multi-agency working to support clients into relevant treatment to further stabilise and move forward.

We are committed to fair chances for all and making sure everyone can access the help and support they need to realise their potential. By joining our teams of passionate individuals, you will contribute to making this happen. You can really make the difference by believing in our service users and their ability to make positive changes when they don’t always believe in themselves.
- Who are we
Humankind is one of England’s most successful home-grown charities. We provide free, confidential support for alcohol, drugs, housing, or mental health in friendly local places across the UK. We are committed to fair chances for all and making sure everyone can access the help and support they need to realise their potential. By joining our teams of passionate individuals, you will be contributing to making this happen. You can really make a difference by believing in our service users and their ability to make positive changes when they don’t always believe in themselves.

We are incredibly proud of the work that we do to help address health inequalities in England. Every five minutes, an individual accesses one of our services, and we have supported over 90,000 people across all our services last year. Check out our impact report here to read more about the important work that we have done.

To view the full job description and person specification for this role, please click here.

What can Humankind offer you

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Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)

Annual leave purchase scheme

Enhanced occupational sick pay

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Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension

Death in service benefit

Free Will writing

Eyecare vouchers

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Blue light card discount

Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses

Work-life balance
- flexible working and family friendly policies

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Happy, Healthy You - our wellbeing offers for our workforce

Employee Assist Programme and Humankind Support Networks

**Salary Period**
- Per Annum

**Vacancy Salary Range**
- £24,020 - £30,790

**DBS Requirement**
- Enhanced

**Does role require Police/Prison vetting?**
- Not Applicable

**Driving licence required for role?**
- Yes

**Applications Close Date**
- 05 May 2024