Homelessness Project Worker

2 months ago

Haringey, United Kingdom OPTIMUMCARE 4U LIMITED Full time

Supported Housing Service for those who have experienced rough sleeping and multiple disadvantage.

Shift pattern working hours on a rolling rota, including earlies, lates and 2 weekends worked every 6 weeks.

Role Purpose

As a Project Worker you will be responsible for providing practical support to individuals accommodated in various specialist accommodation services delivered by Haringey. This means delivering face-to face, virtual and telephone-based support work to help people affected by homelessness to secure positive housing, health, employment and wellbeing outcomes.

As a Project Worker, you will support people by completing comprehensive client assessments, safety planning and key working. You will work with people to identify their personal aims and support them to turn assessments into practical action plans. You will be responsible for supporting people to understand their rights and responsibilities to maintain their accommodation. You will work in partnership with others to facilitate move -on for homeless single adults.

To do this you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team of professionals, including emergency

Covid-19 accommodation services, Pathway services, the Housing Needs Team at Homes for Haringey and a range of specialist external partners providing health, immigration and move-on support.

Main Responsibilities

2. Provide non-judgemental and empathetic communication that recognises and reduces the distress and anxiety that people facing homelessness are likely to experience.

3. Provide high-quality support, information and signposting to clients that focuses on their strengths and goals and is delivered in a way that suits them and within a framework of active engagement, positive risk taking and person-centred planning.

4. To carry out comprehensive client assessments, identifying priorities and ongoing need, risk and assets including establishing move on options.

5. To assist people in making successful claims for housing benefit, welfare benefits, EU Settled Status and/or in work benefits as appropriate.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential or Desirable

1. Personal experience or understanding of the issues affecting vulnerable homeless people or those at risk of homelessness

2. Understanding and commitment to working responsively to support individuals plan and realise their aspirations and strengths

3. An ability to work proactively and respectfully to reduce distress and conflict whilst maintaining boundaries and ensuring consistency in complex and difficult situations

4. Understanding of and commitment to following relevant safeguarding, Health & Safety and Domestic Violence policies

5. Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to communicate effectively using telephone, face to face, written and electronic methods.

6. Work collaboratively with the Housing needs and Pathway teams, providers and other stakeholders to maximise the prompt take up of move on accommodation.

7. To recognise the need for and commitment to self
- care and recognised support mechanisms due to the intensity of the work

8. Undertake self-learning and team-based development opportunities to continuously inform practice

9. Knowledge and commitment to co-production and service user involvement in the design and operation of services

10. Knowledge and experience of using IT (Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel)

1 1. Ability to work shifts including evenings and weekends; 7 days a week.

12. Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing service requirements.

**Job Type**: Temp to perm
Contract length: 9 months

**Salary**: From £13.60 per hour

**Experience**:

- Homelessness Project Workers: 3 years (required)
- vulnerable homeless people: 3 years (required)
- social houseing: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: scm901748

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