Early Intervention Worker

**Julian House is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. We run several projects and every year we help thousands of people out of homelessness, into employment, away from domestic abuse, and more.**

**If youd like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who were looking for**

**Job Role**: Early Intervention Worker (Female Only)

**Salary**:£22,440 - £23,812 per annum

**Hours**:37.5 hours per week

**Contract**:Permanent

**Additional Information**:

- Full drivers license and access to car for business purposes
- On-call (1 in every 4 weeks), £100/week when on-call
- Participation in a Saturday rota, working approximately one Saturday in every four
- Please note we are only accepting female applicants

**The Role**:
As an Early Intervention Worker you will support individuals experiencing rough sleeping to move into off the streets placements (short term assessment beds). You will work with this group both on the street and support them in the short term off the streets placement beds, including several emergency sleeping pods. As part of this Early Intervention role you will deliver high quality, person-centred assertive outreach sessions, working as part of a team, making contact with new, repeat and long-term people sleeping rough across the Exeter Council area.

Note: This will include working weekends and unsocial hours and being able to walk a number of miles in all weather conditions

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To undertake assertive outreach and hot spot visits across the locality area including during unsocial hours and weekends, maintaining a regular street presence
- Handle referrals and support individuals accessing emergency sleeping
- Carry out needs assessments, support plans and risk assessments with identified people who are sleeping rough to secure access to services that are suitable for their immediate needs (such as off the street placements), and make appropriate referrals in partnership with them to establish a sustainable life away from the streets as quickly as possible
- Empower a caseload of clients, to identify their strengths and goals, and develop their skills, confidence and well-being, so they can successfully maintain their accommodation and prepare for a positive move-on; avoiding a return to homelessness.
- Since job descriptions cannot be exhaustive; the post holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- Experience working with adults with complex needs and challenging behaviours
- Communication, building effective relationships with clients and dealing with multiple agencies

Please find the full job description here

**There are many great reasons to join our team**:

- Great opportunities for career development and **f**ree monthly training sessions** from experienced facilitators
- ** Sliding salary scale **with salary increases every year for the first 3 years
- Wellbeing related support and advice and **up to 6 free counselling sessions** through our Employee Assistance Programme
- ** 25 days annual leave**, plus bank holidays, increasing to 27 after 3 years continuous employment
- ** 30% staff discount** at Julian House charity shops
- ** 20% staff discount **at Julian House bike workshops
- A generous and competitive pension scheme
- Instant access to healthcare professionals and discounts on a variety of health treatments through our **Simply Health Scheme**:

- A supportive culture where **staff feedback is highly valued **and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
- ** 6 weekly Reflective Practice sessions** from objective, external facilitators

**Our Ethos**:
**Get in touch**:
If you have any questions about this role, please get in touch with Dannielle Holroyd (Resourcing Assistant) on 07960142019. We look forward to speaking with you soon