Rough Sleeper Prevention Worker

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**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 you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for**

**Job Role**: Rough Sleeper Prevention Worker

**Salary**:£24,500 per year

**Hours**:**37.5 hours per week

**Contract type**:Permanent

**Location**:Exeter

**Additional information**:

- Valid driver's license and access to a car business purposes
- Participation in an Outreach rota which may include working early mornings, evenings and weekends

**The Role**:
As a Rough Sleeper Prevention Worker, you will support individuals experiencing rough sleeping to move into 'off the street' placements. You will work with this group both on the street and during their stay in the off-the-street placement beds, including several emergency sleeping pods. As part of this 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.

**Please note, that this role will include working weekends and unsocial hours and being able to walk a number of miles in all weather conditions.**

**Responsibilities include**:

- To undertake assertive outreach and hot spot visits across the locality area
- Handle referrals and support individuals accessing emergency sleeping accommodation
- Carry our 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
- Empower a caseload of clients, identifying their strengths and goals, developing their skills, confidence and wellbeing
- Maintain client records that they are accurate and fully updated using our client record system
- Since job descriptions cannot be exhaustive; the post holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in like with the above key responsibilities

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- A valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle - business insurance will be required for roles involving travel for work
- Experience working with vulnerable adults and/or people with complex needs and challenging behaviours
- Ability to build effective relationships with clients and services in order to develop pathways to enable clients to make positive changes

**There are many great reasons to join our team**
- Great opportunities for career development and **free 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
- ** 27 days annual leave,**including an extra day off for your birthday, increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment
- ** 30% staff discount** at Julian House charity shops
- ** 20% staff discount** at Julian House bike workshops
- For all the fantastic and valuable work you'll be doing makes you eligible for the **Blue Light Card** which offers amazing discounts on thousands of brands
- 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

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