Specialist Housing First Worker

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom SHP Full time

About the role

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Housing First offers client led support, with a proactive engagement approach, and a focus on meeting the client where they are at. Housing First recognises that every individual has a right to a home without having to prove housing readiness, therefore as a team we aim to reach people who have typically found it difficult to engage with generic services and may have had repeat experiences of homelessness.

Your role as a Specialist Housing First Worker, will require you to work alongside a wider team involving other Specialist Housing First Workers, and external partner agencies, as well as the local authority. You will be responsible for managing a small caseload of up to 7 clients, providing them with one to one intensive support that will be offered within the client’s home as well as within the community. 

About you:

Proactive, good at rapport building, and have a strong sense of the challenges faced by people who have been rough sleeping for long periods of time. Good communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders. An understanding of the core principles of the Housing First Model and work actively to ensure that these principles are at the heart of achieving positive outcomes for our clients.  Good working knowledge of housing and the current welfare system, you will also have a passion for supporting highly vulnerable adults.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life. 

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

If you want to be part of a high-performing service and are keen to shape, as well as prevent, rough sleeping, then we would like to hear from you. We also welcome applications from people with experience and transferable skills in areas of work such as, tenancy sustainment, floating support or support work within an accommodation based settings. 

Important info:

Closing date: 2nd Jan 2024 (at Midnight) 

Interviews to be held on: 15th Jan 2024 via Microsoft Teams

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.

Our attractive benefits package includes:

A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays), A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

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