Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for Rough Sleeper Prevention Worker - Outreach based in Exeter.
The job holder will need to deliver a high-quality, person-centred outreach service, working as part of a team, and making contact with new, repeat and long-term rough sleepers across the Exeter Council area. You'll be required to develop person-centred support plans that work with the individual to address their health, social and emotional needs i order to be able to sustain a healthy life away from the streets.
This is a full time 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday), permanent role and offers a salary of £24,500 per annum (Participation in an Outreach rota which may include working early mornings, evenings and weekends) 1 x 37.5 hours a week Mon-Fri and another and 1 x 37.5 hours a week Tues-Sat.
To apply, you must have current driving license and access to a vehicle.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To undertake assertive outreach and hot spot visits across the locality area.
- 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.
- You'll be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the individuals who are experiencing homelessness into 'off the streets' placements (short-term assessment beds),
- You will offer continued support to minimise abandonment, sustain accommodation, and help people access settled accommodation that ensures they do not return to the street
- Identify, engage and assertively work with people sleeping rough within the locality area.
- To complete regular Health Outreach sessions with healthcare professionals from the Clocktower Surgery.
- 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, and make appropriate referrals in partnership with them to establish a sustainable life away from the streets as quickly as possible.
- Support individuals to move in to 'off the street' placements and help clients settle into and sustain these placements.
- 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.
- Assess, plan, deliver and review person-centred support plans which empower clients to progress towards their goals and greater independence.
- Establish supportive, trusting and professional relationships with service users using a Trauma Informed Approach.
- To work in close partnership with the local authorities, police, emergency accommodation providers and wider partner agencies to maximise positive outcomes for service users.
- To build relationships with people who are rough sleeping, using inter-agency outreach sessions and regular visits to agencies/venues visited by people who are rough sleeping.
- To give clients advice, and information and provide an enabling service so that they can access appropriate services.
- To recognise indications of substance misuse, mental health needs, complex trauma-related behavioural issues and make appropriate referrals to relevant agencies
Person Specification
- Health or Social Care qualification at degree level or equivalent
- 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.
- Plan and organise own work whilst having the ability to work on own initiative under pressure
- Understanding of the causes of offending, homelessness and social exclusion and approaches which seek to address these
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills - with the ability to build effective relationships with clients and services
- Work flexibly towards creative solutions in a person-centred way with individuals who may have seemingly intractable problems
- Administrative and computer skills - using Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.
Role is subject to DBS check at the relevant level.
If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested please refer them. We have a referral bonus scheme and will pay £75, in retail vouchers of your choice, for referrals who are not already known to us.
Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.
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