Outreach Worker, WEBRECRUIT
Posted 4 days ago by Guardian Jobs
£30,364 Per year
Fixed-Term
Undetermined
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Outreach Worker role involves supporting homeless individuals in London to transition from rough sleeping to independence. The position requires proactive engagement with vulnerable populations and collaboration with various support agencies. The successful candidate will manage a caseload and provide ongoing assistance to help clients access essential services. This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract with a focus on making a positive impact in the community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and target rough sleepers in shift patterns, including those unwilling to initially engage.
- Manage a caseload, offering consistent and ongoing support.
- Assist rough sleepers to access appropriate services, including accommodation.
- Make and maintain effective multi-agency relationships.
Key Skills:
- Driver’s licence essential.
- Previous experience of working with vulnerable people.
- Ability to participate in shift work to enable maximum contact with service users.
- Proactive in working in a multi-agency context and referring appropriately to support agencies.
- Ability to record accurate notes on various databases in a timely fashion and fill out forms.
- Empathy and compassion.
Salary (Rate): £30,364 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
The Organisation
Our client is dedicated to helping homeless people across London to find secure accommodation and work towards a positive future. They work tirelessly to support homeless people to recover from their personal issues and break down the barriers that they face. They recognise that homelessness is much more than just a housing issue, so they provide a range of accommodation and support services to help people reach their full potential. They’re currently looking for an Outreach Worker to join their passionate team and support the delivery of their outreach service in London. This is an amazing opportunity to help change the lives of marginalised rough sleepers and help them move from rough sleeping to independence.
The Role
As an Outreach Worker, you’ll enable rough sleepers to leave the street and take their first steps towards lasting, genuine independence. Specifically, you will:
- Identify and target rough sleepers in shift patterns, including those unwilling to initially engage
- Manage a caseload, offering consistent and ongoing support
- Assist rough sleepers to access appropriate services, including accommodation
- Make and maintain effective multi-agency relationships
About You
Driver’s licence essential
Previous experience of working with vulnerable people
To participate in shift work to enable maximum contact with service users
Being proactive in working in a multi-agency context, and referring appropriately to support agencies
Ability to record accurate notes on various databases in a timely fashion and fill out forms
Be able to show empathy and compassion
This is a full-time role, which will include working shift patterns to reflect the client’s rough sleeping habits. (Driving licence essential).
Your Benefits
34 days’ holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) increasing with length of service
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Enhanced occupational sick pay
Enrolment into our pension scheme after three months’ service
Yearly eye care vouchers
Your Perks
24-hour access to confidential counselling services (EAP)
Free staff wellbeing sessions
Flexible working
Free moving house day
Staff interest-free loans and season ticket loans
Cycle to work scheme and free parking at some sites
Once you join our client, you will be eligible for a whole host of benefits. Need a day off to move house? They can do that. Want to be out in nature every day and cycle to work? No problem. Need to know you’ll be financially secure whether you’re sick, having a child or simply in the future? They’ve got that covered with sick pay, parental leave and a great pension scheme. Our client will also ensure your mental wellbeing can be your number one priority through access to a confidential counselling service, so you can go home every day knowing your hard work is helping some of those most marginalised people in society move from homelessness to independence. This is a brilliant opportunity to support the delivery of vital services and make a tangible impact on some of the most vulnerable in the community.
Our client welcomes and encourages applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.
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