Outreach Worker

As an Outreach Worker for our client, you will be joining an organisation that believes everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life.

Outreach Worker
Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2BB
Starting at Salary Grade point 11, £22,129, rising incrementally to point 16, £24,432
Fixed term to 30th June 2022. (Possible extension subject to funding negotiations to 2025)

Please Note: Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK

Our client is a Southend-on-Sea charity working to prevent homelessness and help vulnerable and socially excluded people to transform their lives. Each day their staff work with individuals to tackle the underlying causes of homelessness, such as poor mental health or drug and alcohol dependency. From supporting people in crisis to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment, they make a difference to 1200 lives every year.

They are looking for an enthusiastic individual to enhance the work in their homeless prevention services at The Bradbury Centre.

Main Purpose of the Role:

The client's Street Outreach Team operates across the entire borough of Southend-On-Sea providing an assertive street outreach service to those sleeping on the streets. This work is carried out within a multi-agency partnership framework and through targeted street outreach.

As the post-holder, you will be working to reduce rough sleeping on the streets too as near to zero as possible. You will also work towards reducing anti-social behaviour and hotspots associated with rough sleeping, as well as support service users off the streets and enable them to reach their life goals.

The client is looking for a highly motivated individual, who has experience working with either rough sleepers, hard to reach groups and/or those with multiple and complex needs. You will also have the ability to initiate and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, service users, the community, the police and other external agencies.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have an understanding of or experience of working face to face with vulnerable people.
• Undertake Outreach work on a rota basis including working early mornings, late nights and weekends.
• The skills to assess the needs of individual rough sleepers and to provide them with a variety of options of support services/accommodation in liaison with other agencies and specialist workers
• Have empathy and understanding for homeless people, especially those who have complex needs.
• Have clear communication skills.

Our client will provide you with excellent support and training to carry out your role effectively, and to develop your career and contribution.

Their starting benefits package includes 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, a contributory pension scheme through The People's Pension. The client will contribute to the pension and you will also be required to make a contribution.

Closing date: Monday 28th February 2022 (midday)

Shortlisting: Monday 28th February 2022

Interview date: Monday 7th March 2022

How to apply for the Outreach Worker role:

If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click "apply" today and you will be directed to the client's website, where you will be able to complete an application form.

Please note that the client does not accept CVs.

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

Other suitable skills and experience includes Support Worker, Outreach, Care Assistant, Social Worker, Youth Worker