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Job Title: Outreach WorkerHours: 37.5 per weekLocation: Central LondonAssignment: 2-3 months (possible extension)Rota: Monday to Friday, 3 times a week 09:00-17:00 and twice a week 06:00-14:00. There is also one 22:00-01:00 shift a month to conduct a street countPay: 拢15.83 + holiday pay = 拢17.74 per hour or 拢20.000 per hour via umbrellaWe are looking for an Outreach Worker to join our City of London based client's outreach team. This fantastic opportunity will see you joining a superb service which supports the rough sleeper community in Central London. This is a very important position. You will not only be advising the street population on what options are available to them but also advising them on how to stay safe on the street and listen to any concerns they may have. Crucially you will be adding to the CHAIN database for this client group. This is a vital contribution to the work that this fantastic charity is doing in City.If you crave influence and responsibility within a team, this is a role where your voice is not only heard but contributes towards quick, satisfying outcomes, providing rough sleepers with hope and a route away from the streets. Not only this but as an outreach worker you will work alongside other amazing like-minded individuals and agencies with the sole aim of reducing the number of people sleeping rough in the City.As an Outreach Worker you will:路 Oversee a case load of 15-20 vulnerable rough sleepers as well as contribute to the shared workload across the team路 Work in pairs to cover the outreach shift responsibilities and lone work with risk assessed service users to attend appointments in the community 路 Supporting rough sleepers to access appropriate social care services and accommodation options路 Be a first response to referrals, carrying out needs and risk assessments with new rough sleepers 路 Update assessments on rough sleepers already known to the team路 Regularly update the CHAIN database路 Find the best cause of action for each client's scenario 路 Work alongside other agencies including, local authorities, health services, housing providers, the police, and drug & alcohol servicesTo be successful you will need to:路 Have excellent interpersonal skills路 Be flexible and responsive to meet the needs of rough sleepers路 Have the confidence and ability to manage a caseload of complex clients路 Have the necessary IT skills to collect, collate and interpret data路 Be confident in representing our client at external meetings and with outside agencies路 You must have an enhanced, adult and child DBS check to apply for this post, if you need one, get in touch If you are interested, please apply ASAP, this position is always a popular opportunity!
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