Position Overview & Specifications
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 support young people by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and teach vital independent living skills.
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual for our Specialist Lead Project Worker for our Young People's Accommodation Service. This Service is split across 5 buildings, mix gender supported accommodation based in Lewisham. The role will require you to work alongside the Services Manager and Deputy Manager, to provide a high level of support to these clients.
You will be in a specialist role designed to work with people with complex needs and multiple disadvantage relating to: mental ill health, physical health & substance use needs, offending behaviour and / or domestic abuse. You will also play a key part in reducing harm and liaising with external professionals, preventing homelessness and promoting the independence and social inclusion of these clients.
To be successful, you will have previous experience of working with people who are multiply disadvantaged. You will also have the ability to manage a caseload and deliver positive outcomes utilising your knowledge of the health, social care and criminal justice sector. A flexible, innovative and creative approach to working with a sometimes hard to engage and challenging client group, is also required.
The working rota for this post is Monday - Friday. (no weekend shifts) and a mixture of earlies (9am - 5pm) & mid shifts (11am - 7pm)
Closing date: 20th August 2023 at midnight
Interviews to be held on: 28th August 2023
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
Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.