Homeless Outreach Worker, Local Government Housing, North London

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  • Enfield, Greater London
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
Job DescriptionHomeless Outreach Worker, Local Government Housing, North London
Pay rate to £26.83 - 27.42 per hour
Contract role, Local Government Housing
We are recruiting for an experienced Homeless Outreach Worker in North London.Responsibilities include
  • To work within Harrow councils' operational and strategic response to rough sleeping, in conjunction with key homelessness partners from the statutory and voluntary sectors.
  • To provide a single point of contact for rough sleepers who have been identified as having low to medium needs and will need a multi-agency approach to assisting them with suitable move on accommodation, whilst maintaining that the rough sleeper has all the necessary support for sustaining any emergency or temporary accommodation that they have been allocated.
  • To work effectively with the Rough Sleeper Co-ordinator and Single Homeless Officer to create bespoke action plans to ensure that the low to medium needs rough sleepers have access to and fully engage with support services to enable them to focus on sustaining tenancies and ending repeat rough sleeping.
  • Essential skills
  • Some knowledge of homelessness legislation (parts VI and VII of the Housing Act 1996, as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002 and the Homelessness Code of Guidance.
  • Knowledge of welfare benefits related to housing.
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