Housing & Street Outreach Worker

Recovery Focus; Bradford; Presencial; GBP 26.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

27 days annual leave

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Life assurance (3× salary)

Enhanced sick pay

Birthday leave

Descripción de la vacante

Waythrough is seeking an Outreach Worker in Bradford to provide housing support and street outreach for those who are rough sleeping or vulnerably housed. You will help clients live independently, progress toward housing recovery, and engage with multiagency partners.

A driving licence and vehicle access are essential. The role involves assessing needs, developing risk plans, and supporting clients to achieve economic wellbeing, education, and safer living.

Formación

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent relevant subject).
• Understanding of issues that people face in daily life.
• Ability to maintain and work within professional boundaries.
• Knowledge of completing service user assessments including risk assessments.
• Experience of supporting vulnerable people.
• Knowledge of safeguarding adult and child protection policies.
• A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Responsabilidades

• Specialising in delivery of outreach services for adults who are currently sleeping rough, or at risk of doing so.
• Support clients with obtaining suitable accommodation and support tenancy sustainment.
• Undertake outreach sessions, including referral agencies and other stakeholders to publicise the service, receive referrals and give signposting advice.
• To attend any relevant multiagency meetings as required.
• Undertake regular needs assessments and develop comprehensive support / risk plans to identify how individual service user needs will be met in order to help each service user live independently within the community and achieve sustained outcomes.
• Support Service Users to live independently within the community and achieve sustained recovery by supporting Service Users to achieve economic wellbeing, participate in education, training or other learning activities, develop or sustain a healthy and safe lifestyle and make a positive contribution to society.
• To record case notes, input information onto the database promptly and maintain any other relevant Management Information Systems as required in order to ensure effective case management and assist monitoring and evaluation of service delivery.
• To liaise with statutory and other appropriate agencies / network/ forums to contribute to the development of a comprehensive needs and risk assessment for each client and general service provision.

Conocimientos

Driving licence

Understanding issues people face

Professional boundaries

Safeguarding knowledge

Educación

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Descripción del empleo

Waythrough is seeking an Outreach Worker in Bradford to provide housing support and street outreach for those who are rough sleeping or vulnerably housed. You will help clients live independently, progress toward housing recovery, and engage with multiagency partners.

A driving licence and vehicle access are essential. The role involves assessing needs, developing risk plans, and supporting clients to achieve economic wellbeing, education, and safer living.