Rough Sleeper Outreach Worker

Homeless Link; Coalville; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday

LGPS 22% employer contribution

Employee benefits programme

Continued training and development

Job summary

North West Leicestershire District Council is seeking an outreach-focused role to help reduce rough sleeping across Leicestershire and Rutland. The post will source accommodation, break barriers to engagement and improve health and well-being while working with a team and partner agencies to achieve better outcomes.

The role supports an agile working scheme with home and office work, and emphasizes continued training and development as part of an evolving local government service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an effective outreach service to rough sleepers in Leicestershire and Rutland.
• Source accommodation and support engagement for rough sleepers.
• Collaborate with statutory and voluntary agencies to achieve best outcomes.

Job description

The purpose of the role is to deliver an effective outreach service to those rough sleeping across Leicestershire and Rutland. The post will aim to reduce rough sleeping numbers across the county by providing a proactive outreach approach to finding and supporting those individuals rough sleeping. The role will focus on sourcing accommodation, breaking barriers to engagement, improving health and well-being. The role will be working both as part of the Rough Sleeper Outreach Team and collaboratively with other agencies both statutory and voluntary to ensure best outcomes for rough sleepers. If you believe you have the experience, skills and abilities to deliver this role, you understand the needs of complex rough sleepers, are an excellent communicator at a variety of levels and can be flexible and creative this could be the role for you.

• Agile working scheme with a combination of home and office working
• 34 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 38 days after 5 years (full time equivalent)
• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme with at least 22% employer’s contribution
• Employee benefits programme’ including payback on medical, dental and optical expenses
• Continued training and development opportunities

Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job will be guaranteed an interview.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This is an exciting time of change at NWLDC as we progress devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR). To learn more about what this means, visit: Devolution - North West Leicestershire District Council and email [e-mail] if you have any questions.

Closing Date: Sunday 4th October 2026

Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date