Full-Time Rough Sleeper Navigator
Job Description
Julian House is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. We run several projects and every year we help thousands of people out of homelessness, into employment, away from domestic abuse, and more.
If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for!
Job Role: Rough Sleeper Navigator
Salary: £23,240 per year
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Exeter
Additional information:
- Flexibility to work Saturday morning Outreach sessions
The Role:
The successful Rough Sleeper Navigator will as part of a multi-disciplinary team working with individuals within the Target Priority Group (TPG). The role involves providing effective, tailored interventions to people on the streets based on their individual needs and characteristics, creating bespoke support for people that experience long-term rough sleeping.
You will support these individuals along their journey from the street and into accommodation, following them across changes to their person circumstances, including periods of rough sleeping, changes in accommodation, or periods in institutions such as prison or hospital.
Responsibilities include:
- To operate in the community making pro-active interventions with outreach clients to ensure comprehensive, person-centred advice and advocacy on housing and other issues
- Carry out a strength-based assessment with each rough sleeping client and plan support actions/interventions, which will assist clients to achieve their goals and more towards a sustainable life away from the streets
- Support clients to engage in consultation events both within the organisation and in the wider community
- Work in close partnership with other outreach and floating support services working as one team
- Attend weekly multi-agency review group to review service user’s interventions, review progress and work towards positive changes to avoid a return to the streets
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Understanding of the needs of rough sleepers and the effects of trauma on individuals with complex lives
- Resilience to work flexibly and creatively with individuals who may have seemingly intractable problems
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There are many great reasons to join our team!
- Great opportunities for career development and free monthly training sessions from experienced facilitators
- Wellbeing related support and advice and up to 6 free counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme
- 27 days annual leave, including an extra day off for your birthday, increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment
- 30% staff discount at Julian House charity shops
- 20% staff discount at Julian House bike workshops
- A generous and competitive pension scheme
- Instant access to healthcare professionals and discounts on a variety of health treatments through our Simply Health Scheme
- A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
- 6 weekly Reflective Practice sessions from objective, external facilitators
Our Ethos
As an Equal Opportunities employer, we have an Equality and Diversity Action plan in place showing our commitment in ensuring continuous improvement in creating an inclusive culture. We also have a committed group of Inclusion & Diversity champions who meet monthly to ensure progress is being made. We invite applications from people from all backgrounds and cultures, especially minority groups that are underrepresented in the workplace. We also welcome applications from those with lived experience. We embrace flexibility and are proud to be a Disability Confident and Mindful employer, as well as an Armed Forces Covenant Supporter.
If you have any special access requirements or other support needs throughout the application process (including interview), please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you.
DBS Checks
We welcome applications from people with lived experience. All applicants working with our clients will be expected to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. A criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent you from becoming an employee, the decision will depend on the type of offence and its relevance to the role. If you would like to discuss any convictions you may have, please contact the person named in the advert. All information will be dealt with according to our Data Protection Policy.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about Rough Sleeper Navigator role, please get in touch with the recruitment team at re*********@ju*********.uk. We look forward to speaking with you soon!
Please note: We reserve the right to close our vacancies once the perfect candidate has been found. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible so that you don’t miss out!
How to Apply
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