Navigator (Male)

Single Homeless Project has a new opportunity for a Navigator (Male) to join and work in our team based in Hackney. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis working varied hours 37.5 hours and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of GBP28,897.95 rising incrementally to GBP31,646.66 per annum.
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 single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
About the Navigator (Male) role:
The Finsbury Project is a complex needs service. We provide support to entrenched rough sleepers and those who have an identified need relating to physical health, mental health, learning difficulties, substance use and risk of offending.
You will be part of a team providing an effective, high quality support service to address the presenting needs of the clients who have come from a rough sleeping background with vulnerable needs and possible disadvantages. Such needs can include substance misuse, mental health, and a wide variety of associated issues ( including: street activity, offending, physical health, background of complex trauma.) You will be required to have a commitment to working collaboratively within a harm minimisation and strengths/recovery framework. Some clients will require advocacy and direct support in relation to social care and health services. The project is supported 24 hours a day and are staffed by Night Concierge and Support Workers. You will work on a shift pattern. The aim is to improve outcomes for clients within the service, have regular key work sessions and enhance their ability to make use of external community and statutory resources. For genuine occupational requirement reasons, we are seeking male applicants only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010; Schedule 9 Part 1).
Skills and experience we're looking for in our Navigator (Male):
A flexible, resilient, thoughtful, therapeutic approach to working with clients with complex needs. Experience and understanding of the issues involved in working in an accommodation setting. Ability to be self motivating , work under pressure and manage time effectively , prioritising different areas of work according to need. Strong networking skills and a proven track record of building positive relationships with internal and external stake holders. You must also be enthusiastic about working with often chaotic hard to engage and slow to change clients.? You must be innovative in your approach & working practices. As our Navigator (Male) your 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 Closing date for applications: 10th December 2023 (at Midnight)
Interviews will be held:? 18th December 2023 via Microsoft Teams
Don t miss out on this great opportunity to join the Single Homeless Project team please click apply now to become our Navigator (Male) - we'd like to hear from you!
An enhanced DBS is required for the successful applicant
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.