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SalaryWe are looking for a Specialist Multiple Disadvantage Worker, to join our experienced and committed team at Southampton Row in Camden.
Southampton Row is an 18 bed hostel, specialising in supporting male clients who have experienced Multiple Disadvantage, including people with a history of rough sleeping and homelessness. This service provides stable accommodation for people who may have Complex Needs, or associated support needs relating to mental health, substance and alcohol use, offending behaviour and trauma.
About the role:
As a Multiple Disadvantage Worker, your role will be to provide support to the clients, to enable them to understand their related needs and to manage these effectively. You will hold a small caseload of clients and be responsible for completing comprehensive needs and risk assessments with them, to identify their short-term objectives. You will also support clients to develop their living skills, develop and manage relationships, build social networks and to access various services.
Flexibility is required, as you will be working a rota inclusive of early shifts, late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
About you:
- Previous experience of working with either rough sleepers or people with complex mental health, alcohol or substance use support needs.
- An understanding of working with people using person-centred approaches and working collaboratively within a harm minimisation and recovery framework.
- The ability to manage a caseload and deliver positive outcomes, utilising your knowledge of the health and social care sector is also needed.
- A flexible and creative approach to working with a sometimes hard to reach client group.
About us:
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.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important info:
Closing Date: 4th February 2024 (at Midnight)
Interviews to be held on: 9th February 2024
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
