Rough Sleepers Outreach Worker

Post Title: Rough Sleepers Outreach Worker

Team: Homeless and housing options service

1 full-time, fixed term post until March 31^st 2025 – possibility of extension

37 hours

Salary - Grade 9, £29,269 to £32,076 per annum

Homelessness and Housing Options Service

An exciting opportunity has become available to be based within our homeless and housing options service as a Rough Sleepers Outreach Worker providing support to all our rough sleepers.

The post holder will a provide support to clients who are rough sleeping, those at risk and provide them with safe accommodation. This includes outreach to sleep site, drop ins and one to one support.

The post holder will Liaise and maintain positive relationships with housing providers, custody, probation, and other key partners to work together to meet needs of rough sleepers.

To attend all partnership and pathway meetings.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.

We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria. 

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Amanda Mullen on A.Mullen@bury.gov.uk

Interviews will be held on: TBC

For further information please see:

-      Job description and person specification

-      Work demands form (JA1)

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