Homelessness Project Worker - Adults & Health - London

Homelessness Project Worker - Adults & Health - London - 16.56 per hour.

Job title: Homelessness Project Workers SC5

Job Type: Temporary

Sector: Housing

Category: Adults & Health

Region: South East

Location: London

Salary Description: Regular

Posted: 29.06.22

Start: 09:00

End: 17:30

Job Reference: RQ616764

Social Work Choice UK Agency are recruiting for a local authority looking to employ a homelessness project worker. As a project worker, you will be responsible for providing practical support to individuals accommodated in various specialist accommodation services delivered by Haringey

Main Responsibilities

• To manage telephone email and face-to-face communication with people living in the accommodation services
• Provide non-judgemental and empathetic communication
• Provide high-quality support information and signposting to clients that focus on their strengths and goals
• To carry out comprehensive client assessment, identifying priorities and ongoing needs
• To assist people in making successful claims for housing benefits and other benefits as appropriate
• Organise and undertake formal and informal key working activates
• Liaising with other pathway services and accommodation providers to ensure people have a safe place to live
• To promote health and wellbeing services and activities including Mental Health, GP and others
• To keep abreast of current housing legislation, welfare benefits legislation and other matters
• To identify and work with a range of agencies to ensure all clients have access to relevant services
• To support and encourage clients to undertake housekeeping and cleaning duties as necessary
• Ensure accurate recording and management of information about a service user,
• To identify and appropriately apply relevant safeguarding, domestic violence and health and safety policies

Qualification & Experience

• GCSE Grades A-C in English Language and Mathematics (or equivalent)

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