Rough Sleeping Hub Support Worker

• Reporting to the Senior Rough Sleeping Hub Support Worker, you will be part of a small team which will staff the Hub, providing rough sleepers access to the facilities and services offered
• You will be required to ensure the Rough Sleeping Hub environment is safe, secure and of high standard

• Ideally has experience working with vulnerable and homeless people, or households with housing problems, and a desire to work to resolve these issues
• Has an awareness of the Equality Act 2010 and the Care Act 2014, and of adult safeguarding principles and procedures
• An awareness of relevant housing legislation such as the Housing Act 1996, Homelessness Act 2002 and Homeless Reduction Act 2017 would be beneficial for this role
• Is able to advocate for customers by developing positive relationships with other agencies (ie mental health services, probation, substance misuse services) and be the single point of contact if required
• Is confident in making risks assessments in relation to customers' circumstances, including identifying potential safeguarding concerns, to ensure a safe working environment at all times
• Is able to listen to people and not rush to conclusions or judgements before fully understanding what is needed or wanted by a customer
• Has tact and diplomacy
• the ability to deal with sensitive and confidential issues that may require a variety of responses
• Possesses negotiating and advocacy skills
• Able to work on their own initiative and who can be proactive, and solution focused
• Able to work well within a highly functioning team, supporting your peers and supervisor to manage a caseload of clients
• Is emotionally resilient and able to deal with the impact of being exposed to customers' difficult circumstances
• Can maintain accurate records of all clients who you come into contact with to enable concise data collection
• Has the ability to communicate clearly to colleagues, partners and customers, verbally and in writing
• Is competent in the use of IT to manage and monitor a small team's caseload effectively, recording information appropriately on the required management information system. Basic ICT skills, including the use of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Outlook and other Office 365 applications such as SharePoint
• Is able to work flexibly as part of a rota, which will include shifts on some weekends and bank holidays

An awareness of relevant housing legislation such as the Housing Act 1996, Homelessness Act 2002 and Homeless Reduction Act 2017

7.5% shift allowance