Your newpany
You’ll be joining a values-led homelessness charity based in Exeter, supported by the localmunity. The organisation stands with and for people experiencing homelessness and ismitted to ensuring that everyone in the Exeter area can enjoy a place called home. The service provides essential survival support, advice, and outreach to individuals who are rough sleeping or vulnerably housed, with a strong focus on dignity,passion, and trauma-informed care.
Please note: Due to the nature of the role and the needs of the client group, this post is open to male applicants only in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 (Occupational Requirement). Many clients are highly vulnerable and have experienced trauma, and the majority are male. This role is essential to ensuring safe, appropriate, and effective support.
Your new role
As a Homelessness Project Worker, you will:
1. Provide frontline support to individuals experiencing homelessness
2. Deliver advice, advocacy, and practical assistance to help clients access services
3. Participate in food outreach, which involves significant walking across varied terrain
4. Build trusting relationships with clients, many of whom may disclose sensitive personal experiences
5. Work both independently and as part of a close-knit team in a fast-paced environment
6. Maintain confidentiality and uphold safeguarding best practices at all times
What you'll need to succeed
7. A strongmitment to the mission and values of the organisation
8. Significant experience working with disadvantaged or vulnerable individuals
9. The ability to manage challenging behaviour with empathy and professionalism
10. A flexible, adaptable approach and the ability to work on your own initiative
11. A good level of mobility and fitness due to the physical nature of the outreach work
12. Lived experience of homelessness is weed.
What you'll get in return
13. The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives
14. A supportive and mission-driven team environment
15. Ongoing training and development opportunities