Outreach Worker
Salary: £22 / Hour
Job type: Day to Day Cover
Location: Harrow
Save Share Apply now We are seeking a compassionate and proactive Outreach Worker to join our team supporting people sleeping rough. This vital role will involve engaging directly with rough sleepers on the streets, building trust, and helping individuals access emergency accommodation, health services, and longer-term housing solutions.
Key Responsibilities
1. Conduct regular street outreach sessions, engaging with rough sleepers in a sensitive and respectful way.
2. Assess individual needs, risk factors, and support requirements, creating tailored action plans.
3. Support individuals in accessing emergency and temporary accommodation, welfare benefits, and health or substance misuse services.
4. Build strong relationships with local agencies, charities, and housing providers to deliver effective wraparound support.
5. Accurately record casework, monitor outcomes, and contribute to service reports.
6. Act as an advocate for clients, promoting their rights and ensuring their voices are heard.
About You
7. Experience of working with vulnerable people, ideally within homelessness, housing, or support services.
8. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage people with complex needs.
9. Knowledge of homelessness legislation, safeguarding, and relevant support services (desirable but not essential).
10. Flexible, resilient, and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
11. Commitment to reducing homelessness and improving outcomes for rough sleepers.
If you have the relevent skills then please apply today! Save Share Apply now