The City of Lincoln Council’s Rough Sleeping Project Team are looking for an experienced support worker to work with former rough sleepers in their own accommodation.
The postholder’s work will involve a combination of property visits, work in the community and office-based / remote working
You will work closely with your clients to determine, coordinate, deliver and link in with partner agencies to help the client succeed and reduce the risk of a return to street homelessness.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide a pro-active and dedicated service to those with a history of rough sleeping, in both temporary accommodation and / or once housed, giving timely advice and assistance to encourage and promote license and / or tenancy sustainability.
- To provide a comprehensive welfare benefit take-up service so that tenants are able to meet their housing costs and to ensure that “signposting” to other welfare benefits takes place where appropriate.
- To promote improved partnership working to ensure that vulnerable tenants are provided with support, thus enabling them to successfully manage their tenancy whilst remaining independent.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Ability to determine priorities and work to deadlines.
- Experience and working involvement with a range of professionals, within the delivery of various services (mental health, physical health, substance misuse, care, criminal justice, social services and prison).
- Ability to successfully negotiate.
- Prepared to work flexibly including working outside normal office hours.
- GCSE English and Maths to minimum Grade C or equivalent qualification and / or experience.
Benefits we offer:
- Flexible working options / Flexi time scheme.
- Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.
- Local government pension scheme.
- Employee online discount scheme (including cinema, retail / supermarkets and homeware / tech).
- Health and Wellbeing support.
- Sustainable Travel Options (Tax free bike scheme and discounted City parking).
For an informal discussion, please contact Sophie Elley (Homelessness Team Leader) on [email protected]
In order to complete your application, please download and read the job description attached. You will find the essential criteria required for the role in the person specification section, so please ensure you address this in your supporting statement.
All external candidates are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and a 6-month probationary period. This role also requires an enhanced DBS check.
Please be aware that the City of Lincoln Council does not hold a UKVI sponsor licence and is therefore unable to sponsor work visas. If you think you may require a visa to work in the UK, please refer to UK Visas & Immigration before applying as you may be eligible to work in the UK via an alternative visa route.
As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the vacancy.
