Homelessness Project Worker – Adults & Health

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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:

Start: 09:00

End: 17:30

Job Reference: RQ

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