Family Caseworker - London, United Kingdom - Single Homeless Project

Single Homeless Project

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have been commissioned to deliver a new (SHPS) Family service in Enfield, working at the forefront of tackling homelessness in London.

Working with the Housing Options teams, this service supports families currently living in temporary accommodation into secure settled accommodation.

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity.

Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change.

As a Family Caseworker, you will be responsible for assessing applicant's needs and then producing and delivering highly effective housing and resettlement plans, to achieve the applicant's housing goals.

To be part of our service we are looking for highly motivated individuals, who can hit the ground running and work to ensure that we really have an impact on our client's lives.

To be successful, you will have:

The ability to complete completing high quality family housing and resettlement plans which are collaborative and focused on setting and achieving goals.
The ability to meet deadlines, achieve targets and manage time effectively, prioritising different areas of work according to need.
Experience of working collaboratively with a number of different stakeholders in the public, private and voluntary sector to improve outcomes for clients.
An understanding of securing accommodation in the private rented sector; with a demonstrable knowledge of Housing and other related Legislation.
The ability to work within a specific model to engage and motivate people, to move towards an appropriate level of independence and inclusion.

Closing date: 5th February 2023 (at Midnight)

Interviews to be held on: 10th
February 2023

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed
for the successful applicant.

Our attractive benefits package includes:

A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period
A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am 4pm) in nonaccommodation services
25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited._