Project Worker - Westminster, United Kingdom - The Passage
Description
We have an exciting opportunity for aProject Worker - Montfort House to join our team based in
London. You will join us on a
full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of
£29,378 - £31,352 per annum (NJC Scale inc LW + pension and other benefits.
Hours:35 hours per week working a shift pattern over 7 days, covering the hours 8am - 8pm Monday to Sunday, over a 12 week rolling rota, which includes 6 weekends.
Montfort House is part of the Passage, which is a Vincentian organisation whose mission is to encourage, inspire and challenge homeless people to transform their lives.
Our service uses a PIE model which allows staff to reflect and understand how trauma can impact behaviour, so we can work with individuals in a personalised way.
We benefit from the psychology in hostels model and have a psychologist from SLaM who is based at Montfort house one day a week.
Montfort House is offers accommodation to homeless men, women and couples.
Priority is given to the most vulnerable rough sleepers especially RS205 referrals as well as couples & other individuals with complex needs.
Our aim is to offer hard to reach individuals an opportunity to move away from the streets by providing a safe & relaxed environment.
We incorporate an adult-to-adult approach to allow people the chance to settle in and gain confidence.Once settled our support approach is tailored, and we aim to work with everyone at a level which best meets their needs.
We're transparent in our communication and if we need to address a concern we take a challenge and truth approach.
An enhanced DBS check is required as this position will involve working directly with vulnerable adults
Key responsibilities of our Project Worker
will include:
- Providing excellence in all areas of service delivery to the residents of Montfort House.
- Ensuring that everyone living in Montfort House has an individualised support package via needs assessment, appropriate support plan and key working processes which are responsive to their needs.
- Developing the service provided at Montfort House as and when the needs of the residents change and ensuring adherence to best practice in relation to working within a psychologically informed environment and contractual requirements from our funders.
- Providing excellent support, advice and advocacy to residents regarding Housing Benefit, Job Seeker Allowance, Employment Support Allowance, Pensions credit etc. including historic debt recovery.
- Negotiating and liaising with both internal and external agencies on behalf of Montfort House residents while ensuring The Passage is always represented in an appropriate and professional manner.
- Supporting other staff and other Passage teams by contributing to joint initiatives.
- Developing and delivering a service that is exceptional in a complex environment, which is creative, professional, holistic and gets results.
- Understanding and operating under a Personalisation methodology.
- Understanding and utilising Psychologically Informed Practice in the delivery of case management systems, in training and in supervision.
- Employ detailed knowledge and comply with the terms of relevant legislation, in particular in the areas of housing, homelessness, rough sleeping and health and social care.
- Managing the transition from supported accommodation into an independent tenancy.
- Facilitating joint working and delivering joint personalised support plans (with partners, peers and other agencies) and maximising opportunities and outcomes for our residents.
- Engaging with residents to motivate them to move away from a street lifestyle, utilising different motivational techniques, reflective practice and empathetic attitude.
- Working with other agencies in diverse areas including employment, health, housing, immigration, family relationships, criminal justice system, drug and alcohol services, welfare and other statutory bodies.
Experience
- Demonstrable experience of motivating excluded adults who may not wish to engage with services in a residential or similar setting.
- Experience of working within a team and achieving strong and effective relationships with others to achieve organisational aims and objectives.
- Experience of navigating the welfare benefits system on behalf of vulnerable individuals and experience of appeal procedures
- Experience of joint working; especially in relation to case conferences and a multiagency approach to supporting vulnerable people.
- Experience of working with people who have survived extreme trauma, are living with Personality Disorder, diagnosed or otherwise, and or other mental health issues.
- Experience of creating Support P
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