Homelessness Project Workers - Harringay, United Kingdom - PRO-TAX CONSULTANCY LIMITED

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Description
Role Purpose


As a Project Worker you will be responsible for providing practical support to individuals accommodated in various specialist accommodation services delivered by Haringey.

This means delivering face-to face, virtual and telephone-based support work to help people affected by homelessness to secure positive housing, health, employment and wellbeing outcomes.

As a Project Worker, you will support people by completing comprehensive client assessments, safety planning and key working.

You will work with people to identify their personal aims and support them to turn assessments into practical action plans.

You will be responsible for supporting people to understand their rights and responsibilities to maintain their accommodation. You will work in partnership with others to facilitate move -on for homeless single adults.

To do this you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team of professionals, including emergency


Covid-19 accommodation services, Pathway services, the Housing Needs Team at Homes for Haringey and a range of specialist external partners providing health, immigration and move-on support.

Main Responsibilities


  • Provide non-judgemental and empathetic communication that recognises and reduces the distress and anxiety that people facing homelessness are likely to experience.
  • Provide high-quality support, information and signposting to clients that focuses on their strengths and goals and is delivered in a way that suits them and within a framework of active engagement, positive risk taking and person-centred planning.
  • To carry out comprehensive client assessments, identifying priorities and ongoing need, risk and assets including establishing move on options.
  • To assist people in making successful claims for housing benefit, welfare benefits, EU Settled Status and/or in work benefits as appropriate.

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm

Contract length: 6 months


Salary:
From £13.70 per hour


Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Experience:


  • Homelessness Project Workers (required)

Work Location:
One location

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