Outreach Worker - Camden, United Kingdom - Morgan Hunt Recruitment

Morgan Hunt Recruitment

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Camden, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Outreach Worker

Hours: 37.5 per week

Location:
Camden

Assignment: 3 months (possible extension)

Pay:
£20 per hour (umbrella)

Rota:
Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00 or 06:00-14:00

We are looking for an Outreach Worker to join our Camden London based client's outreach team. This fantastic opportunity will see you joining a superb service which supports the rough sleeper community in Camden London. This is a very important position.

You will not only be advising the street population on what options are available to them but also advising them on how to stay safe on the street and listen to any concerns they may have.

Crucially you will be adding to the CHAIN database for this clientgroup. This is a vital contribution to the work that this fantastic charity is doing in Camden London

If you crave influence and responsibility within a team, this is a role where your voice is not only heard but contributes towards quick, satisfying outcomes, providing rough sleepers with hope and a route away from the streets.

Not only this but as an outreachworker you will work alongside other amazing like-minded individuals and agencies with the sole aim of reducing the number of people sleeping rough in Camden.

As an Outreach Worker you will:

Supporting rough sleepers to access appropriate social care services and accommodation options
Be a first response to referrals, carrying out needs and risk assessments with new rough sleepers
Update assessments on rough sleepers already known to the team
Regularly update the CHAIN database
Find the best cause of action for each client's scenario
Work alongside other agencies including, local authorities, health services, housing providers, the police, and drug & alcohol services

To be successful you will need to:

Have excellent interpersonal skills
Be flexible and responsive to meet the needs of rough sleepers
Have the confidence and ability to manage a caseload of complex clients
Have the necessary IT skills to collect, collate and interpret data
Be confident in representing our client at external meetings and with outside agencies

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies.

Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed onmerit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.