Outreach Worker

Description:

Job Opportunity: Outreach Worker - Part-Time (30 Hours, Including Evenings & Weekends)
Salary: £21,840

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of homeless individuals in the Spelthorne area? We're seeking a dedicated Outreach Worker to join our team and support clients in transitioning from our supported housing homeless scheme to independent living.

As an Outreach Worker, you'll work closely with a caseload of clients, providing essential assistance in setting up their new homes and offering ongoing support to maintain their tenancies. Your role will involve connecting tenants with relevant services and activities to promote their wellbeing and success within the community.

What we're looking for:

Experience or knowledge of the resettlement process to offer practical and emotional support to clients.
A strong background in supported housing work, including key working with adults facing homelessness and complex needs.
Proficiency in conducting risk assessments and a solid understanding of Safeguarding legislation.
Comprehensive knowledge of the welfare benefits system, particularly as it pertains to single homeless individuals.
A full driving license and access to a vehicle for traveling within the Borough.
We need individuals who not only possess the necessary skills and experience but also demonstrate a genuine passion, commitment, and vision for helping homeless and vulnerable people transform their lives. If you're ready to make a difference, this is an exciting opportunity for you. Apply now and be a part of positive change.

To meet our commitment to providing safe, high quality services to our customers we will complete an enhanced DBS check, once an offer of employment is made. A new check will be completed every three years.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 6th June 2024

Please note :- we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.

What?s in it for you?

Our benefits

28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year
2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
An additional ?Beliefs day? once a year to have an extra a day off
Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
Life assurance cover 3 x your salary
Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members too
Tenancy deposit ? interest free loan to help with rental deposits
Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform
Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues
Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring programme and apprenticeships
We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation
About us

Learn more about our benefits and organisation by viewing our attached document

Our promise

Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ?Serving people better every day? to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve.

We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and other?s wellbeing.

Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working together!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment