Job Description
About the roleThis is an exciting opportunity for three additional Rough Sleeper Workers, funded by the Government’s Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) to join our dynamic and successful Rough Sleeping Team to help ensure rough sleeping is rare, brief, and non-recurring across North Northamptonshire.
These posts will cover the Wellingborough and East Northamptonshire areas with flexibility required to work across North Northamptonshire and within the local community when needed.
Please note based on external funding this post is fixed term until the end of March 2025.
What will you be doing?As a Rough Sleeper Worker you will undertake regular street outreach sessions (including during the night), responding to intelligence and searching known rough sleeping sites, to identify people sleeping rough and help them to leave the streets as quickly as possible.
You will also provide advocacy, casework, and support to those helped off the streets and into accommodation to ensure that they successfully sustain their accommodation and acquire the skills and ability to live independently.
About youYou will have experience of working with and supporting vulnerable people and have a good understanding of housing and homelessness issues, including the barriers people face when trying to leave the streets.
You will have a proven ability to inspire and motivate people and work effectively with others and be able to work well under pressure due to the changing demands of the service.
To succeed in the role, you must be focused on achieving positive outcomes, have excellent communication skills and be an accomplished negotiator and problem solver.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details including the essential and desirable criteria for this role.
For further information or an informal chat about the role please contact either Sarah Laycock on 07762 410027, Suzanne Jackson on 07920 790890 or Carly Hohn on 07738 803242.
About usWe are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected do they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
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We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.
Our benefitsWe offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
Job Type: Contract
Salary: £27,852.00-£31,099.00 per year