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Job Title: Outreach Navigator

Job Type: Temporary

Location: Birmingham

Industry: Social Care - Homelessness

In this Outreach Navigator opportunity in Birmingham, you will join a charity helping young people, between the ages of 16-25, gain access to temporary accommodation as a result of being homeless. The role will be supporting young people with a history of rough sleeping transition Into their own tenancy and provide long term tenancy support .

Key responsibilities

In this Outreach Navigator job, your responsibilities will include:

• Undertake detailed assessments of housing and support needs /risks for rough sleepers
• Ensure relevant background checks are complete to assess support plans
• Provide high quality homeless and housing options - ensuring expectations are managed
• Build and maintain effective and professional working relationships with external partners/agencies
• Safeguard young people and young adults as risk  though appropriate escalation and reporting Incidents
• Actively encourage young people to move Into appropriate accommodation

Skills & experience of an Outreach Navigator.

• Proven track record of working In a outreach or similar positions - genuine passion to work with vulnerable rough sleepers
• Holds an enhanced DBS child and adult cleared - Issued In the last 12 months or on the update service
• Available to start asap
• Flexible to work over evenings / weekends when required

If you feel you meet the criteria for this Outreach Navigator role, please apply within.