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Homeless Prevention Worker
| Posting date: | 07 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,417 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 February 2025 |
| Location: | S1 2JP |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Roundabout Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HRHO-02.25 |
Summary
Summary of the Role
The Homeless Prevention Worker role is part of Roundabout’s Homeless Prevention Service which consists of a number of different services working towards preventing young people aged 16-25 from becoming homeless in Sheffield.
The role will involve a combination of providing housing advice and support to young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness through our housing advice service and supporting young people living in supported accommodation flats to grow in their independent living skills leading them to obtaining their own accommodation.
Key accountabilities
• Provide housing advice and support to young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to prevent or relieve their homelessness.
• Interview and assess young people to determine their housing need and advocate on behalf of young people to ensure they are receiving the correct support.
• Provide keywork support to a caseload of young people who live in self-contained supported accommodation flats.
• Accurately record and monitor all data relevant to the role, and ensure that all records are accurate and up to date for monitoring and funding reports.
• To work with other agencies across the city and build strong working relationships in order to provide the best housing options and support to young people.
• To offer flexible and creative ways of working to actively engage young people and ensure they fully participate in support offered.
• Work as part of a team, covering for colleagues when required by the service manager.
Other duties
• Adhere to Roundabout’s policies and procedures at all times
• Maintain professional internal and external relationships that meet the charity’s values
• Report any safeguarding issues
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Be proactive in reviewing and evaluating own performance and use supervision and appraisals to identify areas for development
• Participate in fundraising events and promote Roundabout externally as required
Person Specification
Specific Knowledge, Experience and Skills
1 Experience of direct face-to-face work with vulnerable young people, or a similar client group.
2 Experience providing advice, support and guidance to vulnerable people
3 Up-to-date knowledge of housing and homelessness legislation
4 Experience of multi-agency working and liaising with relevant agencies to establish effective working relationships to support the client group
5 Experience of advocating on behalf of clients, challenging external services where necessary
6 Working knowledge of safeguarding, confidentiality and boundaries when working with vulnerable young people
7 Excellent communication and IT skills, including a working knowledge of database recording systems and ability to maintain appropriate records and monitoring systems.
Personal Attributes
1 Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative, supporting colleagues where necessary
2 Ability to be flexible and responsive to individual needs and situations
3 A professional approach and willingness to commit and contribute to Roundabout’s vision, values and objectives
4 Ability to independently make decisions and prioritise tasks so that the aims of the service and the needs of the young person can be met
5 To demonstrate a calm and solution focused approach in all aspects of your work with young people and colleagues
Closing date for applications: 4th February 2025
Successful candidates informed of outcome: 5th February 2025
Proposed Interview: 12th February 2025
The Homeless Prevention Worker role is part of Roundabout’s Homeless Prevention Service which consists of a number of different services working towards preventing young people aged 16-25 from becoming homeless in Sheffield.
The role will involve a combination of providing housing advice and support to young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness through our housing advice service and supporting young people living in supported accommodation flats to grow in their independent living skills leading them to obtaining their own accommodation.
Key accountabilities
• Provide housing advice and support to young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to prevent or relieve their homelessness.
• Interview and assess young people to determine their housing need and advocate on behalf of young people to ensure they are receiving the correct support.
• Provide keywork support to a caseload of young people who live in self-contained supported accommodation flats.
• Accurately record and monitor all data relevant to the role, and ensure that all records are accurate and up to date for monitoring and funding reports.
• To work with other agencies across the city and build strong working relationships in order to provide the best housing options and support to young people.
• To offer flexible and creative ways of working to actively engage young people and ensure they fully participate in support offered.
• Work as part of a team, covering for colleagues when required by the service manager.
Other duties
• Adhere to Roundabout’s policies and procedures at all times
• Maintain professional internal and external relationships that meet the charity’s values
• Report any safeguarding issues
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Be proactive in reviewing and evaluating own performance and use supervision and appraisals to identify areas for development
• Participate in fundraising events and promote Roundabout externally as required
Person Specification
Specific Knowledge, Experience and Skills
1 Experience of direct face-to-face work with vulnerable young people, or a similar client group.
2 Experience providing advice, support and guidance to vulnerable people
3 Up-to-date knowledge of housing and homelessness legislation
4 Experience of multi-agency working and liaising with relevant agencies to establish effective working relationships to support the client group
5 Experience of advocating on behalf of clients, challenging external services where necessary
6 Working knowledge of safeguarding, confidentiality and boundaries when working with vulnerable young people
7 Excellent communication and IT skills, including a working knowledge of database recording systems and ability to maintain appropriate records and monitoring systems.
Personal Attributes
1 Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative, supporting colleagues where necessary
2 Ability to be flexible and responsive to individual needs and situations
3 A professional approach and willingness to commit and contribute to Roundabout’s vision, values and objectives
4 Ability to independently make decisions and prioritise tasks so that the aims of the service and the needs of the young person can be met
5 To demonstrate a calm and solution focused approach in all aspects of your work with young people and colleagues
Closing date for applications: 4th February 2025
Successful candidates informed of outcome: 5th February 2025
Proposed Interview: 12th February 2025