Generic Navigator
Complex Needs | 1 WC1X |£17.44 per hour (incl. of Holiday Pay) | 2-3 months | Job Ref: BD9125 | Posted: 21/01/2025
Central is currently recruiting for a Navigator, to work in the Camden & Islington areas. The service provides intensive support for individuals who are rough sleeping and experiencing multiple disadvantages, advocating and enabling them to access appropriate services, including housing, scripting and health care.
The successful candidate will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, working Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM or 10AM - 6PM. Temporary cover is required for approximately 2 - 3 months. The pay rate is £15.56 per hour, with £1.88 holiday pay, totalling £17.44 per hour.
In this position, you will be expected to;
- Hold a caseload of 10 key clients who are rough sleeping and experiencing multiple disadvantage; providing end-to-end holistic, coordinated support for each individual, from first contact in a street setting through to helping them to achieve a more settled and fulfilled lifestyle.
- Agree goals with each case which are achievable, time measured and support the individual in rebuilding their life away from the street.
- Conduct comprehensive assessment of need and risk for each case, using effective tools and recording methods and sharing information with partner agencies where appropriate.
- Work alongside existing Camden and Islington Services and utilise their specialist knowledge, experience, training and contacts to build and develop collaborative networks within the rough sleeping sector
- Work with Chain verified rough sleepers, or those at risk of rough sleeping who have a high level of street activity in Camden or Islington. Referrals will be taken from Camden Routes Off the Street team and from the referral's coordinator within Islington Council.
- Work with and share information with forums in Camden and Islington, which support rough sleepers and work collaboratively with delivery structures in both boroughs.
- Work flexibly to the needs and patterns of the cohort. This will entail some street-based work alongside outreach teams and may contain some occasional weekend work with the agreement of the manager.
- Work with specialist teams commissioned by LBC, LBI from the Rough Sleeping Initiative to support rough sleepers in the borough. You will work with a variety of teams, including Routes off the Street, Mungos Outreach and the Complex Needs Outreach Worker within the Council
- Have access to personalised budget fund, which will be utilised to promote routes away from rough sleeping and support meaningful activity away from the street setting
To apply for this role, you must have;
- Experience and understanding of the provision of services to rough sleepers experiencing multiple disadvantage who are rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping.
- Experience of effective liaison with social care, health, women's services housing and criminal justice service etc, encouraging a multi-agency approach, utilising tools such as Case Conferences and Team Around Me.
- Experience, practice and understanding of the principles of risk and asset-based needs assessment, planning, goal setting, and reviewing.
- Experience or a good understanding of VAWG and gender-based violence and safety planning such as DASH risk assessments.
- Knowledge of multiple disadvantage, including ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), how it can affect daily life, and an understanding of how to work with someone experiencing multiple disadvantages.
- Be self-motivated and able to work autonomously to find ways to engage and work with clients who may have a low level of interaction with and suspicion of services and make relationships with people who find it difficult to engage.
- Understand and appropriately approach the high levels of trauma experienced by rough sleepers - ensuring a psychologically-informed approach to complex trauma and the ability to advocate for clients when other services do not understand the client's situation.
Candidates must confirm their interest as soon as possible, with interviews scheduled shortly after and the appointed candidate expected to start as soon as possible
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