Project Worker: LARC (Lewisham)

• Locations

  Lewisham, London

• Salary

  £29120 - £37440 per annum

• Sector

  Social Care & Health, Social Work

• Type

  Temporary

Homeless Hostel Project Worker Needed!

A leading homelessness charity in London have approached Morgan Hunt to recruit a Homeless Hostel Project Worker to work in their complex needs homeless hostel in south east London. The service provides support to both men and women experiencing homelessness requiring support around their housing, mental health, drug and or alcohol dependency and physical health issues. You will be supporting clients that have recently been rough sleeping with a range of complex support needs assisting them in their progression to independent living.

Candidate requirements:

• Previous experience working within a hostel or supported housing setting ideally with clients who have a history of homelessness
• Keyworking experience with clients who have a variety of support needs including homelessness, drug and or alcohol abuse, mental health and offending histories
• Ability and knowledge around housing and welfare benefits and income maximisation
• An enhanced DBS certificate issued within the last 12 months or registered to the online update service

Responsibilities Include:

• Keyworking a caseload of up to 8 clients with high support needs including substance misuse, mental health, dual diagnosis, physical health issues and offending histories
• Updating and creating well-being plans
• Providing tenancy sustainment and housing and welfare benefit advice
• Liaising with a range of specialist agencies on behalf of clients around a range of support issues

If you are interested in this position, please contact us immediately.

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