Homeless Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. 

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. 

A fantastic, new opportunity has arisen to become a Homelessness Recovery Co-ordinator, supporting rough sleeping individuals throughout their treatment journey and successfully supporting their move on into suitable housing arrangements.  We are hoping this role will be for you.  This role will include driving our outreach van so a valid driving license is required.

You will be the key liaison between CGL services, local hostels and shelters, the local council and partners and will actively engage individuals with the services they need to support improved health, wellbeing, social inclusion and appropriate accommodation.

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key. 

Where: Camberwell

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full TIme Salary: £27,449 - £31,529 dependent on experience, pro rata for part time hours 

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 5 Months

About the role: 

• Establish effective communication and referral pathways those individuals who are
  homeless and in contact with other health and care agencies
• Attend relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings supporting links to health and social
  care services, peer support networks, community assets and mutual aid

• Coordinate the transfer of any accommodated out of area individual
• Increase and enhance partnership working with primary care, mental health services,
  housing and other voluntary organisations who are supporting rough sleepers
• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services 
• Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination 

About you: 

• Prior knowledge and experience of working with people who are homeless, sleeping rough or sofa surfing
• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills 
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills 

• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice 
• Experience of engaging with a wide variety of individuals with a variety of backgrounds and needs
• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users 
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards 
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others 

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service 
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 

• Contributory pension scheme 
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Refer a Friend Scheme 

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications 

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.