Homelessness Team Housing Worker
St. George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, UK
Published yesterday
Homelessness
Full time
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.
Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of successfully advocating for homeless individuals and applying the Housing Act/Homelessness Reduction Act to obtain housing
- Significant experience of working with vulnerable adults in a supporting, advisory or advocacy role
- Experience of successful and assertive advocacy for individuals facing social exclusion to other agencies and statutory services
- Experience of positive and proactive joint working in addressing individual needs, communicating effectively with partner organisations
- Experience of joint working with healthcare services, or working in healthcare settings
- Experience of delivering training or presentations to groups or willingness to develop this area
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or relevant qualification or comparable experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise own caseload in a rapidly moving, reactive service
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to engage with and manage expectations of patients with complex needs, and explain the Pathway service and other complex issues in a way that is appropriate for the audience
- Willingness to challenge social exclusion and institutional practices that perpetuate exclusion, overcoming 'gatekeeping' of services
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.
Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- Homelessness Team Housing Worker (PDF, 329.5KB)
- Referee Contact details form (PDF, 200.6KB)