Title of post: Project Worker: Housing First

Location: West Yorkshire (Bridge- Bradford)

Contract: funded initially for 12 months with the possibility of extension

FTE Salary: £25.170 per annum

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

Typical hours are 9.00- 5pm Monday to Friday to map across to service provision required for our beneficiaries. The post holders are expected to work flexibly around the needs of service user’s appointments, crisis need and local initiatives and this may include occasional early starts, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Responsible to: Service Manager

This is an exciting opportunity for a Project worker with relevant experience to join the dynamic Housing First  Team in Bradford. The project worker will primarily support victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse.

We are looking to recruit a Project Worker to join our existing 5 team members.

The aim of housing first is to successfully support people with repeat histories of homelessness, who experience multiple disadvantages, into independent and stable accommodation.

The principles of housing first are:

1. People have a right to a home.
2. Flexible support is provided for as long as is needed.
3. Housing and support are separated.
4. Individuals have choice and control.
5. An active engagement approach is used.
6. People are supported to identify their strengths, goals, and aspirations.
7. A harm reduction approach is used.

Always working within these principles, the project workers will utilise an assertive engagement approach to encourage clients to access the project and thereafter provide flexible, client-centred and individualised casework support. The project worker will be working with in an outreach capacity to enable clients to access the services and interventions they need to build their resilience, gain confidence, and acquire the personal and social assets they need to meet their aspirations.

If you would like more information about the role, please visit our website at www.thebridgeproject.org.uk 

For an informal chat about the role, please contact John Robinson on 07771370545

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