Outreach Manager - Reading
- Recruiter
- Vacancy Filler Ltd
- Location
- Reading, Berkshire, England
- Salary
- £31288.00 - £35093.00 per annum + Flexible working, Pension scheme
- Posted
- 04 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 23 Jan 2017
- Ref
- JAN20170492
- Contact
- Vacancy Filler
- Sectors
- Charity & Voluntary
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Reading
Fixed term contract until 28 February 2018
37.5hrs per week.
Reading Borough Council commission a rough sleeping outreach service for Reading. As the Outreach Manager you will be the lead manager for the Outreach team; managing four staff and working with other agencies to deliver a service that:
* Reduces rough sleeping on the streets to as near to zero as possible
* Reduces anti-social behaviour and hotspots associated with rough sleeping
* Sustain clients off the streets and enable them to reach their life goals.
To be successful you will have demonstrable experience of taking a lead in developing social care, housing or health services, and of motivating complex and diverse client groups to sustaining housing, health and or work outcomes.
You will also have the ability to supervise and motivate a staff team, as well as to network and build effective working relationships in a multi-agency context. An understanding of the services and legislative environment regarding, housing and health, work and immigration as it relates to homeless people is also essential.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, staff discounts scheme and flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance. We are also committed to providing our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities; in support of their personal and professional development
If you believe that you have what we are looking for, and have an interest in working for a charity which makes a real difference to the lives of people who are homeless, we would love to hear from you.
Closing date: 10.00am, 20 th January 2017
Interviews and assessments: 30 th January 2017
Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 100 of Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index 2016. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community