Reconnection Advisor - No Second Night Out
Reconnection Advisor – No Second Night Out
Contract: Permanent
Location: Shepherds Bush/London
Salary: £28,199 - £31,763pa
Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours per week) Day shifts on an 8 week rolling rota (NO NIGHTS!)*
*Shift patterns are 8 am-4 pm, 9 am-5 pm, 1 pm-9 pm and 8 am-8.30 pm
Closing Date for applications: 10.00am, 15 April 2019
Test Centre: 25 & 26 April 2019
Interview and Assessments: 2 & 3 May 2019
Are you looking to make a real difference to people’s lives? NSNO provides a unique opportunity to further develop your skills in a fast paced and holistic support service for rough sleepers.
We are looking forReconnection Advisors to join the team where you will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge in housing law and work with a broad and diverse client group.
St Mungo’s No Second Night Out (NSNO) provides a rapid response service, intervening to ensure no one needs to sleep rough, however, the causes and complexities of homelessness cannot be resolved within one night. We are therefore expanding our assessment and staging post service, Reconnection Staging Post, to ensure those at risk of rough sleeping can be directed to services suitable to their immediate, medium and longer term needs.
There is a real mix of work at Reconnection Staging Post – from initial assessments, housing management to intense reconnection planning. As a Reconnection Advisor you will have the opportunity to casework complex clients over a 28 day period. You will take responsibility for their rapid reconnection into appropriate accommodation, provide individual support focusing on health and wellbeing, and work closely with local authorities, other housing providers, landlords and charities to identify and improve, longer-term pathways out of rough sleeping.
Reconnection Staging Post is a ground breaking project and this role will suit those with experience of working with vulnerable people or an understanding of the needs of street homeless people. Excellent communication and negotiating skills and the ability to work in a busy, fast-paced environment are needed. Knowledge of the range of drug and alcohol services and welfare benefits and housing law relevant to single homeless people is also essential.
Additional Information
In return, we offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, staff discounts scheme and initiatives 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.
On 4th & 5th April we will be holding 2 open evenings from 5 pm - 8 pm, providing the opportunity for you to find out more about St Mungo’s, NSNO and our available roles. Please check out our NSNO vacancies on the St Mungo’s careers page where you can find contact details to register your interest in our open evenings.
How to Apply
If you believe that you have what we are looking for, and have an interest in working for a charity that makes a real difference to the lives of people who are homeless, and you are ready to apply now Click the apply button and follow the instructions.
To view the job description, and guidance on completing your application form, please download the 2 documents on the career page.
NO CVs – NO AGENCIES
It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check, will be undertaken for the successful candidate.
At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2019, we are also proud to have been awarded Personnel Today’s 2018 Diversity and Inclusion (Public Sector) award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. 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.
Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.