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Specialist Outreach Support Worker

Employer
Peabody
Location
Pitsea, Basildon
Salary
£24,308 per annum
Closing date
21 Sep 2021

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Function
Other Housing jobs
Seniority
Assistant / coordinator
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Organisation Type
Housing association / RP

Job Details

Provide information, support and guidance to customers at risk of homelessness to reduce the risk of eviction. 

 

  • Support customers with complex needs around tenancy sustainment including budgeting, support to get into training and education, dealing with tenancy related issues, and signposting to specialist agencies.
  • Engage with appropriate stakeholders and specialist agencies to improve positive outcomes for people at risk of homelessness.
  • Use specialist skill, knowledge and experience to ensure improved understanding of homelessness prevention in the team.
  • Offer training, both formal and informal in area of specialism to the team including expert advice and guidance as required.
  • Work collaboratively with partners to ensure the best overall outcome for the   people of Essex.
  • Participate in all parts of the service from the initial referral, being able to confidently triage to the right level of support, completing assessments and crisis support as required and to hold an individual caseload of customers
  • Offer support at drop-ins across the County, providing support, advice or guidance as needed.
  • Encourage customers to recognise the benefit of additional support services related to their mental health, drug and alcohol misuse problems, or other health issues and assist with access to these services.,
  • Plan a structured programme with the customers to reduce the support, making them aware of the drop-in service provided should they need one off support, advice or guidance.
  • Promote self-advocacy and advocate for all customers

Areas are primarily Brentwood and Epping however, travel maybe required within the Essex area.

 

At Peabody, where possible, we provide flexible working opportunities from day one to our employees, as we recognise the importance of a good work-life balance; and to improve our productivity and performance, we embrace agile working, which means if you are in a desk based role, that will be a hybrid of office and home working. If your role is in a client facing environment, appropriate base location will apply.

 

Our mission is to help people make the most of their lives and an important part of this is to ensure that our organisation reflects the wider communities we serve. We want to attract recruit and retain a diverse, inclusive and creative workforce to give us the best opportunity to meet the diverse needs of our residents and customers. We actively encourage applications from all groups and communities, as well as from BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled people.

Company

About Peabody

About us

Peabody has nearly 160 years of history, experience and expertise. We were founded in 1862 by the remarkable American banker, diplomat and philanthropist, George Peabody. With over 67,000 homes, we’re one of the largest housing providers in London and the South East.

What we do

We deliver services to 133,000 residents, 16,000 care and support customers as well as the wider communities in which we work.

We are here to help make people’s lives better. We do this by developing and delivering reliably good modern services, building and maintaining the best quality developments, working with local communities and building long-term partnerships, and  growing and using our position of influence to create positive change.

We focus on those who need our help the most, working with people and communities to build resilience and promote wellbeing. We create and invest in great places where people want to live.

Working for us

We're a thriving human and kind organisation with people at our heart.

If you join us you'll be part of something special: fulfilling your ambitions and working with people who truly care.

We offer a variety of career and development opportunities, and a range of flexible benefits. You'll also have the chance to work with colleagues who want to help people make the most of their lives. We need talented employees who want to make a difference. If this sounds like you we can’t wait to meet you.

Our performance

We're committed to being transparent in the way we conduct our business and how we deliver value for money. We attained Government regulatory judgements of G1 for Governance.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0845 055 0261
Location
45 Westminster Bridge Road
London
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London
SE1 7JB
GB

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