Reference:7339
Sector:Charities
Salary:£27,054 to £29,357 Per Annum
Job Type:Permanent
Closing Date:06/06/2025
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Are you an experienced Outreach Support Worker or Homelessness Navigator looking to make a real difference in your community?
Join a respected and growing charity working at the frontline of homelessness prevention and support. We’re recruiting a Rough Sleeper Navigator to help people experiencing homelessness move from the streets into safe, stable accommodation and long-term recovery.
This job is ideal for someone with experience supporting rough sleepers, vulnerable adults, or people with complex needs including mental health, substance misuse, or housing instability.
Benefits:
- Salary: £27054 - £29357
- Hours: 37.5 per week (Willingness and ability to work shifts including evenings, weekends)
- 25 Days holiday plus bank holidays
- Life Assurance
- Pension
- Training and Development
Candidates must be available for interview on 10th June 2025.
About the Job:
- Deliver proactive street outreach support to individuals sleeping rough across Southend-on-Sea
- Provide intensive case management, supporting clients from crisis through to independence
- Build trust-based relationships using a trauma-informed, person-centred approach
- Help clients access housing, health care, addiction recovery, and welfare services
- Liaise with housing providers, GPs, local councils, mental health teams, and other key partners
- Work flexible hours including early mornings (6am-2pm) and late shifts (4pm-midnight) on a rota
- Maintain accurate records on internal systems for monitoring and reporting
About you:
- Experience working in homelessness services, street outreach, or complex needs support
- Strong knowledge of housing law, benefits systems, and healthcare navigation
- Excellent communication and de-escalation skills
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and safeguarding
- Full UK driving licence required (essential)
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care, Housing, or IAG (desirable)
- Ability to work flexibly including weekends and bank holidays
Why You Should Apply:
- Work with a respected charity supporting vulnerable individuals to rebuild their lives
- Be part of a passionate, trauma-informed team dedicated to ending rough sleeping
- Make a tangible impact every day through direct community support
- Opportunities for professional growth and training
- Contribute to a pioneering service that's reshaping homeless support in the region
