Rapid Assessment & Resettlement Practitioner (Scale 6)

Job Category : Housing
Location : Claverings Industrial Estate, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:30
End Time : 17:45
Salary: £17.54

Out of hours hub worker to support residents support and move on and maintain the building.
Key Accountabilities:

1. As required within the service, work with service users to assess, design, plan, implement Resettlement Plans and Personal Housing Plans as directed by the line manager to maximise individual service user opportunity and development.
2. Work effectively to meet aims, objectives and targets of the Team, Street Homelessness Service and wider Sustainable Housing / Housing Advisory Service – namely the rapid assessment and resettlement of people who have experienced street homelessness
3. Collaborate with Specialist Coordinators and Housing Coordinators to develop and deliver service user’s Personal Housing Plans and other homelessness duties
4. Ensure all service users’ documentation is relevant and update and that data is accurately entered int the various IT systems
5. Assist with establishing, developing and sustaining effective working relationships with service users.
6. Provide appropriate and practical assistance and support to meet the needs and requirements of service users, individually and as a team.
7. As agreed within the service to undertake the role, duties and responsibilities of a case worker.

Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Abilities

Skills

1. Ability assess, design, plan, implement Resettlement Plans and Personal Housing Plans
2. Ability to ensure all aspects of casework is carried out in accordance with relevant legislation, strategies policies and initiatives set
3. Ability to establish, develop and sustain effective working relationships with service users and partners.
4. Ability to ensure service users’ documentation is relevant and update and that data is accurately entered int the various IT systems
5. Ability to constantly achieve performance targets and objectives
6. Experience of working with and assisting who people who have experienced street homelessness
7. Experience of working collaboratively to develop and deliver Resettlement Plans and Personal Housing Plans
8. Experience of shift work, including nights and weekends
9. Good knowledge of welfare, housing and homelessness policy, strategies, legislation, and case law, and its implementation within a statutory homelessness service,
10. Good knowledge of Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Social Care and Equality policy and strategies

Competencies:

1. Customer focus
2. Deliver service performance
3. Focus on continuous improvement
4. Political awareness and context

Qualifications & Professional registration criteria

1. Good level of education or equivalent
2. Evidence of Continuous Professional Development