- Salary
- £29k – £33k
- Location
- , UNAVAILABLE
- Type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
Overview
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Homeless Outreach Worker to work within our Manchester Service, engaging with rough sleepers with the aim of moving them into more settled lifestyles.
Where: Manchester
Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week
*Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
About the role:
- Conduct street outreach across varied times and locations to identify, engage and support people sleeping rough.
- Provide assertive outreach to entrenched rough sleepers, including those reluctant to engage with services.
- Support homeless service users with timely hospital discharge into suitable accommodation.
- Work closely with drug, alcohol and mental health services to ensure access to appropriate treatment and support.
- Use recognised approaches, including Motivational Interviewing, to support service users in addressing substance misuse.
- Prevent new rough sleeping where possible and support individuals to reconnect with their home communities.
- Liaise with Housing Strategy Teams and supported housing providers to maximise accommodation opportunities.
- Participate in case conferences, street counts and partnership working, ensuring effective information sharing and delivery of action plans.
- Work flexible shift patterns, including unsociable hours and severe weather conditions, to maximise engagement with service users.
About you:
- Understanding of the needs of people who are rough sleeping, begging, or experiencing multiple and complex needs.
- Strong knowledge of substance misuse, alcohol misuse and/or mental health support.
- Experience of multi-agency working, partnership collaboration and facilitating professional meetings.
- Commitment to strength-based approaches, professional boundaries and safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.
- Good administrative, recording, reporting and IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of supported housing services.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and advocacy skills.
- Ability to build effective relationships with statutory and voluntary services.
- Confident working independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to engage patiently and professionally with challenging or non-engaging clients.
- Ability to reflect on and evaluate interventions and service delivery.
- Flexible approach to working unsociable hours when required.
What We Offer
- Enjoy a dedicated weekly Wellness Hour, access to our Wellness Hub, and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental and emotional health.
- We’re committed to your development, with extensive training, funded learning, and pathways into senior or specialist roles.
- Benefit from transparent pay, a contributory pension scheme, and additional support through our wellbeing resources.
- Start with 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays(pro rata), increasing to the maximum 30 days over five years of service.
- Join a supportive, values-led team where you’ll feel encouraged and valued from your very first day.
- Where possible, we’re open to discussing working patterns that help you maintain a healthy work–life balance.
- Enjoy discounts on shopping, cinema trips, holidays and more, along with our Refer a Friend scheme.
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
As we want to get to know you, not an AI tool. Please make sure your application is written in your own words and genuinely reflects your skills, experience and motivation for this role
Direct applications only we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
