Assessment Coordinator

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Job description

Single Homeless Project has an opportunity for an Assessment Coordinator to join and work in our team based in Greenwich. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary starting at £28,247.60 and rising incrementally to £30,342.85 per annum.

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

About the Assessment Coordinator role:

The Assessment Coordinator is the conduit for young people to access the youth accommodation pathway in Greenwich. As well as triage and intake, the role supports young people by navigating their journey either by facilitating their safe return home, or into longer-term suitable supported accommodation.

You will provide specialist assessment and interventions for a designated caseload. You will provide mediation where needed and advise/ facilitate restorative work with the young person and their family.

Skills and experience we're looking for in our Assessment Coordinator:

• You have two years experience of assessing the needs of young people in a residential/ accommodation setting.
• Proven experience and skills in delivering casework and planned support for young people.
• A strong understanding and practical knowledge relating to issues that typically disrupt progress in journeys towards independence. ?E.g. mental health, substance use, self-harm, domestic violence, anger management etc
• Evidence an ability to navigate between and across specialties whilst working with clients to create a multi-agency support plan.
• The ability to work within systems and families, to enable young people (that can) to return home.

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

Closing Date: Sunday 29th September at midnight

Interview Date: Monday 7th October at SHP Head Office- 245 Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8QY

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed by SHP for the successful applicant.

Don t miss out on this great opportunity to join the Single Homeless Project team please click apply now to become our Assessment Coordinator - we'd like to hear from you!

Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.

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