Specialist Multiple Disadvantage Worker - Westminster

We're seeking a skilled and dedicated individual to join our team as a Specialist Multiple Disadvantage Worker (SMDW). In this role, you will play a vital role in supporting people who face severe and multiple disadvantages to transition from street homeless into supported accommodation. You will have a leadership role within a multidisciplinary team ensuring that opportunities for engagement with health and social care services are successful for a client group who typically face many barriers to engagement.

About the role:

As the Specialist Multiple Disadvantage Worker, you will be responsible for maintaining strong relationships with referral agencies and leading on all assessments into King George's, ensuring that clients and prospecting clients of SHP receiving a psychologically informed introduction to our service.  

In your role, you will maintain a small caseload of clients with a recent and often very entrenched history of rough sleeping who often have difficult and complex relationships with services. You will support the team to make and maintain relationships with external services, and lead on MDT meetings, safeguarding issues, and overseeing in-reach clinics.

Additionally, you will support relevant Service/Team Managers, in providing guidance and advice to Project Workers on relevant housing and support tools and resources. 

You will be 1 of 2 Specialist Multiple Disadvantage Worker's and part of a large team including: 7 Complex Needs Project Workers; 2 Night Concierges and Night Security; a Complex Need Health Navigator; a Recovery Opportunities Co-ordinator (ROC); a Psychologist; 2 Team Managers; 1 Regional Service Manager. We also receive a whole host of in-reach at the service including Substance Misuse workers; Occupational Therapists, Nurses and GPs.

About you:

• Demonstrable experience of working clients with complex needs such as Mental Health, Substance use or Physical Health needs.
• Experience of working with homeless service users, and a good understanding of the working methods of residential schemes.
• Experience of establishing and maintaining good working relationships with other professionals, including those who may have different outcome priorities.
• Experience of reflecting critically upon own practice in order to improve the experience for service users.
• A non-judgmental approach to working with multi-disadvantaged/complex needs clients and to promote a strengths-based approach and an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
• Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to delivering service objectives across work specialisms.

About us:

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.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info:

Closing Date: Sunday 29th December 2024 at midnight

Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 6th January 2025 via Microsoft Teams

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

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

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.