Single Homeless Project has an opportunity for a Caseworker - Roma Community to join our experienced and committed teams based across London. You will join us on a full time, fixed term contract for 12 months and in return, you will receive a competitive salary starting at £28,247.60 and rising incrementally to £30,342.85 per annum (Pro rata).
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.
SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 10,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.
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 Caseworker - Roma Community role:
As the Roma Worker you’ll lead on delivering initial assessments with new clients from the Roma Community. You’ll identify the needs that clients may have in improving their physical and mental health, reducing their isolation, and in maximising their income and financial resilience. Working together with clients and partner services, you’ll agree an initial support and safety plan with new clients, identifying SHP and community services and resources that can help clients to meet their goals and aspirations, and connecting clients to these services.
You’ll assist new clients to resettle into private rented accommodation that they’ve moved into, delivering practical support including with paying rent / bills, setting up and managing utilities, and liaising with housing providers. You’ll co-ordinate and co-deliver support in partnership with external specialist Roma Support Services.
Skills and experience we're looking for in our Caseworker - Roma Community:
Understanding, experience or willingness to learn of the specific needs of Roma clients, and of Roma Culture
Ability to use Romanian /Romanese or related language to communicate with Roma clients, or ability to access appropriate resources to achieve this
understanding of client needs assessment and resettlement into new Private Rented Accommodation
Understanding, experience or willingness to learn in supporting clients to improve and better manage their physical and mental health and wellbeing
Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to delivering service objectives
An understanding of the principles underlying a quality and customer focussed service with the proven ability to empower service users.
The ability to be self-motivating, work under pressure and manage time effectively, prioritising different areas of work according to need.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period
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 25th August at midnight
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to join the Single Homeless Project team – please click ‘apply’ now to become our Caseworker - Roma Community - we'd like to hear from you!
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
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