About The Role

We are recruiting a Rough Sleeper Navigator for a Fixed Term Maternity Cover for approximately 12 months. It is an exciting opportunity to be part of dynamic team working at the London Borough of Bexley looking to make a real difference to prevent and reduce rough sleeping in our borough.

The Rough Sleeper Navigator, will be the point of contact and advocate for people who are referred to our services and with service providers and agencies and provide outreach services to rough sleepers.

To directly intervene with people who use local services in a one-to-one or group setting to help them to address their problematic alcohol/drug use.

Encourage and empower service users to improve their general health, including dietary needs, personal hygiene. And to partake in relevant vaccination programs that are available.

Ensure clients are provided with the correct support to improve their social situation. This may include assistance with housing, benefits, accessing community services employment and training options as well as budgeting skills.

Engagement with service users to remove any structural and social barriers to accessing treatment and recovery services

The post holder will be required to work in partnership with the manager and colleagues from MHCLG to ensure that the Bexley Rough Sleeping Service is in harmony with the ending rough sleeping strategy.

To contribute to the review of the Council’s provision for rough sleepers, and where appropriate contract/SLA monitoring, weekly and monthly returns, and improvement plans as required to ensure the team provides an excellent service which represents best value for the department.

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.

Please upload your personal statement under the Relevant Experience and Skills section and ensure this fully aligns to the role criteria.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Oyinda Ogundiran, Triage and Prevention Service Manager: [email protected]

Candidate Profile

• You will be able to work under pressure and manage a busy workload, able to prioritise and organise your work so that customer care is never compromised.
• Work flexibly and provide occasional out of hours visit in conjunction with outreach service, at least once a week.
• Case coordinate in a multi-agency environment ensuring clients are signposted and able to access support from relevant services.
• A full valid driving licence is essential, and you must have access to your own vehicle for work purposes.

Candidates who have applied for this position within the last 6 months need not reapply.

About Us

Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.

Our Offer to you

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

Recruitment Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.