The role of Families Project Worker involves supporting a caseload of families living in temporary accommodation. The role requires a combination of specialist knowledge and excellent relationship building skills to support residents with varying degrees of mental health and trauma related issues to engage with appropriate support, improve their experience of temporary accommodation and to access suitable housing solutions., Service Delivery

Deliver interventions and support for families in a warm, caring and flexible way, including:
Liaise with local partners to improve collaborative working
Promote and advertise the Justlife service locally
Provide reports and case studies when requested.

Experience of supporting vulnerable groups (those experiencing homelessness or housing vulnerability, or a comparable client group)
Experience of working with drug and alcohol dependent adults or those experiencing poor mental health
Experience of supporting families
Experience of working with the welfare system
Experience of working with the housing system
Care, empathy and skilled in dealing with emotionally vulnerable service users
Excellent ability to engage with service users in an empowering manner
Effective communication; written and oral skills
Effective administrative and IT skills
Excellent organisational skills
Demonstrate knowledge of assessment, support planning and interventions that help clients experiencing homelessness or housing vulnerability to become and stay healthy.
Demonstrate knowledge of the challenges and solutions to working with a client group who may be experiencing one or more of the following: poor health (physical and mental), substance misuse and homelessness.
An understanding of health and safety policies and procedures that aim to keep staff and clients safe.
Commitment to equal opportunities in our service delivery
High self-awareness and the ability to maintain personal well-being through periods of pressure and stress
Ability to be self-motivated and work well in a team or as a lone worker

Justlife is in existence because we know thousands of people struggle to manage in poor and unsuitable temporary accommodation. Their stay isn't temporary, they are likely to be suffering with deteriorating mental and physical health, becoming victims of crime, losing control of their life and even dying prematurely. We are working towards making their stays as short, safe and healthy as possible.
Collaboration before competition
People before programmes
Innovation before Institutions
Great holiday package! Starting at 27 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays (increasing to 29 days after 5 years' service and 30 days after 10 years' service)
Additional 5 days annual leave purchase scheme through salary sacrifice
Enhanced pension contribution scheme, 5% Justlife contribution (correct at time of print)
Cycle to work scheme
2 Volunteering days per year

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