Navigator Outreach Worker at Change Grow Live Street Outreach Service

We have an exciting opportunity for a Navigator Outreach Worker who has the skills and experience to engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right support at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.

The role will be co-located between the CGL Street Outreach Service and Brighton & Hove City Council’s Multi-Disciplinary Enhanced Support Team. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of delivering the Rough Sleeping Programme in Brighton & Hove. You will focus on engaging with people who have a history of rough sleeping and multiple disadvantage and provide support to clients identified as being on the Target and Priority Group with long, repeated and/or complex experiences of rough sleeping in Brighton & Hove.

Where: Brighton
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Contract: Fixed term contract until March 2029

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities
About the role:
- Work with an identified number of clients who have repeated, prolonged and/or complex experiences of rough sleeping in Brighton & Hove.
- To identify and establish contact with long-term rough sleepers, providing assertive outreach to individuals who services can have difficulties engaging with.
- Proactively ensure that service users have access to ongoing services such as healthcare, recovery and social care.
- Work closely with all partner services in Brighton and Hove, sharing appropriate information and ensuring that action plans are carried out

About you:
- Understanding of the needs of people who are rough sleeping or insecurely housed
- Understanding the importance of multi-agency working
- Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
- Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
- Have a good working knowledge of interventions, services, and good practice in at least 2 of the following:
Mental Health
Substance Use
Housing
Domestic Abuse
Criminal Justice
Immigration
Welfare Benefits
Health & Social Care
- Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
- Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
- Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
- Experience of, and a commitment to, working positively in partnership with a range of statutory and voluntary agencies

What we will give to you:
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme and receive £250 in vouchers if candidate is successful.