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Central is currently recruiting for a Specialist Multiple Disadvantage Worker, to work in the Westminster area. The service provides specialist interventions to homeless and complex needs clients.

The successful candidate will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, working Monday – Friday, 9AM – 5PM. Temporary cover is required for approximately 2-3 months. The pay rate for this role is £15.56 per hour, with £1.88 holiday pay, totalling £17.44 per hour

In this position, you will be expected to;

* Hold a caseload complex needs clients and conduct regular key working sessions resulting in recovery plans that define the basis for further interventions

* Manage the referrals within agreed timescales, both in-house referrals of existing service users and by supporting new scheme referrals via specialist input when deemed appropriate

* Conduct skilled and sensitive assessments with clients who may be ambivalent about taking-up support, and who may have had difficult prior experiences with specialist services

* Participate in the delivery, evaluation and development of the in-house recovery programme

* Build and maintain effective relationships with all stakeholders, as well as the client

* Convene and/or attend regular multiagency treatment reviews to support the progression of multi-modality care plans

* Provide specialist support and advice to practitioners at the service to enable effective progression of their casework in addressing complex needs

* Identify care pathways and treatment options, and support service users’ acquisition of the skills needed to engage with, and participate in, treatment settings

* Provide evidence-based interventions in one-to-one, groupwork settings and skills workshop formats; co-delivering the programme with colleagues Support client peers to make recovery visible in the schemes and, where appropriate, to co-deliver activities

* Support the Team Manager and Service Manager to implement training and research resources, to ensure that each member of staff's skills, aptitudes, training and experiences are fully utilised for service and client needs

* Respond in a psychologically informed way to the challenges posed by complex needs in a residential setting

* Raise awareness of the impact of unmet support needs in diminishing life opportunities, including access to move-on accommodation and independent housing

Please note: this role involves lone working

To apply for this role, you must have;

* Experience of working with homeless and/or complex needs clients such as Mental Health, Substance use or Physical Health needs.

* 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.

* The ability to create, develop and implement projects or plans

* A strong understanding of the issues that could disrupt progress in journeys towards independence, such as mental health, substance misuse, self-harm, domestic violence, anger management, learning impairment and/or frailty due to illness

* A strong understanding of the health and social care sector and how to navigate between and across specialties

* Demonstrable skills in person centred engagement and groupwork facilitation

* A strong understanding of anti-discriminatory practice

* Strong IT skills including the use of Microsoft Office programmes and database recording systems

Candidates must confirm their interest as soon as possible, with interviews scheduled shortly after and the appointed candidate expected to start as soon as possible.

Further requirements:

In order to register with Central Recruitment Services for temporary agency work, candidates must meet the following criteria:

* Current valid right to work in the UK

* Minimum 12 months’ of paid experience in a front line social care role within the last 3 years* (unless recruitment criteria states otherwise)

* A fully enhanced DBS either registered on the DBS update service or issued within the last 12 months, or willingness to apply for one through Central (at a cost of £50)

* Employment or education history to cover the last 5 years which can be verified through the referencing process

How to apply:

If you feel that you fully meet the above outlined criteria for this role and would like apply for this post, please forward your CV for consideration.

*Please note the outlined experience is the 'minimum' first stage criteria, and we will therefore be unable to consider your application unless you are able to demonstrate a relevant work history in line with this position