Rough Sleeper Navigator - Lewisham

Rough Sleeper Navigator – Lewisham

Pay Rates:  £19.57 PH

Role Purpose:

• To resolve rough sleeping within the borough through the provision of confidential and impartial advice and information to identified rough sleepers that have either been identified by Outreach services or are in placement in any rough sleeper assistance scheme.
• To promote and deliver the Council’s housing solutions agenda identifying appropriate housing options for rough sleepers and utilising the tools available for rough sleepers that will resolve their accommodation problems and reduce the need for the provision of temporary accommodation within agreed timeframes actively and positively.
• To provide advice to customers in respect of the Council’s obligations under PtVI and PtVII of the Housing Act 1996, the Homelessness Act 2002 and the Localism Act 2011.
• To fully investigate the circumstances of rough sleepers in Lewisham and to determine in accordance with current legislation, case law and the Code of Guidance 2006 what duty the authority owes to them and to issue legally robust S184 decision letters accordingly.

For more information on this position, please get in contact with Billy – Billyf@4recruitmentservices.com

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.