Contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2026
Hours: 37 hours per week (must be prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of the job, including earlies, evenings and weekend)

This role forms part of the ongoing efforts to create accessible pathways and support for those who have found themselves rough sleeping within the Arun District.  

The RSI team and commissioned services work together across the district to assist rough sleepers to access support, short term accommodation (where possible) and longer term accommodation solutions, whilst accessing services to support with any barriers that may be contributing to individuals experiences and circumstances.    

Your duties will include:

•  To be a first point of contact and record all new rough sleepers accessing the hub and provide data to the local authority as requested  
• Obtain partnership consent from new clients and to ensure that external RSI services are made aware of new contacts. 
• Carry out an assessment of needs to establish what support agencies may need to be accessed and make relevant referrals/support to access. 
• Sign post and support rough sleepers to attend Local authority housing options team to establish if any duties owed. 
• To assist the Councils outreach team on early morning outreach to identify sleep sites of new rough sleepers and to introduce rough sleepers accessing the hub to the support services available through the council’s internal RSI/Options team 

 The benefits of working at Stonepillow:

• Healthcare and wellbeing support including access to in-app virtual appointments with NHS registered GPs and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance programme with face-to-face counselling
• A medical cashback scheme and retail discounts
• Stakeholder pension, employer contribution of 5%
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

 A bit about us

Stonepillow support and empower homeless and at-risk people to achieve sustainable independence and wellbeing working across Arun and Chichester area.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications have been received. 

Early applications are encouraged, interviews will commence before the closing date if suitable candidates are identified

Stonepillow is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.  All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

• Please view the RSI hub and Outreach Support Navigator JD document