Title of post:  Navigator – Multiple Needs Service

Job Ref: MNNOct21

Location: West Yorkshire (Bridge- Bradford)

Contract: funded initially until the end of March 2022 with the distinct possibility of extension

FTE Salary: £25,170 per annum                                 

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week full time-

Typical hours are 9.00- 5pm Monday to Friday to map across to service provision required for our beneficiaries. The post holders are expected to work flexibly around the needs of service user’s appointments, crisis need and local initiatives and this may include occasional early starts, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Responsible to: Service Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a person with the relevant experience, drive, and commitment to join the team in Bradford. If you believe with a passion that empowering people experiencing multiple barriers can achieve positive change then come and join the Bridge Project.

We are recruiting a Navigator to work alongside an established team of experienced navigators.

In return, you will have the opportunity to grow and develop alongside an important new service development and will be working for a well-established local charity, that values its staff and is committed to their well-being and professional development.

The role of the service is:

to improve the lives and wellbeing of people with the most entrenched multiple needs who don’t engage in services, revolve in and out of services or are excluded from services.

Through a supportive navigator  relationship people with a range of multiple and entrenched needs, within the domains of housing, substance misuse, offending behaviour, mental health and physical health access services which they find difficult to engage with to lead a more fulfilling life.

The team will utilise an assertive engagement approach to encourage clients to access the service and thereafter provide flexible, client-centred, and individualised casework support. The Navigator will be working with in an outreach capacity to enable clients to access the services and interventions they need to build their resilience, gain confidence and acquire the personal and social assets they need to meet their aspirations.

Full details of the role and access to the on-line application form can be found on our website: www.thebridgeproject.org.uk

For an informal discussion about the role please call John Robinson 07771 370545

Should you require assistance with the application process please call Vanessa Ross on 01274 723863.
Please note, CVs will note be accepted.

Closing date: Monday 18th October 2021

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