Job Description
Contract terms
Starting salary: SC5 (£32,535 – £35,520)
Work location: Burgoyne Road Clinic, 58 Burgoyne Road, London, N4 1AE (Site based only)
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 5th April 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: W/C 13th April 2026
About Haringey
Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.
Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.
About The Role
In this role, you will provide essential, personalised, and trauma‑informed support to individuals with histories of rough sleeping and a wide range of support needs.
As a Project Worker, you will take the lead in assessing clients’ support needs and levels of risk, working closely with them to clarify goals and deliver tailored support. Drawing on your experience working in a similar support or homelessness‑related field, you will bring a confident, empathetic, and proactive approach to helping clients achieve positive outcomes.
Your responsibilities will include maintaining accurate records on our case management system, liaising with external agencies, and staying up to date with housing legislation relevant to the unique challenges faced by people with lived experience of rough sleeping.
You will also actively participate in team meetings, follow safeguarding procedures, and engage in ongoing self‑evaluation to support your professional development.
About The Team
You will join a dedicated multidisciplinary team working across various specialist accommodation sites. The service works closely with emergency accommodation teams, the Housing Needs Team, pathway services, and a range of specialist partners providing health, immigration, and move‑on support. Collaboration, communication, and shared problem‑solving are central to how we operate. The team is committed to delivering high‑quality, empathetic, and strengths‑based support that makes a meaningful difference to people’s lives.
About You
You will bring a strong understanding of the challenges faced by vulnerable or homeless individuals and a commitment to working responsively to support people in achieving their aspirations. You’ll be confident in handling challenging situations with empathy, professionalism, and clear boundaries, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a wider support network. Strong communication skills, good IT literacy, and the ability to work flexibly—including shifts, evenings, and weekends—are essential. Above all, you are motivated, resilient, and passionate about helping people create positive and sustainable change.
Working for Haringey
At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.
Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.
Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk
