Assessment And Resettlement Worker
Young People | 1 NW1 |£19.79 per hour (incl. of Holiday Pay) | 4-5 months | Job Ref: BD9541 | Posted: 11/11/2026
Central Recruitment is currently recruiting for a part time Assessment & Resettlement Worker, to work in the London area. The service provides advice, accommodation and move-on support to young people with multiple needs.
The successful candidate will be required to work 14 - 21 hours per week (2 - 3 days), working across Monday - Friday, 9:30AM - 5PM. There is flexibility with the days you work. Temporary cover is required until the end of March 2027. The pay rate for this role is £17.66 per hour, with £2.13 holiday pay, totalling £19.79 per hour.
Please note: You will be required to work from the service in Camden and travel regularly to other emergency accommodation sites across London, including Islington, Brent and Orpington. You can work from home 1 day per week.
In this position, you will be expected to;
- Hold a caseload of 8 - 12 young people
- Deliver effective advice, assessment and resettlement services to young people accessing new emergency accommodation projects
- Provide young people with expert advice and guidance on Accommodation, Welfare Benefits, Housing Benefit and Tenancy rights, Legal Services, and Employment, Education & Training. Monitoring
- Complete registration, needs assessments and move on plans with clients
- Ensure risk management and assessment procedures are followed
- Provide advocacy and making referrals to appropriate external services
- Identify and act to maximise the organisations profile by seeking out and responding to opportunities with specialists and agencies who might offer resources, funding, or individual services relevant to client needs
- Work effectively with all external partners, as well as collaborating effectively with relevant internal stakeholders.
- Record all contacts with clients appropriately and maintain all relevant files and recording systems
To apply for this role, you must have;
- Ability to work effectively with young people facing homelessness to identify personal goals and support mechanisms for change, including for those young people with multiple complex needs.
- Experience of working in a hostel/foyer or similar residential setting
- Experience of delivering housing advice within a relevant sector
- Proven track record of progressing vulnerable people into stable accommodation
- Experience of working in partnership with both internal and external stakeholders in order to deliver specific projects or achieve organisational aims and objectives
- Experience of using IT systems (including knowledge of databases) to support the achievement of personal and collective work goals.
- Ability to maintain enthusiasm for a high level of contact with clients on a day - today basis, and a genuine interest in helping vulnerable people/young people to make changes in their life to move towards independent living.
- Working knowledge of accommodation options and referral pathways relevant to the client group.
- Knowledge of working to performance indications, including monitoring and reporting on service outputs/outcomes, client tracking, analysing performance information and identifying corrective action
- Experience and knowledge around safeguarding policy and procedures for children and vulnerable adults.
- Willingness to travel to different sites in London, including but not limited to the day centre in Camden, emergency accommodation sites across London, and the main Youth Hub in Islington.
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.
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