Health and social work services

Tender description

Provision of an outcomes focused outreach housing support service for people aged 16 years and over, who are homeless or at the risk of being homeless. The focus of the service will be to enable independent tenancy sustainment and embedding people within the local communities and building resilience to prevent homelessness in the future. The service will deliver an outcomes focused outreach housing support service for people aged 16 years and over who are homeless or at the risk of being homeless. People referred to the service may be leading a chaotic lifestyle because of substance misuse or other addictions, offending or at risk of offending, because of homelessness, have been ‘looked after’ children or all of these. People may also have a range of health needs e.g. mental health, learning disabilities, physical disability, etc. The focus of the service will be to enable independent tenancy sustainment and embedding people within the local communities and building resilience to prevent homelessness in the future. The support provided will be tailored to meet the needs of each person accessing the service.The provision will be expected to have assertive and drop-in services to meet customer need in ways in which they like to work with services. The service will deliver an assertive outreach service during the winter months to support people rough sleeping to access homeless assistance and scale back that activity during the summer. The service should be scheduled around the needs of the people and should operate at weekends, public holidays and in the evenings. The service will not be required for 24 hours/day.