Positive Pathways is our homelessness prevention programme in Middlesbrough, specifically designed to help people with experience of homelessness moving forward in life focusing on developing a broad range of life skills.
• Provide a listening ear and apply effective mentoring skills to help build client confidence and self-esteem.
• Arrange to meet the person at a convenient and appropriate location
• Update case notes
• Liaise with Positive Pathways staff team
• Familiarise self with person’s referral and assessment information
• Identify the person’s outstanding housing related issues
• Sign post, advise, refer to appropriate services
• Accompany people to appointments
• Attend initial and periodic training during the course of the role
• Support the delivery of weekly drop-in and wellbeing groups
• Support the team providing food and drinks (toast and tea/coffee) during drop-in.
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Opportunities to help support children, young people and families.
Therapeutic Support provides volunteering opportunities in the following roles: Administration volunteers Chaplaincy volunteers Holistic centre volunteers Macmillan volunteers Therapeutic care volunteers (Patient Facing) Wayfinder volunteers
The Community Development and Cohesion Workers from Middlesbrough North are in need of support. They are completing a door knocking exercise in the Newport area of Middlesbrough and are talking to peoples about their environment.
