This homelessness and employability toolkit is designed to complement rather than replace existing employability toolkits (see www.employabilityinscotland.com for a range) and has been developed in recognition of the fact that people experiencing homelessness face additional barriers to employability. The toolkit focuses only on those aspects that are specific to homelessness and is intended to be both a starting point and evolutionary in nature, being added to and amended as practice and research develops on a local and national basis.
The complex nature of homelessness means that homeless people can be in contact with a diverse range of people who can impact on their journey to work. The toolkit is intended to maximise the opportunity for positive interventions by these workers.
Those such as:
Health professionals
Housing workers
Criminal justice workers
Jobcentre Plus staff
Specialist support workers
Community learning providers
Statutory agencies