Advertised from 15 June 2026

Role

Are you passionate about homelessness and interested in being part of a small outreach team that works across the city of Edinburgh? Are you creative and dynamic in your working approach? 

If so, this role working with people and in partnership with others may be the perfect opportunity for you.

About the role

The Homeless Navigator Project seeks to address the visible problem of rough sleeping in the City of Edinburgh. The project aims to offer an alternative opportunity for people who are experiencing homelessness and cannot, for whatever reason, make use of the current support services that exist in Edinburgh.  

The post holder will provide advice and support to rough-sleepers and those without permanent housing. The service is delivered in a street-based setting, moving between service users on foot as part of a 2-3 hour planned route through central Edinburgh.  

About You

You will be a resilient and outgoing individual with strong interpersonal skills an innovative approach. You will be committed to promoting inclusion and will have experience of working with people with a broad range of life experiences.

You should have knowledge of local services and their access criteria, enabling you to provide good quality advice, ideally with experience of delivering street-based work in Edinburgh.  

How we’ll support you

You’ll be working independently with a supportive manager and a range of internal and external colleagues and partnerships. You will have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About us

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering our services. You can find out more about our organisation and our impact online.

Website: www.cyrenians.scot

Application notes

Application details: For full details and an application pack please visit www.cyrenians.scot , call 0131 475 2354 (during working hours) or e-mail: recruitment@cyrenians.scot  

CVs will not be accepted.

Application Notes: 

Closing date is 12 noon on Monday 13th July 2026

Interviews will be held on Monday 20th July 2026

CVs will not be accepted.

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