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Job Description
Exciting opportunity for a Support Worker based in our supported housing service at The Limes
At Salvation Army Homes we are dedicated to providing comprehensive good quality housing services support and resettlement for people who are or have recently experienced homelessness and who are in need of support and accommodation. As a Support Worker you will need to:
- Get to know and build the trust of our clients
- Help clients to live independently
- Encourage participation in social and leisure programmes
- Support residents with the practicalities of everyday living
About You
A Support Worker will instinctively share our delivery values and behaviours loving your work helping people to thrive and always finding a way to be effective.
You will need to:
- Be a confident and capable communicator not fazed by difficult situations
- Be able to build trusting professional relationships and have a high level of resilience.
- Take an assetbased approach to empowering people to develop their skills strengths and talents.
- Have good knowledge or experience of working with homeless people and / or supporting vulnerable people or groups
- Understand or learn about community resources and organisations that can help our clients
- Able to be flexible with working hours to accommodate a working Rota in conjunction with the needs of the service and team members
Benefits of working as a support worker:
In return for helping to transform lives we want to help you to transform your lifestyle by giving you access to some great benefits. This includes
- 100 when you start work plus 250 at 6 months service and another 250 at 12 months service
- 26 days annual leave rising to 31 days
- An extra day off on your birthday
- A High Street discount scheme (great savings both on and offline)
- Pension with life assurance
- Discounted private medical insurance
- Loans available for financial emergencies
- Occupational Sick Pay
- A full Induction package and training relevant to the role
- Long service awards from 2.5 years
- Support to learn and develop your career
About Us
A registered social landlord andone of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness.
Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths creating person centred individualised strategies and plans that transform lives support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed however we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive good quality housing services support and resettlement. services to our residents. Thats where you come in.
As an equal opportunities employer Salvation Army Homes is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age disability sex sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race or ethnicity religion or belief gender identity or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination.
Employment Type
Full-Time
