ASLAN Communal Shelter Manager

Job Title: ASLAN Communal Shelter Manager
Salary: 33000 - 37000 per annum
Location: Westminster
Hours: 35 hours per week (Requires regular early morning and evening shifts including at weekends and over the Christmas and Easter periods; specific hours TBD)
Contract: Permanent
Probationary period: 3 months
Annual leave:25 days per year plus bank holidays

DBS check: Enhanced

Visa sponsorship: Not available

All Souls Serve the City

All Souls Serve the City (ASSTC) is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) based at All Souls Church bringing together a breadth of ministries serving those who are vulnerable. Our vision is to see all in London flourish in body and soul. We do this by offering the message and ministry of Jesus focusing on those who are isolated overlooked and exploited due to their stage of life or their circumstances. Our ministries reach out from the All Souls parish to Westminster and beyond. Each ministry is rooted in our values of love honour and service. Loving the city and all who are in it we love because He first loved us. Honouring and respecting all others as Gods image bearers we seek to honour others above ourselves. We serve as Christ served us joyfully and sacrificially.

Demonstrating our love for one another and for the city we seek to bring gospel hope and biblical truth to four distinct groups: those who find themselves homeless women involved in the sex industry (including those who are trafficked and exploited) school children and seniors.

ASLAN

The mission of ASSTC is to serve the isolated overlooked and exploited in London bringing the message and ministry of Jesus. Our aim in ASLAN the All Souls Local Action Network is to engage with people affected by homelessness by offering them individualised care support and friendship.

Faith and Voluntary Network Shelter

The ASLAN Faith and Volunteer Network (FVN) Night Shelter also referred to as the ASLAN Communal Setting or the ASLAN Shelter is a collaborative project partially funded by Westminster City Council (WCC) and coordinated by All Souls Serve the City (ASSTC). Referrals are managed by WCCs commissioned outreach provider the St Mungos Street Outreach Service (SOS) team. The shelter is designed to accommodate up to 20 guests each night and is open to individuals assessed as low risk/low needs.

• The shelter runs for between 6-9 months a year usually starting in October and finishing between April-June.
• We partner with other churches who offer volunteers and venues throughout the run.
• The Shelter is supported by a large team of volunteers.
• The Shelter Manager will lead and oversee all aspects of the project and be directly supported by Relief coordinators who assist in covering morning and night shifts seven days/week for the duration of the Shelter
• They will be employed by All Souls Serve the City the coordinating venue with support from Westminster Council.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To manage the recruitment of relief coordinators and volunteers including training and on boarding shift coordination and weekly team meetings.
2. To assist in setting the budget and monitoring financial performance together with the head of ASLAN.
3. To manage partnerships including with churches St Mungos and Westminster Council.
4. To manage the logistics of the shelter including scheduling shift coordinators venues transportation food and clothing provision.
5. To be present and visible at all venues on a regular basis to ensure continuity for guests.
6. To ensure the shelter is run safely ensuring health and safety and safeguarding practices are embedded in the daily running of the shelter.
7. To ensure the shelter is run effectively at all times working with partners and guests to create a consistently safe and peaceful environment.
8. To work with partner organisations and guests to ensure the best outcomes possible for guests.
9. To represent the shelter ASLAN and ASSTC at meetings with referral and host partners stakeholders or sector experts.
10. To implement systems to ensure the safe collection of data.
11. To relate to our homeless guests and clients with the utmost respect and tolerance seeking to build their self-confidence and self-worth and improve their quality of life.
12. To be the interface for Shelter guests to the ASLAN Befriending program utilizing team members to provide individual support to guests as they leave the Shelter and have various needs we can support with them on their journey post the Shelter.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• University graduate or equivalent experience or qualification
• Experience and understanding of working with those who are affected by homeless and other vulnerable adults
• Understanding and compassion for those without a home hope and help
• Experience of working in the voluntary sector and ideally with organisations in the field of homelessness
• Proven interpersonal skills including an ability to motivate and encourage people
• Excellent people skills including experience of running teams
  
• Experience of safeguarding understanding of data protection and ability to handle sensitive personal information
• Proven administrative skills including good written and oral communication and good computer literacy
• Ability to take initiative and work unsupervised
• Whole life disciple wanting to know Christ more and grow in grace obedience and Christ-likeness themselves
• Committed to self care and pursuing a healthy work-life rhythm

Full Job Description

Application

Closing date: Sunday 31st May at 23:59

Interviews: From 8th June

Employment Benefits

• Competitive salary aligned with experience
• 7.5% employer pension contribution
• 3 Spiritual Refreshment Days (pro rata)
• Eye care voucher
• Season ticket loan
• Staff lunch provided every Monday

The All Souls Church family is diverse as the global body of Christ is diverse and as London is diverse. Applications are welcome from people from ethnic groups which are a minority in the UK.

There is an occupational requirement that the job-holder is a Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

Safeguarding: conditional offers will be made pending the successful completion of an enhanced DBS check which will be processed by All Souls

Contact

Please email if you have any queries!

Required Experience:

Manager