Role: Assistant Support Worker – Lambeth High Street Salary: £29,000 per annum Hours: 37.5 per week Location: Lambeth - London Closing date: 28/07/2024 Interview date: 09/08/2024 Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal or professional – when you join the Thames Reach team as an Assistant Support Worker, we’ll make the best use of all your understanding, compassion and commitment. About us… Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track. We help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities. Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more then 12,000 people. Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. We’re listed as one of the top 100 Best Workplaces in the UK. There’s no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career. About this role Thames Reach’s hostels are transitional spaces where a 24 hour staff team support people to move in, assess their needs, and quickly identify the best place for them to move on to next. Skilled staff teams develop personalised support plans to ensure people are ready to move on and are accessing support with their health, substance misuse, criminal justice and life skills needs. We are looking for an Assistant Support Worker to join the Lambeth Highstreet team. Thames Reach welcomes applications from people with transferable skills. You will: .Provide person-centred support to individuals and co-produce plans with senior members of the team. .Support and encourage clients to become more independent .Maximise income and reduce arrears .Increase move on and throughput in the hostel .Ensure the environment is safe, healthy, and reflective of our ethos and supports our client’s aims .Accurately record information within given timeframes To succeed as the Assistant Support Worker you will have: .Have a passion for supporting vulnerable individuals .The ability to provide a flexible and responsive service to people with experience of rough sleeping and homelessness. .Good communication skills with the ability to form and maintain effective working relationships with all partners. .Strong organisation skills, with the ability to manage conflicting priorities and deadlines. .Competent at using a computer and a range of software packages .Committed to developing your knowledge and skills We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2023 in the UK. As part of a commitment to our employees we offer: .Generous holiday allowance – 29 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata). .Pension – we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%. .Excellent development opportunities – career progression, regular supervision and appraisals, and learning programmes to support your career with Thames Reach. .Wellbeing support – our 24/7 employee assistance programme and opportunities for TOIL. .Life assurance – four times your annual salary and critical illness cover. .Other benefits including interest free season ticket and cycle to work loans. Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief. To apply visit our website and complete our application form. For further information please contact, Hannah Arowoselu at [email protected] Thames Reach is committed to safeguarding. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Having a criminal record will not exclude you from applying but you will be asked to provide further details as most posts are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.