Role: Lead Worker- Community Living & Support Service (CLaSS) Salary / Grade: £33.079 per annum / (D) Hours: 37.5 per week Location: Lambeth Closing date: 17/09/2023 Interview date: 28/09/2023 Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal or professional – when you join the Thames Reach team as a Lead 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 10,000 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… We are looking for Lead Worker to join the Community Living and Support Service team. The Lambeth Living Well Network Alliance supports people in Lambeth who are experiencing mental illness or distress. Thames Reach works in an alliance with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Lambeth NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, Lambeth Council and Certitude to deliver mental health services as part of the innovative transformation of mental health services in the borough. You will: - Oversee transitions of care into the community for patients - Support the mental health system to improve practice in managing crisis - Work with inpatient wards to ensure discharges are safe and timely. - A strong understanding of the issues faced by individuals who suffer from complex mental health needs. - Ability to work with an MDT (multidisciplinary team) as well as in partnership with various stakeholders. - Strong advocacy skills to support those unable to advocate for themselves To succeed as a Lead Worker, you will have - Organised and efficient. - Excellent at communicating and problem solving - Able to effectively motivate and support clients - Competent at using a computer and a range of software packages - Committed to developing your knowledge and skills - Responsive and flexible to the needs of the team and the client We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2022 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. - 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, Gloria Braimah /Sasha Jones at [email protected] / [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.