Role: Lead Worker - Lambeth Assessment Centre Salary: £35,004 per annum Hours: 37.5 per week Location: Vauxhall - London Closing date: 01/04/24 Interview date: 11/04/24 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… Assessment Centres are fast paced services where people are referred in, usually from the street, and rapidly assessed in to appropriate longer term accommodation. The services are short stay, and staff provide wrap around support and liaison with several external partners, including physical health, mental health, substance use and housing. Staffed 24 hours to ensure this quick turnaround, they are a key service in the pathways to ensure people are off the streets and in stable accommodation. We are looking for a Lead Worker to join the Lambeth Assessment Centre team. You will: - Support a team of workers to rapidly assess clients and move them in to appropriate accommodation. - Be a bridge between front line staff and management – the lead worker role is an excellent introduction into managerial roles. - Encourage and implement a Whole Team Approach to Casework. - Liaise with, signpost, and support client engagement with specialist agencies as appropriate, such as substance treatment services, Community Mental Health Teams, doctors, community groups etc. - Provide person-centred support to individuals and co-produce all plans to assist them to achieve their aims and ambitions. To succeed as the Lead Worker you will have: - Experience in providing a flexible and responsive service to people with experience of rough sleeping and homelessness. - Excellent communication skills with the ability to form and maintain effective working relationships with all colleagues and partners. - Commitment to supporting people to achieve the best outcomes as they work towards move on and ultimately independence. - Strong organisation skills, with the ability to manage conflicting priorities and deadlines whilst working autonomously as part of a team. 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 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, Nancy Hughes 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.