Peckham, South East London
Lead Worker - Pan London Accommodation Community Engagement (PLACE)
Thames Reach
£35,004
Full-time
Description
Role: Lead Worker – Pan London Accommodation Community Engagement (PLACE)
Salary: £35,004 per annum
Contract: Fixed term until 31/03/25
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Peckham and Southwark
Closing date: 28/07/2024
Interview date: 06/08/2024
Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal, professional or voluntary – 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 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…
Floating Support services work with people to sustain their housing. We use a strength-based approach to work with people to identify what support they require and how we can address them together or / and in collaboration with others e.g. landlords, Department of Work and pension or mental health services.
We can support people for the duration of their tenancy, or we can provide short term interventions. We can provide resettlement support when a tenancy commences, and we can equip people with the skills to manage their home and goals independently or when they are move on ready and require minimal support.
Thames Reach welcomes applications from people with transferable skills.
We are looking for a Lead Worker to join the Pan London Accommodation Community Engagement (PLACE) team.
You will:
.Deliver Trauma-Informed and Strength-Based interventions to the people we support
.Develop solution focused approaches towards support for people with complex and multiple needs
.Coordinate the delivery of support to people residing in shared accommodation
.Share knowledge and expertise with other members of the team
.Work in partnership with key stakeholders to deliver and co-ordinate support
.Supervise the practice and development of Volunteers within the team
To succeed as the Lead Worker, you will have:
.Focused on supporting people to achieve the best outcomes as they work towards independence
.Good at creative and proactive problem solving
.Experience effectively as part of a team to achieve shared goals
.Experience in developing and sustaining effective working partnerships with a range of stakeholders
.Organised and able to manage conflicting priorities and deadlines, including administrative tasks
.Confident in working autonomously within the community
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, Yvonne Scott-Henry, Area Manager 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.
Expiry date: 28/07/2024
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Salary
£35,004
Job Type
Full-time
Location
Peckham, South East London
Our Commitments
Disability Confident
Building Diverse Workforces
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