Role: Senior Practitioner - Individual Placement Support team Salary: £36,717 per annum Hours: 37.5 per week Location: Hudson House / Hybrid Closing date: 28/01/2024 Interview date: 08/02/2024 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 Senior Practitioner 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… The area of Prevention supports vulnerable people by providing them with skills, housing advice, accommodation, and tenancy sustainment support. All the services within the area of prevention work to help people transition towards leading independent lives. We are looking for an Senior Practitioner to join the Individual Placement Support team. Thames Reach welcomes applications from people with transferable skills. You will: - Be an ambassador for people who need mental health support in Lambeth to get back into work. Building positive culture and sharing good practice. - Work with your team to source good quality jobs, build and maintain relationships with a range of employers. - Support the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) team to achieve their outcomes and work in line with fidelity model. Training will be given. - Hold a caseload of people and support them to access work. -To be integrated into mental health teams, meet regularly with NHS staff to co-ordinate and integrate employment support into mental health treatment, reduce barriers to access the service - To develop good working relationships with other organisations which provide vocational services and support that can provide specific opportunities to help individuals achieve their employment goals. To succeed as the Senior Practitioner you will have: - Experience of working with and supporting people who have experienced mental health issues (or other unemployed disadvantaged groups) into employment - Experience of partnership working, negotiation and liaison work with other agencies - Experience of opening up job opportunities with a range of employers - Experience of working with alcohol or substance misuse related issues - Experience of line managing or supervising others, including in a volunteer capacity. - Excellent written, reporting and IT skills. 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, Kushba Bibi 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.