Role: Support Worker (Staying Well Team) Salary: £30,859 per annum Hours: 37.5 per week Location: Lambeth - London Closing date: 07/01/2024 Interview date: 18/01/2024 Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal or professional – when you join the Thames Reach team as a 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 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 a Support Worker to join the Staying Well Team. The team is part of Living Well Network Alliance. Since July 2018 the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Lambeth Council, Certitude, Thames Reach and South East London Integrated Care System have been working together to deliver the majority of the adult mental health services in Lambeth, including the existing Living Well Network Alliance (a network of services across housing, employment, community support and information) as well as all inpatient and community care. Thames Reach welcomes applications from people with transferable skills. You will: - Work closely with other departments to provide best care to service users - Create SMART goals and support service users in achieving those - Focus on engagement, social inclusion, building autonomy and independence as well as improving physical health outcomes - Deliver a mixture of short and long-term interventions depending on the assessed need. To succeed as the Support Worker Role you will have: - Experience of working with and supporting service users who experience mental health - Have excellent prioritising skills and be able to independently manage your workload - Be a proficient user of Microsoft Office applications, including databases Show initiative and attention to detail Effective at developing and maintaining good and effective working relationships - Have an interest in mental health and a desire to support us to have a positive impact on the lives of those who experience long and short-term difficulties. 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, Agnes Jancauskaite 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.