Role: Support Worker – Thames Reach Greenwich Salary: £28,934 per annum Hours: 37.5hrs (Shifts Monday – Sunday) Location: Royal Borough of Greenwich (Woolwich) Closing date: 12/11/2023 Interview date: 21/11/2023 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 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 Thames Reach Greenwich Supported Accommodation. Thames Reach’s Supported Housing is comprised of Accommodation, Housing First, Navigator and Move on services supporting people to make real and lasting change in their lives. People may present with complex mental health, offending histories, drug and alcohol needs. Accommodation-based services: Using a strength-based casework approach to sup-port people to make plans to gain the emotional and practical skills for increased in-dependence to enable successful move on. Thames Reach welcomes applications from people with transferable skills. You will: • Build and maintain positive, trusting relationships with individuals that have a history of offending, mental health, rough sleeping and complex support needs. • Provide direct support to clients in the form of key working and case work management to meet clients’ needs • Work collaboratively with other agencies including the local authority, sub-stances misuse, health services and housing providers • Empower individuals take an active role in developing their own personalized support plans, motivating them to achieve their goals and aspirations • Accurately record all work done in a timely manner • Be confident in working autonomously as well as within a team. To succeed as the Support Worker you will have: • Excellent prioritising skills and be able to independently manage your workload • Commitment to developing your knowledge and skills • To be responsive and flexible to the needs of the team and the clients • Be a proficient user of Microsoft Office applications, including databases • To show initiative and attention to detail • To be able to develop and maintain good and effective working relationships in-ternally and externally • Confidence in representing Thames Reach at external meetings and with out-side agencies 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, the Lead 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.