Role: Support Worker - Sustaining Tenancies Accommodation Resettlement (STAR) Salary: £30,859 per annum Hours: 37.5 hours per week Location: Camberwell - London Closing date: 11/02/2024 Interview date: 20/02/2024 Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal or professional – when you join the Thames Reach team as 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… 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 a Support Worker to join the Sustaining Tenancies, Accommodation and Resettlement team. You will: - Support a caseload of up to 25 households across London, at risk of homelessness, stay in their accommodation. - Support those in unsecure or inappropriate accommodation find emergency and long-term housing solutions. - Advocate on behalf of a diverse cohort of people with various statutory and voluntary organisations. - Contribute to ongoing service delivery. - Have good IT and administrative skills. To succeed as the Support Worker, you will have: - Experience of engaging and supporting those with housing / tenancy related issues or who have experienced homelessness - Excellent communication and prioritising skills, and be able to independently manage your workload - Good understanding of Microsoft Office applications, including databases - Experience in developing and maintaining good and effective working relationships - An interest in homelessness and a desire to support us to have a positive impact on the lives of homeless people. 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, Simon Binns 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.