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Support Worker - Acre Lane Project
| Posting date: | 27 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,434 per year |
| Additional salary information: | We contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5% and offer 29 days annual leave. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2025 |
| Location: | Brixton, South West London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Thames Reach |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SWALP - 0325 |
Summary
Role: Support Worker – Acre Lane and Clarence Avenue project
Salary: £32,434 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Brixton
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 13/03/2025
Interview date: 23/03/2025
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 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…
We are looking for a Support Worker to join the Acre Lane and Clarence Avenue team.
We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions.
Thames Reach’s hostels are transitional spaces where a 24 hour staff team support people to move in, assess their needs, and quickly identify the best place for them to move on to next. Skilled staff teams develop personalised support plans to ensure people are ready to move on and are accessing support with their health, substance misuse, criminal justice and life skills needs
You will:
.Support and encourage clients to become more independent
.Support our clients’ aims and help them to move on from the hostel
.Maximise clients’ income and support them to reduce arrears
.Ensure the environment is safe, healthy and reflective of our ethos
.Be outcome focussed, fostering a culture of high performance and continual improvement on your and the team’s successes
You will be:
.Organised and efficient in your work
.Excellent at communicating and problem solving
.Competent at using a computer and a range of software packages
.Committed to developing your knowledge and skills
.Responsive and flexible to the needs of the team and our clients
.Committed to supporting people to achieve the best outcomes as they work towards independence
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 a blue light discount card, 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, Gareth Bowen, Lead Manager at Gareth.Bowen@thamesreach.org.uk
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.
Salary: £32,434 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Brixton
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 13/03/2025
Interview date: 23/03/2025
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 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…
We are looking for a Support Worker to join the Acre Lane and Clarence Avenue team.
We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions.
Thames Reach’s hostels are transitional spaces where a 24 hour staff team support people to move in, assess their needs, and quickly identify the best place for them to move on to next. Skilled staff teams develop personalised support plans to ensure people are ready to move on and are accessing support with their health, substance misuse, criminal justice and life skills needs
You will:
.Support and encourage clients to become more independent
.Support our clients’ aims and help them to move on from the hostel
.Maximise clients’ income and support them to reduce arrears
.Ensure the environment is safe, healthy and reflective of our ethos
.Be outcome focussed, fostering a culture of high performance and continual improvement on your and the team’s successes
You will be:
.Organised and efficient in your work
.Excellent at communicating and problem solving
.Competent at using a computer and a range of software packages
.Committed to developing your knowledge and skills
.Responsive and flexible to the needs of the team and our clients
.Committed to supporting people to achieve the best outcomes as they work towards independence
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 a blue light discount card, 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, Gareth Bowen, Lead Manager at Gareth.Bowen@thamesreach.org.uk
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.
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