Deputy Manager (Senior Practitioner) - Individual Placement Support team
| Posting date: | 24 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,292 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: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Stockwell, South West London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Thames Reach |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SPIPS - 0725 |
Summary
Role: Senior Practitioner – Individual Placement Support Team
Salary: £38,292 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Stockwell
Closing date: 27/07/2025
Interview date: Week commencing 04/08/2025
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 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 15,000 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 Senior Practitioner to join the Individual Placement Support Team.
We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions.
Prevention services support vulnerable people by providing them with skills, housing advice, accommodation, and tenancy sustainment support. All these services to help people transition towards leading independent lives.
You will be:
.Delivering an IPS (Individual Placement Support) employment service approach to supporting individuals with mental health issues into suitable and sustainable employment. (Training will be provided) in line with the fidelity model.
.Work directly with all stakeholders, including service users, community mental health teams (CMHTs), consultant psychiatrists and potential employees. Meeting regularly with NHS staff to co-ordinate, celebrate and integrate employment support into mental health treatment.
.Broker relationships and jobs with employers to enable clients to secure employment
.Advocate for system change to reduce barriers and improve access to the service.
.Establish new strategic relationships with key stakeholders for effective referrals and successful outcomes.
.Ensure accurate data collection, recording, reporting and maintenance of an up-to-date case management system across the team
You will:
.Have knowledge and experience of providing employment support to vulnerable people.
.Have experience in managing partnerships and cultivating new relationships with potential partners.
.Have effective communication skills across a diverse range of stakeholders.
.Have experience of line managing or supervising others, including in a volunteer capacity.
.Be organised, have good time-management skills, and be able to keep clear and up-to-date records.
.Have excellent written, reporting and IT skills
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, Kushba Bibi, Lead Manager at Kushba.Bibi@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: £38,292 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Stockwell
Closing date: 27/07/2025
Interview date: Week commencing 04/08/2025
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 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 15,000 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 Senior Practitioner to join the Individual Placement Support Team.
We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions.
Prevention services support vulnerable people by providing them with skills, housing advice, accommodation, and tenancy sustainment support. All these services to help people transition towards leading independent lives.
You will be:
.Delivering an IPS (Individual Placement Support) employment service approach to supporting individuals with mental health issues into suitable and sustainable employment. (Training will be provided) in line with the fidelity model.
.Work directly with all stakeholders, including service users, community mental health teams (CMHTs), consultant psychiatrists and potential employees. Meeting regularly with NHS staff to co-ordinate, celebrate and integrate employment support into mental health treatment.
.Broker relationships and jobs with employers to enable clients to secure employment
.Advocate for system change to reduce barriers and improve access to the service.
.Establish new strategic relationships with key stakeholders for effective referrals and successful outcomes.
.Ensure accurate data collection, recording, reporting and maintenance of an up-to-date case management system across the team
You will:
.Have knowledge and experience of providing employment support to vulnerable people.
.Have experience in managing partnerships and cultivating new relationships with potential partners.
.Have effective communication skills across a diverse range of stakeholders.
.Have experience of line managing or supervising others, including in a volunteer capacity.
.Be organised, have good time-management skills, and be able to keep clear and up-to-date records.
.Have excellent written, reporting and IT skills
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, Kushba Bibi, Lead Manager at Kushba.Bibi@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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