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Support Worker – The Greenhouse

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Posting date: 29 July 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: 10 August 2025
Location: Hackney, East London
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Thames Reach
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: SWG - 0725

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Summary

Role: Support Worker – The Greenhouse

Salary: £32,434 per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week

Location: Hackney

Closing date: 10/08/2025

Interview date: 20/08/2025

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 Support Worker we will 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 and around 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 Support Worker to join the Greenhouse team.

We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions.

The Greenhouse in Hackney delivers housing and healthcare services to homeless people in the borough. Thames Reach staff, working in partnership with Hackney council, provide housing advice and support to people with complex needs.

You will:

.Work on a rota to carry out assessments with adults experiencing homelessness
.Manage a caseload of people and deliver support to either prevent homelessness or find suitable accommodation
.Provide support to a caseload of clients with complex needs
.Work in partnership with Hackney Council and other relevant partners to provide holistic support to service users
.Contribute to the smooth running of the drop in service
.Record all case work on our database

You will have:

.Experience of managing a caseload of clients
.Able to work in an empathetic way whilst being reflective, flexible and responsive in meeting the needs of Greenhouse clients
.Able to advocate with various stakeholders and joint work with partner agencies
.Experience of managing your time effectively and able to respond to the projects priorities
.Promote and positively represent Thames Reach in meetings and with external agencies
.Experienced in mitigating risk either by Safeguarding or joint working with relevant partner agencies

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, Joseph Dennis, Lead Manager at Joseph.Dennis@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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