Support Worker
| Posting date: | 18 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £13.31 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | 13.31 - 13.31 |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 28 September 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, EH8 9TF |
| Company: | Vacancy Filler |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SEP20251547 |
Summary
Working hours: 20 hours per week (Monday - Thursday) 09:30- 14:30Interview Date: To be confirmedThe Salvation Army in Edinburgh provides support for people who are experiencing homelessness and have multiple and complex needs. Our role is to provide a safe place to engage with support. The service delivery model is rooted in the harm reduction approach, based on trauma informed practice, strength based and person-centred approaches.Key Responsibilities: You will work to develop trusting, trauma informed relationships with clients, other services and professionals.Provide practical and individual support to clients.The role involves hosting psychosocial support groups as well as other programme events that are deemed helpful to the client.The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate: Good knowledge of substance use, including expertise in harm reduction approaches as well as openness to work within all models of careA highly motivated, proactive and enthusiastic approach;Genuine compassion for people in need;Ability to build positive working relationships with clients who experience multiple complex needs whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries;Ability to work within appropriate legislation, including data protection.We actively encourage applications from people with lived experience.Willingness to work towards the qualification required for SSSC Registration.In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.Appointment subject to satisfactory references, PVG Disclosure and proof of right to work in the UKFor details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click here and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship. Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.