Relief Support Worker
| Posting date: | 28 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £13.31 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 December 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Salvation Army |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | NOV20257808 |
Summary
Working hours: As and when required (between 8am and 9pm)
Interview Date: To be confirmed
We are looking for compassionate, confident and dynamic people who want to make a difference in the lives of homeless people. Our role is to provide a safe place to stay and to access support for people who have substance use issues and complex needs. The service delivery model is rooted in the harm reduction approach, based on trauma-informed practice, is strength-based and uses person-centred approaches.
Key Responsibilities:
Assist with delivering support to homeless clients with complex needs, using harm reduction methods.
Liaising with other agencies to provide support and advocacy.
Work with clients as part of a person-centred support planning approach.
Work with clients as part of the Support Team assisting to ensure the needs and actions within person-centred plans are addressed professionally.
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:
Motivation towards supporting homeless individuals to achieve focused and positive life outcomes.
The ability to form positive, supportive and motivating relationships.
Able to work within the ethos of The Salvation Army.
Application for registration with SSSC as soon as possible and within 3 months of starting the role and must be registered within six months.
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, proof of right to work in the UK and a satisfactory PVG Scheme Check. All new employees must submit an application for registration with SSSC as soon as possible and within 3 months of starting the role and must be registered within six months of appointment.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Interview Date: To be confirmed
We are looking for compassionate, confident and dynamic people who want to make a difference in the lives of homeless people. Our role is to provide a safe place to stay and to access support for people who have substance use issues and complex needs. The service delivery model is rooted in the harm reduction approach, based on trauma-informed practice, is strength-based and uses person-centred approaches.
Key Responsibilities:
Assist with delivering support to homeless clients with complex needs, using harm reduction methods.
Liaising with other agencies to provide support and advocacy.
Work with clients as part of a person-centred support planning approach.
Work with clients as part of the Support Team assisting to ensure the needs and actions within person-centred plans are addressed professionally.
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:
Motivation towards supporting homeless individuals to achieve focused and positive life outcomes.
The ability to form positive, supportive and motivating relationships.
Able to work within the ethos of The Salvation Army.
Application for registration with SSSC as soon as possible and within 3 months of starting the role and must be registered within six months.
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, proof of right to work in the UK and a satisfactory PVG Scheme Check. All new employees must submit an application for registration with SSSC as soon as possible and within 3 months of starting the role and must be registered within six months of appointment.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.