Relief Support Worker

Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is attracted to covering occasional shifts on a casual basis at our Fresh Start service. At Salvation Army Homes we are dedicated to providing comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement. The Relief Support Worker will work with people who are or have recently experienced homelessness and who are in need of support and accommodation.

• Get to know and build the trust of our clients
• Unlock our clients' potential to live independently
• Enhance their social integration by encouraging participation in social and leisure programmes
• Help residents with their support needs and with the practicalities of everyday living

We also need you to have energy and passion, along with a positive, can do attitude in your daily contribution to transforming lives.

• Be a confident and capable communicator
• Be able to build trusting, professional relationships
• Be able to help people to develop their skills, strengths and talents
• Have good knowledge or experience of working with homeless people, and / or supporting vulnerable people or groups
• Ideally participate in our on call rota as required, when engaged

A registered social landlord and one of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK, Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society - mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness.

Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed, however, we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets, but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement.