- Full time, 37.5 hours
- Permanent
- Richmond upon Thames, Greater London
- £29,762.83 per annum
The Role
As a Resettlement and Support Worker, you will be part of a professional and experienced team and will be responsible and accountable for the provision of hostel-based services and the effective co-ordination of support to rough sleepers with complex needs.
About You
To be considered for the role of Resettlement and Support Worker you will have:
- Relevant experience, either paid or voluntary, working with homeless people or rough sleepers
- An understanding of the causes of, and pathways out of, homelessness
- Experience of assessment and support systems for vulnerable people, including key working
- The ability to work with clients who may display challenging behaviour and that have complex needs
- Basic knowledge of appropriate legislation, including welfare benefits and housing law
- Basic knowledge of health and safety requirements in the workplace
- Solid IT skills
- The ability to represent SPEAR appropriately at all times, and work professionally with external agencies
- An understanding of confidentiality needs within the organisation and the ability to apply them
- The ability to manage your time in a busy and pressurised environment
For more information about the role please see the Job Description below.
Your Benefits
Health & Wellbeing:
- 24-hour access to confidential counselling services (EAP)
- Free wellbeing sessions
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- A pension scheme after three months of service
- Yearly eye-care vouchers
Work/life balance
- 34 days’ holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) increasing with length of service
– Flexible working
– Free moving house dayTravel
– Cycle to work
– An interest-free season ticket loan
– Staff interest-free loan
– Free parking (at some sites)
SPEAR welcomes and encourages applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.
PLEASE SEE JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
