Assistant Support Worker - Southsea, United Kingdom - The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army

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Southsea, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Working hours:31 hours per week on a fixed 3 week rota which includes evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Interview date:
To be confirmed

Portsmouth Homeless Family Service is based across three residential Lifehouses, accommodating a total of 45 homeless, vulnerable families (which included couples, single parents and pregnant mothers) with support needs.

We also support 32 families living in Local Authority Sublet tenancies and a further 14 families living in other housing.

Key Responsibilities:

As a motivated and dynamic Assistant Support Worker you will be responsible for developing and delivering excellent support to Portsmouth Homeless Family Service and its clients.

Many of the people we work with have complex needs including mental health related issues, drug and alcohol dependency and debt.

We are looking for an experienced Assistant Support Worker who will be able to give advice and support to our clients as well as provide a range of activities for our families.

You will need to be passionate about supporting people to make positive change in their lives, be confident working on your own and as part of a team, working with a range of different agencies and understand the needs of people who are homeless.

The role involves regular daytime, evening and weekend work on a rota basis.

A driving licence is desirable for this post. All applicants will need to be in sympathy with the mission statement of The Salvation Army.

Motivation towards supporting vulnerable clients to achieve focussed and positive life outcomes
Good customer service and time management skills with ability to prioritise workload
The initiative towards problem solving which helps benefit colleagues and clients
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

We expect you to exhibit behaviours that model our values of
integrity; accountability; compassion; passion; respect and boldness

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.
**Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.