Full time, 37 hours. Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, as well as on call duties.

£25,338 progressing to £28,153

 Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you are able to empower people every day to develop their skills and achieve their potential? Do you enjoy working in an environment where every day is different to the next? Then this could be the role for you.

You will manage a team of support workers that work with our who have mental health, substance misuse and physical health support needs. You will love supporting others and helping them to progress and achieve their goals. Your positive attitude towards your work and your team will help to contribute to a new, exciting service. You will have a calm and personable manner and be able to handle potentially difficult situations.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • You will support your team to achieve their potential through regular staff supervision and coaching and support them with their workload where needed
  • Be involved in the recruitment of your team, including relief and volunteers and responsible for ensuring appropriate shift cover
  • You will ensure staff are supporting clients to improve practical skills in areas such as health, budgeting, shopping, cooking, housework, laundry & hygiene
  • Work with external partners to maximise the opportunities available to clients so that they can resettle in the community
  • Help to maintain a welcoming, safe environment, identifying and minimising all potential risks to clients, colleagues and visitors of the service
  • You will be part of an out of hours on call service

    • Please see attached job description below for full list of job responsibilities.

    Attributes & Values

    Previous experience in this type of work is not essential but you will have a real passion for wanting to work with homeless people. Your values will match ours, you will be committed to helping others and enjoy the real job satisfaction that this brings.

  • Clear verbal and written English and great communication skills
  • Basic IT and keyboard skills
  • Polite, assertive manner
  • Passion for working in a client/customer facing role
  • Interest and genuine concern for mental health, housing and related issues
  • Experience of working in a residential or institutional or similar
  • Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies
  • Full drivers licence and access to a vehicle is desirable for this role.