Support Worker

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This is a fixed-term position maternity cover for up to 12 months

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Founders House Lifehouse located in Whitechapel is looking to recruit an experienced Support Worker to join our Homelessness Service Team. We provide residential supported accommodation for up to 123 adult males who are experiencing homelessness.

Working as part of a team and being responsible to the Programme Manager, the successful applicant will have a caseload of residents, provide one to one / individual support programmes in a trauma sensitive and psychologically informed manner.

You will also be supporting and empowering residents through meaningful activities and to move through a structured resettlement programme, promoting choice and control, into the wider community and independence.

Successful candidates will be expected to embrace and exhibit behaviours that model our values of integrity; accountability; compassion; passion; respect and boldness working in a way that is trauma sensitive and strength based, within a psychologically informed framework.

Professional working proficiency in Bengali is desirable.

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 will be subject to;

-Satisfactory references

-A criminal record check DBS Disclosures Enhanced - Adult with Adult barred list

-Evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here.

The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

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