Working hours: 40 hours per week
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Centenary House is a large residential Lifehouse supporting men aged 18 and over who are experiencing homelessness. We are looking for a Specialist Support Worker to deliver high-quality, person-centred support that helps clients build confidence, develop independence and make positive life choices.
As a Specialist Support Worker, you will take a lead role in a specialist area, programme or team, helping to plan and deliver an enhanced support service that promotes client choice and control. You will support clients to identify needs, manage risk, develop outcome-focused support plans and access the right services to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes.
You will contribute to service development, support complex cases, work with partner agencies and help design in-house support provision. The role also includes staff training, on-call responsibilities, line management duties and participation in the management or duty management rota as required.
The successful candidate will bring:
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NVQ Level 4 qualification, or equivalent, in a related field, or a willingness to work towards this.
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Knowledge of the benefits system and understanding of supportive housing funding streams and reporting requirements.
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The ability to plan, deliver and evaluate specialist client-focused services, including holistic support needs and risk assessments.
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Knowledge of legislation relating to Health & Safety and Safeguarding of clients and staff.
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Knowledge of the main support needs which are commonly faced by homeless and vulnerable clients
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Strong communication, interpersonal, organisational and IT skills.
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A commitment to continuous professional development and to working within, being empathic with and promoting the Christian ethos and values of The Salvation Army.
If you are committed to delivering person-centred support and helping people experiencing homelessness move towards independence, we would welcome your application.
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 Access NI, Driving Licence, relevant qualifications, Health Assessment and 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.
