Working hours: 40 hours per week ((Monday - Friday, may include some evenings and weekends and on call)
Interview Date: To be confirmed
We are looking for a kind, creative and motivated individual to lead our Crichton House Outreach Services. Within out contract we have
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Cardiff Housing First - Providing 25 units of support, working with rough sleepers with highly complex needs
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Cardiff 1st Response Outreach Service - Providing street based assertive outreach
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Cardiff Reconnection Service - Providing creative housing solutions for those without local connection to the city
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Cardiff Floating Support - Providing Floating support to 200+ families and single people in their homes, across the city.
We work aim to work in a psychologically informed and trauma informed framework, adults experiencing or at risk of homelessness in a number of settings across the city. We help individuals to gain or sustain accommodation and develop the life skills to live independently and successfully in the future.
Key Responsibilities:
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To lead multiple teams supporting people rough sleeping and living in tenancies across the city
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To enhance key local partnerships and deliver quality progress reporting to directly to commissioners, internal an external audiences.
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To oversee the line management and professional development of 40+ staff across the services
The successful candidate(s) will be able to:
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Provide management, leadership and inspiration to our team, playing a lead role in recruitment and development of staff.
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Demonstrate a thorough understanding of compliance and safeguarding with additional knowledge of homelessness legislation.
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Exercise the principles of good financial stewardship
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Hold the ability to work in sympathy with the spiritual principles of The Salvation Army
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: Enhanced DBS with Barred List check of the Adult and Child Workforce 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.
