Relief Support Worker

saha; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein etabliertes Unternehmen sucht einen Relief Support Worker, der bereit ist, das Leben von Menschen in Not zu verändern. In dieser Rolle unterstützen Sie Klienten, indem Sie vertrauensvolle Beziehungen aufbauen und ihnen helfen, ihre Talente zu erkennen. Sie werden in einem unterstützenden Umfeld arbeiten, das sich der Transformation von Leben widmet. Durch die Bereitstellung von Unterkunft und Unterstützung für die verletzlichsten Mitglieder der Gesellschaft leisten Sie einen bedeutenden Beitrag. Wenn Sie eine leidenschaftliche Person sind, die anderen helfen möchte, ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie.

Benefits

Mitarbeiterhilfeprogramm

Umfangreiches Einarbeitungsprogramm

Zugewiesener Buddy

Qualifications

• Erfahrung in der Arbeit mit obdachlosen oder verletzlichen Menschen.
• Fähigkeit, vertrauensvolle Beziehungen aufzubauen und zu pflegen.

Responsibilities

• Unterstützung von Bewohnern bei alltäglichen Herausforderungen.
• Motivation junger Menschen zur Entfaltung ihrer Talente.

Skills

Kommunikation

Beziehungsaufbau

Resilienz

Wissen über Obdachlosigkeit

Kenntnis von Gemeinschaftsressourcen

Job description

About The Role

Excellent opportunity for a Relief Support Worker to join our team across our East Sussex and Newhaven Services.

At Salvation Army Homes, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive, high-quality housing services, support, and resettlement for people experiencing homelessness and in need of support and accommodation. As a Relief Support Worker, you will need to:

1. Get to know and build the trust of our clients
2. Motivate young people to recognise and unlock their talents
3. Encourage participation in social and leisure programmes
4. Support residents with the practicalities of everyday living
5. Provide administration support and ensure the health and safety of the building and residents

About You

A Relief Support Worker will instinctively share our delivery values and behaviours, loving your work, helping people to thrive, and always finding a way to be effective.

You will need to:

1. Be a confident and capable communicator, not fazed by difficult situations
2. Be able to build trusting, professional relationships and have a high level of resilience
3. Take an asset-based approach to empowering people to develop their skills, strengths, and talents
4. Have good knowledge or experience of working with homeless people, and/or supporting vulnerable people or groups
5. Understand or learn about community resources and organisations that can help our clients

We really want you to succeed in your work with Salvation Army Homes. In return for helping to transform lives, we offer some great benefits in addition to the salary:

• Employee Assistance Programme
• A full induction package and relevant training to support your personal and professional development
• An allocated Buddy

About Us

Salvation Army Homes is a registered social landlord and one of the UK's leading supported housing providers. We are dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society—mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness.

Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person-centred, individualised strategies and plans that support recovery and enable positive behaviour. To succeed, we need the right people. Our workforce is our greatest asset, and recruiting the best is essential to delivering high-quality housing services, support, and resettlement to our residents. That’s where you come in.

As an equal opportunities employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to the fair treatment of all employees and applicants, and does not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We welcome applications from all backgrounds without bias or discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please submit your application promptly.