Support Worker

Your Place (London) Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holidays

Gym reimbursement

Confidential helpline

Cycle to work

Pension with 7.5% match

Career development

Flexible working

Employee socials

Office equipment

Discounts (Proud to Care)

Family-friendly leave

Job summary

Your Place (London) Limited is seeking a passionate Support Worker to join our team at Your Place @ Anchor House, supporting residents affected by homelessness to build independence and stability. You will manage a caseload, deliver one-to-one key-work, develop support plans and work with partner agencies to help residents access services, training, employment and move-on opportunities.

Shift work including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and caring approach to vulnerable residents.
• Ability to manage a caseload and prioritise tasks.
• Experience delivering person-centred support and trauma-informed care.
• Ability to work with partner agencies to access services.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of residents and deliver one-to-one key-work.
• Develop and implement individual support plans.
• Coordinate with partner agencies to access services, training and move-on opportunities.
• Provide trauma-informed, compassionate, person-centred support during shifts (evenings/weekends).

Skills

Compassionate

Organised

Trauma-informed

Person-centred

Job description

Support Worker

Reporting to: Deputy Manager

We're looking for a passionate Support Worker to join the team at Your Place, supporting residents affected by homelessness and other complex needs to build independence, stability and positive futures. The role involves managing a caseload, delivering one-to-one key-work, developing support plans, working with partner agencies, and helping residents access services, training, employment and move-on opportunities. The successful candidate will be compassionate, organised and committed to providing trauma-informed, person-centred support. The role includes shift work, including evenings and weekends.

If you have experience supporting vulnerable people and are looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Location: Your Place @ Anchor House

Salary: 30,205 - 32,965/year

Our offer

• Holidays

  Time off to do as you please - you'll get 25 days, rising one day annually up to 30 days, plus bank holidays.

• Wellbeing

  We've also got reimbursements for the costs of a gym membership, a 24-hour confidential helpline for practical and emotional support (for your work or personal life), a cycle to work scheme, and activities like group yoga classes too.

• Pension

  Your pension will be with TPT Retirement Solutions and we match what you pay into your pension up to 7.5%. Extra money for your retirement!

• Career development

  We all know having the opportunity to develop in your career is really important to people, so we've got different options depending on what suits your role best. It could be getting a recognised qualification, doing some internal training, working towards professional accreditation, or having a membership to a professional body.

• Flexible working

  We want to help you achieve the best work-life balance possible. We have made some promises to our residents about when we are around, so we just need to have the needs of your team in mind as well as the organsiation, to get the best out of it.

• Employee socials

  Fun at work is important too! Some of our teams help organise social events in the summer and winter - get involved!

• Office equipment

  You'll get the best possible IT equipment and if your role involves working remotely, you can order items like desks, chairs or other equipment to help with your comfort and wellbeing.

• Discounts

  You'll have access to discounts for holidays, shopping, eating out, and loads more with our Proud to Care scheme.

• Family friendly

  We have a variety of family-friendly leave available to all employees for maternity, paternity, and adoption.

• We've put together this employee benefits package to make sure we give our best so you can give yours!

About Your Place

Your Place where homelessness is solved one person at a time.

Your Place is much more than somewhere to call home. We work one-to-one with people experiencing homelessness, helping them to regain their self-belief and rebuild their lives. We can’t end homelessness for everyone overnight. But we can solve it one person at a time.

We run two main servicesfrom our base at 81 Barking Road - our core hostel (which accounts for approximately 80% of our bed spaces) supportingpeople experiencing homelessness with low to medium support needs,as well as our intensive support service for people who need extra help on their journeys.

You can find out more about how we help people by visiting our website.

Registered Charity No. 1147794 - in England and Wales

Registered Company No. 08075329 - in England and Wales

Registered Office: 81 Barking Road, London, E16 4HB