Job Title:
Link worker – Homeless services
Responsible to:
Team leader and Service manager
Responsible for:
N/A
Hours of Work:
38.6 hrs per week
Location:
YMCA Together – Lister road
Salary and benefits:
£24,086 Per Annum
33 Days Annual leave including bank holidays per annum
Paid Medicash support
Birthday Day
Charity Day
Spiritual Day
Well-being Hours
Cycle To Work Scheme
Refer a Friend Scheme
Company Pension Scheme 4%
Funded Training Opportunities
Shortlisting and Interview Dates:
Shortlisting Monday 24th March 2025
Interview/Assessment Day Friday 28th March 2025
YMCA is a registered charity and company Limited by Guarantee. We were founded in 1846 and so we build on a long history of providing a place for people experiencing challenging times in their lives. YMCA Together is a truly value driven organisation. Our vision is that everyone should feel safe, understood, empowered and positive for their future. We meet our vision by working within our values of Strength, Humility, Respect, Empathy and Kindness. These SHREK values run through all that we do from recruitment to how we work alongside people in our services to our partnership approach with other providers. Our clear vision and values come together to help us in our mission to inspire and support people to change their lives by instilling hope, valuing the person and maximising potential.
Hours of Work
The hostel will be staffed 24/7 and the post holder will be working a rota of 3 days in – 8 am to 8 pm – and 3 days off. This is to ensure that we have a link worker on site 7 days a week .
Job Purpose
Link workers will assist the Practitioners in the day to day management of the service, focusing on conducting the intensive housing management element of the role. All staff will be expected to undergo Cognitive Analytic Therapy Skills Training (CAT) this will provide a framework for understanding and working with individuals and colleagues in managing psychological and relational aspects of mental health, personality disorder and high risk behaviours. Training will also be provided around Trauma Informed Care. These approaches will be used for planning and assessing effectiveness of a variety of interventions and risk management.
Duties and Responsibilities
To ensure that Intensive Housing Management tasks are completed in a timely way and to a high standard.
To build supportive and therapeutic relationships with Residents through dialogue
To deliver activity based interventions
To support in preparing Residents to resettle into their community of choice
To ensure that Housing Benefit forms are completed in a timely manner
To work alongside the support worker team in ensuring that all daily tasks are completed and that residents needs are met