Working hours: 40 hours per week
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Details: Permanent - working days/evenings and weekends
Interview Date: To be confirmed
William Hunter House is an abstinence based supported resettlement accommodation for 37 male and females. We provide effective person centred support on the maintenance of life skills, mental health, addiction, social inclusion, employability and to achieve a better quality of life for homeless adults within the Glasgow Area. We are looking to recruit a Support Worker to join our team.
Key Responsibilities:
As a motivated and dynamic Support Worker you will be responsible for developing and delivering a high quality programme of person centred support which promotes client choice and control. You will ensure that everything you do will be underpinned by our core values, demonstrated within our daily practice and measured against our priorities of Transformation, Integration, Discipleship and Effectiveness.
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:
Knowledge of the benefits system and an understanding of supported housing funding streams and reporting requirements.
Knowledge of the main support needs which are commonly faced by homeless and vulnerable clients.
Understanding legislation relation to Health and Safety and safeguarding of clients and staff.
Ensure successful client outcomes which demonstrate quality and effectiveness in all aspects of the programme.
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 subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and a satisfactory PVG Scheme disclosure check. Please note that you will be required to pay either for a new PVG Scheme Membership application (£59.00) or for the Scheme Record Update fee (£18.00) if you are already a member of the PVG Scheme.All new employees have to register with the SSSC within 6 months of employment and are responsible for the fee.
For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click here and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship.
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.