Crichton House provides outreach services to homeless people across Cardiff, including street-based outreach support, accommodation, reconnection, and a variety of community-based floating support.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and motivated individual to take on an exciting opportunity in the role of First Response Assistant Support Worker (Assistant Support Worker) at Cardiff First Response Outreach Service - Crichton House Outreach Services. First Response provides assertive, flexible outreach support to individuals who are rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping.
This role is crucial in helping the Salvation Army to move to the forefront of delivering a new generation of “unwalled” support services, helping vulnerable and isolated individuals to become more hopeful and motivated to change and to build a goal-focused approach to moving away from homelessness.
Person Specification
Your Key Responsibilities:
The First Response Assistant Support Worker will work as part of a specialist team to provide assertive and reactive support to individuals who are homeless and street-based, providing compassion and consistent contact to those experiencing difficult times and rapid access into specialist support services and housing. The First Response Team provides an ‘out of hours’ 7-day-a-week service, providing evening on-foot outreach to individuals who are homeless in the centre of Cardiff and targeted responses to newly homeless people who require help across the city.
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:
1. Motivation towards supporting vulnerable clients to achieve focused and positive life outcomes.
2. Good verbal and written communication skills.
3. Demonstrate values of integrity and accountability within working practice.
Please note, we are advertising this role on behalf of The Salvation Army, and if successful, you will be employed directly by The Salvation Army.
This advert may come down early if there is a high volume of applications. If you are interested in this role, we recommend you apply as soon as possible.
If you are on a hours-limited visa, it is your responsibility to ensure you do not exceed the working-hour restriction Monday - Sunday, each week. This is a legal restriction that must be adhered to for work completed both within and outside of Jobshop.
#J-18808-Ljbffr