Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal or professional – when you join the Thames Reach team as a Lead Worker, we’ll make the best use of all your understanding, compassion and commitment.
About us…
Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track. We help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities.
Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more than 12,000 people.
Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. We’re listed as one of the top 100 Best Workplaces in the UK. There’s no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career.
About this role…
We are looking for a Lead Worker to join the Hounslow Reach team.
Floating Support services work with people to sustain their housing. We use a strength-based approach to work with people to identify what support they require and how we can address them together or / and in collaboration with others e.g. landlords, Department of Work and pension or mental health services.
We can support people for the duration of their tenancy, or we can provide short term interventions. We can provide resettlement support when a tenancy commences, and we can equip people with the skills to manage their home and goals independently or when they are move on ready and require minimal support.
You will:
- Work with people who have spent time in hospital to assist them in achieving good outcomes, developing skills and confidence, raising their aspirations and reducing social isolation through connecting with their local community.
- Develop productive working partnerships with clinicians, social services, housing and community partners to source options and outcomes for people leaving hospital.
- Reflect, record and report on your work for colleagues and commissioners in order to develop services.
- Work assertively, with initiative, to problem solve, navigate a variety of systems and access services.
- Will in a respectful, trauma informed and respectful manner.
- Work professionally within a team.
To succeed as the Lead Worker you will have:
- Experience of empowering people to achieve the aspirational outcomes and build independence.
- Creative and proactive problem solving skills.
- Experience of being a positive and effective team member, achieve shared goals.
- Experience of developing and sustaining effective working partnerships with a range of stakeholders, in particular health and housing.
- Organisational and administrative skills, able to manage conflicting priorities and deadlines, communicate well, use a variety of IT systems, record your day-to-day work and reflect in writing on your work.
- Confidence, in particular to work autonomously within the community, in people’s homes and hospitals.
We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2023 in the UK. As part of a commitment to our employees we offer:
- Generous holiday allowance – 29 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata).
- Pension – we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%.
- Excellent development opportunities – career progression, regular supervision and appraisals, and learning programmes to support your career with Thames Reach.
- Wellbeing support – our 24/7 employee assistance programme and opportunities for TOIL.
- Life assurance – four times your annual salary and critical illness cover.
- Other benefits including interest free season ticket and cycle to work loans.
Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
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For further information please contact, Sade Babade, Lead Manager (contact details on our website).
Closing date: 15/09/2024
Interview date: 26/09/2024
Thames Reach is committed to safeguarding. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Having a criminal record will not exclude you from applying but you will be asked to provide further details as most posts are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
