Day Concierge – The Salvation Army, Rutherglen

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Harriet Street Project is a supported accommodation service supporting individuals aged 16+ in South Lanarkshire who are at risk of, experiencing, or have experienced homelessness. The service offers flexible, trauma-informed support tailored to each person’s needs, helping them achieve settled and sustainable housing.  The Service is based in Rutherglen, it is designed to be accessible, responsive, and consists of 15 modular single units, a Hub space to engage in activities and a pathway to engage alongside the local community.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated individual to take on this Day Concierge Role.

Key Responsibilities: 

This role is central to achieving positive outcomes for our clients and will provide assistance with Housing Management functions in our Lifehouse Services and will often be the first point of contact for everyone accessing Harriet Street Project. The role is also pivotal in ensuring our vision for high quality, outcome focused support services is delivered.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Good working knowledge of developments in the homelessness sector including current legislation
• Role model the core values of the Salvation Army to ensure positive relationships across the service and an environment which fosters wellbeing
• Experience complex needs within the Homelessness Services
• Have excellent communication skills and ensure good front of house engagement
• Be solution focussed, with the ability to make decisions under pressure.
• B and effective integral team member
• The ability and willingness to work within, be empathic with, and promote the Christian ethos and values of The Salvation Army Mission

Once appointed in the role, registration with SSSC will be a requirement.

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 will be subject to satisfactory references, a PVG check and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements.
As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here. 

The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. 

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.