Relief Support Worker

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About The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is attracted to covering occasional shifts on a casual basis at our Calverley Hill service.

At Salvation Army Homes we are dedicated to providing comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement. The Relief Support Worker will work with people who are or have recently experienced homelessness and who are in need of support and accommodation. As a Relief Support Worker you will need to:
Get to know and build the trust of our clients
Unlock our clients’ potential to live independently
Enhance their social integration by encouraging participation in social and leisure programmes,
Help residents with their support needs and with the practicalities of everyday living.

About The Candidate
A Relief Support Worker will instinctively share Salvation Army Homes delivery values and behaviours, loving your work, helping people to thrive and always finding a way to be effective.
You will need to :
Be a confident and capable communicator, not fazed by difficult situations
Be able to build trusting, professional relationships and have a high level of resilience.
Take an asset-based approach to empowering people to develop their skills, strengths and talents.
Have good knowledge or experience of working with homeless people, and / or supporting vulnerable people or groups,
Understand or learn about community resources and organisations that can help our clients
Participate in our 24 hour shift rota system which includes sleep-ins and additional payment In return for helping to transform lives, we want to help you to transform your lifestyle by giving you access to some great benefits. This includes,

Health assistance programme
Training opportunities to aide your own personal and professional developmentYou will be allocated a Buddy during your Probationary Period and will receive regular 1:1 Supervision sessions and an Annual Appraisal with your Line Manager.

About The Company
A registered social landlord and one of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK, Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society - mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness.
Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed, however, we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets, but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement. services to our residents. That’s where you come in.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible
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Location:
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Salary:
£13.27 /hour
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Social Care

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