We believe that all homeless adults should have access to safe accommodation and the necessary support to rebuild their lives. We aim to reduce homelessness by providing person-centred support, working with each individual to discover their strengths and reclaim, rebuild and reshape their lives from homelessness.
100% of homeless adults and vulnerable members of the community that we work with have experienced trauma, and more often than not they are not dealing with the trauma of homelessness. adverse childhood experience, addiction, mental health and domestic abuse.
This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week). You will work up to 5 days over 7 days on a rotational basis covering shifts between 8.30am and 9.00pm, and working a minimum of one in four weekends.
The focus of this position is to empower an allocated group of residents to reclaim, rebuild and reshape their lives. To achieve this, you will work with service users to develop person-centred support plans, maintain regular contact with service users through support meetings, refer service users to relevant key services, provide support to achieve goals and help with benefit or resettlement issues, and maintain a record of all contact in service user files.
At AMAT, we are focused on delivering the best service we can to our residents, to that end, we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year service in order to achieve this. As such, you will be required to work weekends and bank holidays (including Christmas and new year) on a rota basis, therefore flexibility is key to this role.
The ideal candidate will be proactive and self-motivated, with a positive and enthusiastic attitude to work. You will also need to have excellent communication skills, and the ability to deal with challenging behaviour and manage difficult situations. We are looking for candidates who have experience of working in the homeless sector, and who have experience in assessment and support planning. A driving license is desirable, and knowledge of the Medway area would also be beneficial but this is not essential.
AMAT is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our attractive benefits package includes:
* 33 days of annual leave a year, rising in increments based on length of service to 38 days a year
* An additional day of annual leave a year for non-smokers and those who have quit smoking for 12 months or more and continue not to smoke
* A contributory workplace pension scheme, in which AMAT will contribute the equivalent of 3% of your pensionable salary
* Comprehensive training package including both in-house classroom and E-Learning courses, which have been tailored to develop the skills and knowledge needed to work at AMAT
* Regular 12 weekly line management supervisions, and development focused annual appraisals
* AMAT's Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is available to all staff
* Access to an online employee financial wellbeing hub, and workplace wellbeing champions
* Free tea/coffee for all staff
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Please note that an enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate/s.
This is a very varied role, and if you are looking for a challenge and want to make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,110.50 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Casual dress
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Referral programme
Experience:
* Support Work: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* Full Manual Driving Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person