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 Support Worker role.
Key Responsibilities: This role is central to achieving positive outcomes for our clients by delivering Support at Harriet Street Project. You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of support, managing a caseload of clients with the overall goal of supporting them to access settled and sustainable housing.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
1. Good working knowledge of developments in the homelessness sector including current legislation
2. Role model the core values of the Salvation Army to ensure positive relationships across the service and an environment which fosters wellbeing
3. Experience complex needs within the Homelessness Services
4. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
5. Be solution focussed, with the ability to make decisions under pressure.
6. Good organisational skills, attention to detail, effective team player
7. The ability and willingness to work within, be empathic with, and promote the Christian ethos and values of The Salvation Army Mission