Working hours: 40 hours per week
Interview Date: To be confirmed
We are looking for a Specialist Support Worker (Housing) to join our team at Riverside and Matthew House in Westferry, London. Riverside and Matthew House is a 60 bedded Lifehouse supporting women who are experiencing homelessness.
The Salvation Army Homelessness Services are committed to providing opportunities that support each person to find their purpose, develop positive relationships, and experience a sense of community. Everything we do will be underpinned by our core values of passion, compassion, respect, accountability, boldness, and integrity. We demonstrated these values within our daily practice as we seek to reduce, prevent, and end homelessness.
Overall Purpose of the Role: The role of the Specialist Support Worker (Housing) with The Salvation Army is critical to providing an enhanced level of service for our vulnerable residents, which promotes resident choice and control, and ensures residents learn new skills, make positive life choices and achieve the best possible outcomes.
The specialism of this role focuses on housing, from the point of referral, to support within the service, to move on into alternative accommodation.