Job Summary:
The role is within The Salvation Army 17-bed Assessment Hub, Howard House. You will work collaboratively, developing the services’ multi-agency approach and supporting residents to progress on their individual journeys from street to home through the stages of the Isle of Wight Homelessness Pathway.
Key Responsibilities:
The Specialist Support Worker with The Salvation Army is critical to providing an enhanced level of service for our vulnerable clients. You will take a lead role in the specialist area of Substance Misuse & Wellbeing ; planning and delivering a specialist programme of high-quality support, which promotes client choice and control and ensures clients learn new skills, make positive life choices and achieve the best possible outcomes. This successful applicant will function as part of the management team, holding line management responsibilities and part of the duty rota including on call duty as and when required.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
1. Experience of holistic support planning, risk assessment and needs assessment whilst delivering a client focused service
2. Ability to work in busy environment, be solution focused, show good time management skills and demonstrate ability to prioritise and make decisions under pressure
3. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
4. Experience of building and maintaining strong and effective partnerships.
We are looking for someone who is:
Compassionate Respectful Listening Welcoming Supportive