Working hours: 35 hours per week
Interview date: To be confirmed
Malachi Place is a pioneering residential service, based in Ilford, accommodating 42 people, including people with no recourse to public funds. The role of an Assistant Support Worker with The Salvation Army is an inspirational one and key to achieving successful outcomes for our vulnerable clients. We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join our Support Team. You will work with our Support Workers to empower individuals to move on and break the cycle of homelessness. You will also complete day to day activities including administration tasks and reception duties to support the successful operation of the centre.
Applications are welcome from all, but we are particularly interested in applications from candidates that have language skills relevant to the residents including Punjabi and Lithuanian.
Key Responsibilities:
For these Assistant level roles, direct experience of working with homeless people is not essential; however, you will need to demonstrate to us that you have the understanding, willingness and motivation to engage with our homeless clients.
The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:
- Motivation towards supporting vulnerable clients to achieve focussed and positive life outcomes
- Own initiative towards problem solving which will benefit colleagues and clients and improve standards
- Good customer service and time management skills with ability to prioritise workload
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient IT skills (including Microsoft packages)
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and a satisfactory Enhanced with the barred list DBS Disclosure Check Adult workforce.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
