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SalaryWorking hours: 37.5 hours per week including evenings and weekends
Interview Date: To be confirmed
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The Salvation Army in Edinburgh provides support for people who are experiencing homelessness and have multiple and complex needs. Our role is to provide a safe place to stay and access support. The service delivery model is rooted in the harm reduction approach, based on trauma informed practice, is strength based and uses person-centred approaches.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with the delivery of support to homeless clients with complex needs, using harm reduction methods.
- Liaising with other agencies to provide support and advocacy.
- Work with clients as part of person-centred support planning approach.
- Work with clients as part of the Support Team assisting to ensure the needs and actions within person centred plans are addressed in a professional manner.
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:
- Motivation towards supporting homeless individuals to achieve focussed and positive life outcomes.
- The ability to form positive, supportive and motivating relationships.
- Able to work within the ethos of The Salvation Army.
- Willingness to work towards registration qualification for SSSC Registration.
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 PVG Scheme Disclosure Check. All new employees have to register with SSSC within 6 months of appointment.
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.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
