Relief Support Worker

About The Role

Our supported housing service in Guilford is dedicated to providing comprehensive, high‑quality housing services, support and resettlement. The Relief Support Worker will work with people who have recently experienced homelessness and who need support and accommodation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Getting to know and building the trust of our clients
• Unlocking clients’ potential to live independently
• Enhancing social integration by encouraging participation in social and leisure programmes
• Helping residents with their support needs and with the practicalities of everyday living
• Shifts will mainly be 8am to 4pm or 3pm to 11pm, with sleep‑in until 8am the next day

Working in a way that aligns with our values and behaviours will come naturally to you. You should have energy and passion, as well as a positive, can‑do attitude in your daily contribution to transforming lives.

Required qualities and experience:

• Be a confident and capable communicator
• Be able to build trusting, professional relationships
• Be able to help people develop their skills, strengths and talents
• Have good knowledge or experience of working with homeless people, and or supporting vulnerable people or groups
• Ideally participate in our on‑call rota as required, when engaged

Salvation Army Homes is a registered social landlord and a leading provider of supported housing in the UK, dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for vulnerable people and those experiencing homelessness.

Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person‑centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour.

As an equal‑opportunity employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role; therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.