Southwark Support Worker

Salary
: £25,266.93 per annum, plus London Weighting of £4,000 per annum, plus anti‑social hour’s payment of £650 per annum. Total Salary: £29,916.93 per annum (+ Supplementary payment for sleep‑in shifts)

Hours
: 37 hours per week (To a 4‑week rolling rota)

* Please note
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This post carries an Occupational Requirement (OR) for the post holder to be a female as exempted in The Equality Act 2010. Oasis Community Housing is an equal opportunities employer.

Are you passionate about making a difference in children and young people’s lives, providing person‑led, holistic, trauma‑informed support to young people on their journey out of homelessness? Do you have perseverance, and a commitment to never give up hope in people?

Our Young People’s Supported Housing Service is funded by Southwark Council to provide supported accommodation to care experienced young people (with the status as looked after children or care leavers), and/or young people at risk of homelessness within the North of the Borough:

• A 24‑7 staffed 16 bed Ofsted registered supported housing project for young women aged 16‑21.
• 40 bedspaces of accommodation across 10 properties, for young people aged 18‑21 with visiting support.

Our properties are places of safety, Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), from which we work with children and young people using person‑led, holistic, trauma‑informed and solution‑focused approaches.

We aim to provide accommodation and support that helps children and young people find self‑worth and the belief that they deserve a better future, supporting them in safe, positive transitions including, where relevant, from care into more independent accommodation, and from childhood to adulthood; providing holistic support to gain essential life skills, achieve health outcomes, to realise and achieve their aspirations, and reach their full potential.

To join us you will need to demonstrate experience and understanding of the needs of children and young people, especially those leaving the care system and experiencing homelessness, including related issues of mental ill‑health, trauma, abuse, alcohol and substance use and offending.

You will have excellent inter‑personal communication skills, including the ability to build effective professional relationships of trust with young people and professionals, and de‑escalate potential situations of conflict. You will be able to provide holistic support to young people, including co‑producing support and safety plans, and engaging in multi‑disciplinary approaches. You will be able to lone work effectively, use your initiative and work flexibly in a demanding environment, including while on site overnight in our Ofsted registered service.

In return, you will benefit from a supportive, creative environment and have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills. We are a growing charity, and we believe staff are the foundation stone to the success of the charity and so we do everything we can to make sure they feel valued, supported, engaged and developed.

We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds to support a diverse workforce, including individuals with lived experience of homelessness.

We welcome applicants from all faiths or none, but it is important that all employees understand and sympathise with the Christian ethos of Oasis Community Housing.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, meeting essential criteria and Enhanced DBS.