Hostel Support Worker - Days

Salary: £23,553 per annum

Hours: 3 day on 3 day off rota (12 hour shifts 8am to 8pm)

Location: Based in Bognor Regis

Contract: Permanent

Stonepillow support and empower homeless and vulnerable people to achieve sustainable independence and wellbeing and make positive changes in their lives.

Bognor Hostel provides homeless clients with short-term accommodation identifying their support needs, building empowering support around those needs, and looking at a suitable move on plan into long-term independent accommodation.

Your role will be to support homeless adults who may be experiencing a number of complexities including mental health and substance misuse issues. The aim of the role is to support and signpost clients into services that will improve their housing, health and wellbeing while improving the client’s quality of life. This is achieved through the provision of engagement and individualised support plans, targeted interventions, signposting and group work. You will work proactively to form strong relationships and gain clients' trust, striving to provide the best possible service levels at all times.

Working as part of a team as well as independently, the successful candidate will have good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to motivate, engage and inspire including the initiative to be able to deal with challenging situations in a calm and effect manner.

Stonepillow has a values framework and set of expected behaviours. Every employee is expected to work within this framework and participate in ensuring that these values are upheld in there day to day work.

These values are:
Client focused – Putting clients at the heart of what we do and engaging them to actively participate at all levels of the Charity

Collaborative - Working with clients, local communities, stakeholders and partners to reduce homelessness and end rough sleeping.

Valuing diversity – Clients, staff, volunteers, trustees and communities

Innovative and high quality – Delivering high quality services which evidence value for money and positive outcomes of Clients.

Professional, respectful and kind always – When delivering services to our clients, working with communities and how behave towards each other on a day to day basis.

Previous experience of working within the homeless sector or similar setting is not required as this is an ideal opportunity to start your career in the sector in a role which is meaningful and highly skilled.

It is essential that you have a non-judgmental and enabling approach to supporting single homeless and vulnerable adults.

The benefits of working at Stonepillow:
Actively supporting those in need in your local community

Healthcare and wellbeing support including access to in-app virtual appointments with NHS registered GPs and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance programme with face-to-face counselling

A medical cashback scheme and retail discounts

Stakeholder pension, employer contribution of 5%

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Stonepillow is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.