Salary: Point 3, £22,085 rising incrementally to Point 6, £22,968 per annum 

Location: Southend-on-Sea

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week (variable shifts covering days, evenings and weekends)

Job ref: HSW1 - please quote on your application

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TO APPLY, EITHER SUBMIT YOUR CV OR COMPLETE OUR APPLICATION FORM LINKED TO ABOVE. ​

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Please send CVs to recruitment@harpsouthend.org.uk.

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Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?

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HARP is Southend-on-Sea’s leading homelessness charity. On average we help around 1,000 local people every year to overcome or avoid homelessness. In addition to providing essential short-term emergency shelter, food, clothing and washing facilities, we work to identify the root causes of homelessness, creating tailored support for each person’s circumstances. We achieve success by providing structure, purpose and training opportunities, and by providing longer-term supported housing, empowering people to take steps to leave homelessness behind and ultimately live independently in the community.

 

Are you a motivated and passionate individual looking to make a real difference in your local community? Are you also available at the weekends on a rota basis to put your skills to good use helping others less fortunate?  If so, we would love you to join our housing management team as a Housing Support Worker.

To be considered for this role you will need to:

 

• Demonstrate patience, politeness and self-control

 

• Organised, adaptable, and a good communicator

 

• To be enthusiastic and motivated by, a constantly changing and busy environment

 

• Flexible to work where you are most need in our supported housing services

 

We are happy to consider applicants without experience in this field that can demonstrate empathy and an enthusiasm for the role.

 

Closing Date:               Ongoing

Short listing Day:        Ongoing

Interview Day:             To be confirmed

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HARP will provide you with support and training to carry out your role effectively, and to develop your career. Our benefits package includes 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays with an extra day of leave awarded after 5 years' service (all pro rata for part time employees).

 

HARP participate in an auto-enrolment pension scheme through The People’s Pension. Where eligible, you and HARP will each be required to make a contribution to the pension scheme. Employees will also become members of the non-contributory HARP Death In Service scheme. Full details of the schemes can be given on request.

 

If you would like to discuss this opportunity, the shift patterns or any other aspect of the role please contact Adele Morton, Team Manager on 01702 602913.

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For full details and to apply, please download the job description/person specification above and click the apply now button to start your application, or submit your CV to recruitment@harpsouthend.org.uk **Please note that if invited for an interview, there will be a test to undertake.

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HARP is an active member of the “Homes for Cathy” group of housing associations, which is committed to providing services to tackle homelessness.

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Charity No: 1098126      

       

Registered Provider of Social Housing no.4742

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HARP is an Equal Opportunities Employer