Jimmy’s are currently recruiting for three full time Support Workers.
About Jimmy’s Cambridge
Jimmy’s Cambridge is one of Cambridge’s leading providers of support and accommodation to people who are and have been experiencing homelessness. We aim to help people get people off the streets and into their own home, backed up with all the support we can offer from our talented and committed team of staff, volunteers and partners.
The Role
The new Support Workers will take responsibility for the assessment, support and resettlement needs of residents at our emergency 25-bed accommodation on East Road. This is the first place people come to when they find themselves rough sleeping. You will work together with partner agencies to achieve positive resettlement outcomes and address the support needs of the residents. You will contribute to the day service by facilitating meaningful activity for residents to engage with and help provide a safe working and living environment.
For this role, you will need to have good IT skills. You will be responsible for key-working residents and developing individual needs/risk assessments, support plans and maintaining the resident resettlement pathway. The role will also require an element of lone working in the building, although there will always be a second worker on the premises at all times.
About You
You will come with some knowledge of the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness, along with a genuine interest and drive to support them. You will be able to work a variety of daytime shifts, inclusive of weekends. You will be well organised with the ability to evidence a high standard of resident support.
Shifts vary each week on a 4-week rota and there will be opportunity for overtime.
Essential to this role is having great communication skills, and an ability to quickly build trusting relationships with people. You must have a willingness to be ‘hands on’ as required.
Training will be offered to people who have all the right skills and competencies but perhaps are new to working with this group of people.
How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV and a short covering letter to recruitment@jimmyscambridge.org.uk. The Job Description can be found here.
To arrange to speak to someone about the role, please email recruitment@jimmyscambridge.org.uk. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 2nd October at 12pm.