Jimmy’s are currently recruiting a full time Support Worker for our Complex Needs Center at 451 Newmarket Road.
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 person will take responsibility for the assessment, support and resettlement needs of residents at our complex needs hostel on Newmarket Road. Here with house residents with the highest support needs for a period of up to 2 years, while we help them to progress towards a more independent lifestyle. You will joint work 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.
This role will require the person 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 the 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
The closing date for applications is Friday 17th October at 12pm.
To apply, please send your CV and a brief covering letter to: recruitment@jimmyscambridge.org.uk
The Job Description can be found here.
To apply or arrange to speak to someone about the role, please email recruitment@jimmyscambridge.org.uk. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.