Community Partner

HOURS OF WORK - Covering shifts between the times of 08:00 and 20:00, across 7 days – working 1 weekend on, 1 weekend off. Weekly hours are 37 per week, however we will consider a 30 hour per week contract for the right candidate.

SALARY - £26,000 FTE per annum

LOCATION - Hope Street, The Avenue, Southampton

As a Community Partner, you will be part of a team setting out to deliver this innovative and exciting residential service for women and their children from Hampshire. You will support our residents, working with the women on a personal programme that addresses all their needs in terms of their skills development, health and wellbeing, and in relation to their Community Order. You will also provide support to the women to manage any potential risks that they are exposed to and provide the one-to-one support they need in relation to any other aspect of their lives that they need help with. You will collaborate with the wider team to ensure that you are always up-to-date on the women’s needs and progress, to ensure a consistent approach and network of support for each woman and child at Hope Street.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

This post requires that you have a valid driving license, access to a car and relevant insurance for business use; there may be occasions where you are required to support residents to attend appointments, in an emergency situation. You will also be required to attend local or county meetings or training.

Benefits

We offer the following employee benefits:

• We are a Real Living Wage Employer

• 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays – pro rata

• A day off on your Birthday

• Long Service Award – extra holiday for 3+ years’ service

• A comprehensive induction and training programme

• An unlimited counselling service through our Employment Assistance Programme “OpenUp”, which you can also extend to 3 members of your family.

• Enhanced Company sick pay scheme

• Employee of the month awards

• Refer a Friend Recruitment Bonus

• 5% employer contribution to your NEST Pension, increasing after 3+ years’ service

• Learning & Development opportunities relevant to each role

• Blue Light Discount Scheme

• Team building activities

• Regular collaborative team days

We reserve the right to close this advert if we receive a high volume of applications.