Senior Practitioner - Martha Jones House

Thames Reach

Senior Practitioner - Martha Jones House

£36717

Thames Reach, South Lambeth, Lambeth

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 24 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 8d87fe17ec4a46a7b1369d43972df891

Full Job Description

Thames Reach's hostels are transitional spaces where a 24 hour staff team support people to move in, assess their needs, and quickly identify the best place for them to move on to next. Skilled staff teams develop personalised support plans to ensure people are ready to move on and are accessing support with their health, substance misuse, criminal justice and life skills needs

You will:

.Be responsible for directly managing members of the team and overseeing the day to day management of a fast paced service
.Report incidents to senior management and commissioners and ensure staff are aware of, and working to, health and safety guidelines
.Foster a culture of high performance and continual striving to improve upon successes throughout the team
.Lead on the move on of residents and ensure they're equipped and supported in to independence
.Develop and manage partnerships with key agencies across London.

Experience in organising the operations of a complex and busy service
.A decisive and effective leader
.An excellent communicator able to form and maintain effective working relationships with all partners
.Experience in directly managing staff, overseeing the management of others and ensuring the services finances are well managed
.Creative in your approach to working with vulnerable people., Disability Confident
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Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track. We help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities.

Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more then 12,000 people.

Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. We're listed as one of the top 100 Best Workplaces in the UK. There's no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career., We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2023 in the UK. As part of a commitment to our employees we offer:

.Generous holiday allowance - 29 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata).
.Pension - we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%.
.Excellent development opportunities - career progression, regular supervision and appraisals, and learning programmes to support your career with Thames Reach.
.Wellbeing support - our 24/7 employee assistance programme and opportunities for TOIL.
.Life assurance - four times your annual salary and critical illness cover.
.Other benefits including interest free season ticket and cycle to work loans.

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.