Hostel Worker

Bradbury Centre Hostel Worker

Salary Grade point 13 to point 15 (£16,491 to £17,072 pro rata)

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

HARP is a Southend-on-Sea charity working to prevent homelessness and help vulnerable and socially excluded people to transform their lives. Each day our staff work with individuals to tackle the underlying causes of homelessness, such as poor mental health or drug and alcohol dependency. From supporting people in crisis to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 1200 lives every year.

We are looking for a team of passionate individuals to enhance the work in our emergency hostel and to help HARP to End Rough Sleeping by 2018.

Job Title: Hostel worker x 4

Location: Southend-on-Sea

Contract Type: Permanent, 8 hours per week Saturday 9am – 5pm (x 1 post)

Ref No: Hostel1

Contract Type: Permanent, 20 hours per week Tue - Fri Late shift until 12.30am (x 1 post)

Ref No: Hostel2

Contract Type: Permanent, 18.5 hours per week Sat – Mon Late shift until 12.30am (x 1 post)

Ref No: Hostel3

Contract Type: Permanent, 32.5 hours per week Mon - Fri 9am – 3.30pm (x 1 post). This post has an element of lone working

Ref No: Hostel4

Main Purpose of the Role:

• To assist with the day to day running of the Emergency Hostel.

• To assist service users with food preparation.

• Provide pastoral support to service users.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working in the homeless field or similar.

• Good communication and computer skills.
• The ability to remain calm in a crisis and deal with all incidents in a professional manner.
• Have an empathy and understanding for homeless people, especially those who have complex needs.
• Have the skills to work both on your own initiative and as part of a team.
• Good customer service skills.

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

HARP will provide you with excellent support and training to carry out your role effectively, and to develop your career and contribution to our clients.

HARP operates a workplace pension through The People’s Pension and you will automatically be enrolled into the pension scheme if you qualify. In this case, HARP will make a contribution to the pension and you will also be required to make a contribution (which will be made via a deduction from your pay).

Further information is provided separately which includes details of contributions and how to contact the pension provider. HARP reserves the right to change pension provider at its absolute discretion.

If you are interested in these positions, the job description and person specification detailing the Technical and Professional knowledge required and an application form can be found at our website via the link below.

If you would like to discuss any of the roles please contact Neal McArdle on 01702 430696.

For an application pack, please download and save the documents on the website by clicking apply and selecting the “Jobs” tab.

Closing date: 17^th May 2017 (Noon)  
Shortlisting: 18^th May 2017      
Interview date: 26^th May 2017

Charity No: 1098126   

Registered Provider of Social Housing no.4742

HARP is an Equal Opportunities Employer