Locum Workers

Locum Workers - Thurrock Accommodation Services

Salary: £10.36 - £12.13 per hour (depending on role)

Flexible Working and Shift rota hours

Our client's vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association their clients are at the heart of what they do. They provide a bed and support to more than 2,500 people a night who are either homeless or at risk, and work to end homelessness and rebuild lives.

They have a number of exciting opportunities for locum workers to join the organisation on a flexible working basis, based specifically across their Thurrock accommodation services. The services consists of 2 homeless hostels located in the heart of Grays, a floating support service, an outreach service and a housing first service based out of Charles Street hostel. They are looking to recruit locums across a variety of roles to ensure their services are providing the highest levels of care and support to their clients. These include project workers, outreach workers and housing first workers.

To succeed you will have a sound understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerably housed people and the ability to manage complex and sometimes challenging situations effectively. You will have excellent communication skills and be able maintain motivation for a high level of contact with clients and to adopt an assertive approach when required. Above all, they are looking for motivated, inspiring people who want to make a difference in the lives of those who have or are experiencing homelessness.

In order to apply please complete their online application form. When completing your application please respond to each point on the person specification, including specific examples of your experience and skills relevant to the role.

Please specify on your application if you would like to be considered for one or all of the roles available.

Closing Date: 10am, Wednesday 26th July

Interview and Assessment Date: tbc

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on our client's current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how they work. They are in the top 50 of Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index 2017 and a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of their clients as well as the communities that they live and work within, they encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.