Support Worker

Right There is a charity working to prevent people becoming homeless and separated from their loved ones.

We’re here for children and adults who are living with the effects of poverty, addiction or broken relationships. Walking alongside people at home and in the community, we provide tailored support and form trusting relationships to help people feel happier, safer and more confident to live their lives.

Rooted in communities across Scotland for almost 200 years, we’re there for people going through tough times. Our work won’t stop until everyone has an equal chance to create a safe and supportive place to call home.

We are recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Your Home programme based at Leith Walk, Edinburgh.

Our Your Home programme provides support to people aged 16+ that are transitioning out of homelessness to longer term accommodation. The team also provides support to those at risk of becoming homeless.

We offer a variety of supports, depending on what each individual person needs, we understand that everyone has had a different journey and we aim to build relationships built on trust to help people build resilience and self-worth.

This role offers the flexibility of working in the community, from the office and from home.

Main duties will include:

• Arranging and facilitating key work meeting to develop and review support plans in collaboration with the people we support to meet their individual needs
• Developing life skills with the people we support including how to maximise income, budgeting, shopping, cooking, home maintenance & repair and any other skills that aid to independence.
• Assisting the people we support in their transition from temporary accommodation to permanent housing.
• Providing advice on a range of subjects including housing options and welfare benefits.
• Advocating on behalf of those we support
• Assisting the people we support to engage and integrate into the local community and become active citizens

Full details can be found in the Job & Person Specification on our website.

What we expect from you

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

Salary: SCP 19-22 (£21,427-£23,194 per annum)

What you can expect from us

We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:

• 35 hour week, Monday to Friday
• Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays
• You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension following successful completion of your probationary period, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
• Option to buy and sell annual leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Ongoing learning & development
• Mix of working from the office, in the community and from home

Interested in Applying?

Click Apply and you will be redirected to our website where you will find the full Job & Person specification and details of how to apply.

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