Job description
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Interview date: To be confirmed
Founders House is supported accommodation for men aged 18+and is a Lifehouse based in Whitechapel, East London.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our Support Team. You will work with our team to update daily records, cover reception duty. Welcome visitors and service users to the centre and encourage and empower individuals to move on and break the cycle of homelessness. You will also complete day to day activities including administration tasks and reception duties to support the
successful operation of the Lifehouse.
Key Responsibilities:
For this role, direct experience of working with homeless people is not essential. However, you will need to demonstrate to us that you have the understanding, willingness and motivation to engage with our homeless clients.
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:
- Motivation towards supporting vulnerable clients to achieve focussed and positive life outcomes
- Improve standards by demonstrating own initiative towards problem solving which help benefit
colleagues and clients - Good customer service and time management skills with ability to prioritise workload
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient IT skills (including Microsoft packages)
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, Standard DBS Disclosure and proof of right to work in the UK
Please note that any employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.