This is a good time to join St Martins of Tours (St Martins); we are embarking on an exciting service-wide development programme, and are looking for dynamic individuals to support us with our change processes.
St Martins are a London based provider of registered care and supported accommodation for people with mental health needs. Currently, we can support up to 85 people, and we have projects in Islington, Haringey, Brent and Lambeth with some exciting plans for developing all our services. We are an ambitious organisation, aiming to provide high quality services which are recognised for being effective, flexible and resident focused.
The current group service users at St Martins are mainly (but not exclusively) male, of working age, and have often spent considerable time within institutional settings. Many of our current service users have severe and enduring mental health challenges, sometimes with backgrounds of social instability and patterns of offending, illegal/illicit substance and/or alcohol use. We also have some female service users, and people aged over 65 years.
We work closely with statutory mental health services and our partner agencies to provide a recovery based approach. Our aim is to provide our service users with the opportunity to progress from our services, onto living more independently within the community.
This is a new role at St Martins, and it will be an important part of the team driving the organisation forwards. The role will be key in supporting the development of our care services moving forwards, as we formalise our referral, assessment and placement pathways by making them more effective and personalised.
More information can be found in the job description.
This post is subject to DBS checks.
Please send your CV and covering letter by 30th October 2020.
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Housekeeping assistant
Closing date: Monday 2 November 2020
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £20,760.00 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week working Monday to Friday
Location: Upper Norwood
Benefits:
As part of your employment package with us, we offer:
- a competitive salary, comprehensive training and development programme,
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing each year to 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays after 5 years
- option to buy or sell annual leave up to one week’s annual leave
- a health cash plan providing cash back towards healthcare bills and other wellbeing benefits
- occupational sick pay
- contributory group pension scheme
- free life assurance
- cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans
Covid-19
Our priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our colleagues and the homeless people we house and support.
We are fully complying with the Government’s Laws and guidance on social distancing and infection control, to keep our colleagues and homeless residents safe throughout the pandemic. All of our policies and procedures have been updated to ensure covid-safe working practices are followed. We have installed screens between desks in offices within our supported accommodation, and changed layouts and use of meeting rooms in our services to ensure maximum social distancing. All colleagues have access to PPE and hand sanitiser in the workplace. Our Head Office is currently closed, with all central teams working from home, and we will continue to review this situation on an ongoing basis.
About the role
You will be required to clean communal spaces, staff offices, and void rooms
About you
As well as being motivated, committed and personable, the post holder should have:
- Some experience of working in a cleaning / housekeeping role
- A reasonable standard of numeracy, literacy and IT skills.
- An understanding of and commitment to Diversity & Equality
- The ability to show empathy to disadvantaged groups
- Good communication skills both orally, written and electronic
- The ability to work as part of a team
- The ability to maintain a good standard of written records
- The ability to work changing shift patterns, including evenings and weekends as required
- The ability to remain enthusiastic and committed in the role
- The ability use initiative
About Evolve Housing + Support
Evolve Housing and Support work in the London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. We are the third largest provider of homelessness accommodation in London and work with people of all ages, providing housing, support and guidance to empower them towards independent living and to building a better life.
Your application
Evolve Housing + Support is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including people who have experienced homelessness themselves.
If you are interested in applying for this position please go to the Work For Us page of the Evolve website and complete the on line application.
Please ensure that you give a clear outline of how your application meets the criteria for this job.
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