Refuge Support Worker, Respite Rooms

3 months ago


Bournemouth, United Kingdom Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Full time

**The Respite Rooms** supports single women experiencing homelessness, violence against women and girls (VAWG) and multiple disadvantage, by providing safe and secure temporary accommodation. We support 8 women across 2 properties in the BCP area, offering guidance and support to begin their journey to recovery from abuse and violence.
- The service began as a government-funded pilot for 18-months, delivered by BCHA in collaboration with BCP Council, to tackle female homelessness in the BCP area. Further funding has allowed the Respite Rooms to continue within BCHA’s domestic abuse accommodation offering on a permanent basis._
- The pilot project supported 48 women experiencing homelessness, VAWG and multiple disadvantage, with a high positive move-on rate of 81% into further accommodation._

**We are recruiting for a full-time support worker to work a variety of early, mid and late shifts on a 7-day rolling rota. Earliest start is 8am and latest is 10.30pm**

**Position**:
You will have experience working with homeless people and/or other socially excluded people with a sound understanding of safeguarding and adhering to safeguarding practises. Ideally you will have knowledge of VAWG and the unique challenges women experience whilst they are homeless.

**We can offer you the opportunity to**:

- work within a small professional team in a friendly and supportive environment;
- achieve real job satisfaction in a rewarding and challenging role;
- focus on building trusting relationships with our customers;
- receive full training in trauma informed approaches, managing mental health, substance misuse and accommodation services;
- liaise with external providers to access services that support customers

You can add real value as part of a small team of professionals who build positive, trusting and respectful relationships with our customers who are preparing to move forward towards independence.

**BCHA Safer Recruitment**:Safeguarding children and adults is our first priority and we will ensure we follow safer recruitment procedures.

BCHA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

**Requirements**:

- prioritise the immediate safety needs of the customers and manage risk;
- enable customers to access local support services;
- engage customers in their own recovery and support planning;
- support customers to access move-on accommodation to continue their journey of safety and recovery
- provide intensive personalised support and effective case management;
- support access to services including legal, mental health, sexual, domestic, drug & alcohol abuse;
- build professional working relationships - internally & externally;
- be a resilient, confident, calm, practical & pragmatic person;
- be self-motivated, proactive, assertive, empathic and non-judgemental;
- have good listening, questioning and written skills


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