Senior Employment Specialist (Lead Worker)

Fixed term contract until 31/03/2027 / Hours: 37.5 per week Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people''s lives - personal or professional - when you join the Thames Reach team as a Senior Employment Specialist (Lead Worker), we will make the best use of all your understanding, compassion and commitment About us Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in and around London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track. We help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities. Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more than 15,000 people. Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. We''re listed as one of the top 100 Best Workplaces in the UK. There''s no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career. About this role Due to an increase in funding we are looking for a Senior Employment Specialists (Lead Worker) to join the Lambeth Individual Placement Support Team on a fixed-term basis. Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is the evidence-based model for helping people with severe mental illness find and keep paid work. In the United Kingdom, IPS is commissioned by NHS England. The goal is to find paid employment in mainstream jobs to aid recovery, at or above minimum wage, that ..... full job details .....