A warm welcome overnight for homeless people in the coldest months

Would you like to work alongside passionate, selfless colleagues and volunteers, changing the lives of Maidstone’s most vulnerable people?

We are currently recruiting:

Project Workers

£20,000 p.a. pro rata
3 Part-time roles available
(3 x 26 hours per week; 5 days over 7)
Fixed term contract from 26 November 2018 to 29 March 2019

Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter is a coalition of churches and volunteers from across the community, supported by Maidstone Borough Council, Kent County Council and local agencies to offer evening hospitality and overnight shelter to homeless people in the coldest months.

Further aims of the project are: to support homeless people to find long-term accommodation, resisting dependency on the shelter; and to co-produce support for homeless people. This means working alongside homeless people as equals, and seeking the influence of people with personal experience of being homeless in governance and operations.

These posts are a great opportunity to work right at the heart of this inspirational project. Working alongside our Project Manager, we depend on the Project Workers to deliver the project on a day to day basis. Throughout the project you will be responsible for: Advancing and achieving the shelter’s aims; Co-working flexibly and supportively with the Project Manager and other Project Workers to ensure staff presence every evening and on-call availability every night the shelter is open; Co-working with volunteer teams to set up and clear up shelter venues; working with our guests to provide appropriate support.

To succeed, you will have the ability to work independently, with initiative to make responsible and well-judged decisions. An effective, flexible and supportive team member who is honest, non-judgmental and sensitive to the views and needs of others. A basic understanding of the background and circumstances of homeless and vulnerable people and a knowledge of the services available to homeless people.

For an informal chat about the role please call Gwyn McPherson on:07807 333102.

To apply send a request to mcwsoffice@maidstoneshelter.org.uk and return your completed application to that email address or send paper copy to MCWS 6 Buckland Road, Maidstone ME16 0YN.

Deadline for applications: 5pm Friday 12 October 2018. Interviews will be held on Friday 19th October 2018. CVs are not accepted.

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