Communal Setting Relief Coordinator (Zero-hours contract)

Description

ASSTC and ASLAN
The mission of All Souls Serve the City (ASSTC) is to serve the isolated, overlooked and exploited in London, bringing the message and ministry of Jesus. Our aim in All Souls Local Action Network (ASLAN) is to engage with people affected by homelessness by offering them individualised care, support and friendship.

West End Faith Groups Winter Night Communal Setting 2024/25:
West End Faith Groups Winter Night Communal Setting 2024/25 is an innovative and pragmatic pilot project for rough sleepers based in Westminster. The Winter Night Communal Setting will run for five months, from the end of November to the end of April, across four different faith venues. Each venue will offer individualised companionship and support whilst the guests (re)engage with Westminster Council, pursue Council-directed solutions for the short term, and explore long term solutions. The Communal Setting Coordinator will lead and oversee all aspects of the project and be supported by relief coordinators in order to cover morning and night shifts, seven days/ week for
the duration of the Communal Setting months. They will be employed by ASSTC, the coordinating venue, with support from Westminster Council.

Guests will initially be assessed by the Council as low risk (without mental health or addiction issues) but may be “high need” and then referred to the Communal Setting. For example, they may have been offered government support elsewhere in the UK or at another time, but failed to engage with it due to language, cultural or community barriers, and as a consequence now find themselves rough sleeping in central London- and more ready to engage this time around.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

ASSTC is looking for a Communal Setting Relief Coordinator to assist the Communal Setting Coordinator to organise and coordinate the operational delivery of the Winter Night Communal Setting. You will be responsible to be present and visible at all venues for daily shifts with the Communal Setting Coordinator and other Relief Coordinator(s). You will also need to ensure the Communal Setting is run effectively at all times and that any issues or problems are dealt with effectively and calmly in a peaceful and conflict-free environment. You will also work with referring agencies, Communal Setting teams and guests to ensure that the Communal Setting runs effectively, meets the needs of its guests, and treats guests and volunteers fairly and consistently. Collecting data and managing safeguarding concerns are your key tasks as well.

ROLE OUTLINE:
Job Title: ASLAN Communal Setting Relief Coordinator
Salary: £16.40 per hour includes London living allowance
Department: All Souls Serve the City
Location: All Souls Clubhouse, 141 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 6QG, and other faith-based Communal Setting locations in Westminster and Camden

Contract: Zero-hours contract. Requires regular early morning and evening shifts (likely to be 6.30-9am and 6pm to 9.30pm), including at weekends and over the Christmas and Easter periods.
Dates: between 11th November 2024 and 30th April 2025 (5 1⁄2 months).
Probationary period: 3 weeks
Annual leave: 25 days per year (pro rata)

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential

• University graduate or equivalent
• Experience and understanding of working with those who are homeless and other vulnerable adults
• Understanding and compassion for those without a home, hope and help
• Experience of working in the voluntary sector and, ideally, with organisations in the field of homelessness
• Proven interpersonal skills, including an ability to motivate and encourage people
• Experience of safeguarding, understanding of data protection and ability to handle sensitive personal information
• Proven administrative skills, including good written and oral communication, and good computer literacy
• Ability to take the initiative and work unsupervised
• Excellent time management
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent people skills
• Whole life disciple wanting to know Christ more and grow in grace, obedience and Christlikeness themselves
• Having a servant heart and seeking to live a life of Christian integrity
• Committed evangelical Christian in full sympathy with the vision, mission and values of All Souls Serve the City, All Souls Church and the Evangelical Alliance Statement of Faith
• Proactive, with the ability to draw out the gifts of others and delegate as well
• Excellent organisational and time management skills which demonstrate an attention to detail, an ability to prioritise, an ability to follow-through, and an ability to balance the demands of the role
• Resilient, with an ability to handle pressured situations with calm, tact and wisdom
• Committed to self-care and pursuing a healthy work-life rhythm
• A flexible team player
• Ability to self-reflect and be aware of one’s own boundaries
• Committed to being punctual and reliable

Desirable

• Christian ministry leadership experience
• Excellent administrative, analytical and organisational skills
• Knowledge of Housing Allocations and Homelessness legislation
• Lives within London (in one of its 32 local authorities or in the City of London)

APPLICATIONS

Closing date: Sunday, 20 October 2024 at 23:59

Interviews: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
There is an occupational requirement that the job-holder is a Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010

Safeguarding: conditional offers will be made pending the successful completion of an enhanced DBS check which will be processed by All Souls