“I just wanted to say thanks to all the staff at Rush House that have taken time out from their busy schedule to speak to me during my first few days, what a great bunch of people, you are all a credit to Rush House and I am looking forward to working with you all”.
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Rush House is an established and respected organisation that develops its services in response to the needs of the most vulnerable people in Rotherham and surrounding areas.
Life Skills – Worker
Based at: Lindum Terrace, Rotherham and the Community
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £26,974
Additional benefits/reimbursements
- Plus pension 5% employer contribution
- Westfield Health Care plan provided
- 32 days leave (including statutory holidays)
- 1 Health and Wellbeing additional leave day per year
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible working & working from home supported.
- Free onsite parking for essential car users.
- Mileage reimbursement @ 45p per mile for travel costs incurred for work purposes
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well-established and supportive team at Rush. This role will be responsible for supporting Rush to develop and deliver our Life Skills programme to young people accommodated in our service as well as providing sessional activities to other vulnerable people accessing our Education, Employment and Training (EET) services. Working alongside the Life Skills Co-ordinator and Tenancy Skills Coach predominantly you will develop and deliver meaningful activities to support individuals to develop their independent living skills as well as supporting our EET team to deliver sessions to individuals to develop their confidence and self-esteem in preparation for employment. You will work closely with other community groups and statutory partners to bring in a variety of support services to meet their needs and will be responsible for developing and delivering our AQA units.
We are looking for a highly skilled individual who is motivated and committed to supporting vulnerable members of our community as we aim to deliver on our promise of “empowering all to be happy healthy and safe”. You must have a good understanding of the issues faced by vulnerable people who may be homeless and/or lack any other support and be able to demonstrate the skills needed to motivate and inspire them to reach their potential and achieve independent living. We are looking for a dynamic and self-motivated individual who can work collaboratively with our Head of Services to broaden the scope of our Life Skills offer and create opportunities for this to develop into a standalone service.
It is vital that you are prolific in the use of IT and online communication platforms. The successful candidates will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and a commitment to equal opportunities. We would like you to have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle with appropriate business insurance cover during working hours – but this is desirable and not essential. In the absence of this we would need an individual who is confident and capable of maximising public transport to support our people to connect with opportunities in the wider community.
Applicants should be aware that duties could involve lone working supported by relevant policies and procedures.
The post holder will be expected to work flexibly within the agreed hours. This may be reviewed from time to time to ensure services are accessible to all and meet their needs. This will involve some evening and weekend work.
The application pack and more information about the role can be found at the bottom of this form. To apply for the role, please download and complete the Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and email them to [email protected]
For more information about the vacancy please contact Lisa Rachieru or Rachael Wilson on 01709 369295.
Closing date for this post is;
Tuesday 27th May 2025 at 12pm with shortlisting of applicants occurring 28th May 2025. Shortlisted applicants will be advised if offered an interview on this day.
Interviews are intended to take place on 2nd and 5th June. However, we will aim to offer a degree of flexibility with interview dates for shortlisted candidates.
Please note we intend for interviews to take place face to face at our office base at 17 Lindum Terrace, Doncaster Road, Rotherham S65 1NJ
RUSH House will challenge discrimination in all areas of its work and we are committed to safeguarding all persons using our services. Any offers of employment are subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.
We welcome applications from minority ethnic communities and undertake to make any reasonable adjustments to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantage a disabled person may face.
Unfortunately Rush House cannot offer sponsorship.
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