Job Summary Role: Senior Practitioner – Mental Health Employment and Skills Salary £40,823 per annum Contract: Fixed term until 21/05/2027 Hours: 37.5 per week Location: Camberwell Closing date: 22/11/2026 Interview date: 01/12/2026 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 Practitioner 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… We are looking for a Senior Practitioner to join the Southwark Worker Mental Health Team. Prevention services support vulnerable people by providing them with skills, housing advice, accommodation, and tenancy sustainment support. All these services to help people transition towards leading independent lives. We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions. You will: Lead and manage a team of two Employment Support Workers and a team of volunteers, providing regular line management, supervision, guidance and support to ensure high-quality service delivery. Manage your own caseload of adults with mental health support needs. Supporting them to move towards employment,



education, training and volunteering opportunities. Develop and maintain relationships with local employers, training providers, community organisations and other partners to create opportunities for clients and support their progression into work. Oversee the day-to-day delivery of the Southwark Works service, ensuring that support is accessible, responsive and tailored to the individual needs of clients. Monitor service performance and outcomes, maintaining accurate records and producing monthly and quarterly monitoring reports to demonstrate progress against targets and contractual requirements. Identify opportunities to improve the service, develop good practice and ensure that clients receive high-quality, inclusive and empowering support. You will have: Experience of managing, supervising or supporting a team, with the ability to motivate staff and supporting individual development. Experience of delivering employment support, employability services or other person-centred support to people facing barriers to employment. A good understanding of mental health and the barriers that adults with mental health support needs may experience when accessing and sustaining employment. Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to build partnerships and develop positive relationships with employers and other stakeholders. Good organisational and administrative skills, including the ability to manage a caseload, maintain accurate records,



monitor performance and produce explicit reports. A commitment to person-centred approach, with the ability to empower people, recognise their potential and support them to achieve their employment goals. We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2023 in the UK. As part of a commitment to our employees we offer: Generous holiday allowance – 29 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata). Pension – we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%. Excellent development opportunities – career progression, regular supervision and appraisals, and learning programmes to support your career with Thames Reach. Wellbeing support – our 24/7 employee assistance programme and opportunities for TOIL. Life assurance – four times your annual salary and critical illness cover. Other benefits including a blue light discount card, interest free season ticket and cycle to work loans. Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief. To apply visit our website and complete our application form. For further information please contact, Yvonne Scott-Henry, Area Manager at [email protected] Thames Reach is committed to safeguarding. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Having a criminal record will not exclude you from applying but you will be asked to provide further details as most posts are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Job Profile Location Camberwell

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