Antifreeze Temporary Winter Support Worker

Salary: £23,400 pro rata, per annum

Hours of work: 22.5 hours per week (including 1 evening outreach shift per fortnight)

Holiday Entitlement: 5 weeks pro rata

Location: you will normally be required to work from Antifreeze, 37 Portland Road, Hove BN3 5DQ and in wider Brighton and Hove on nightshift

Job Title: Antifreeze Winter Support Worker

Reporting relationship:  Antifreeze Manager

Job Summary: This is a temporary role to work as part of the Antifreeze team in identifying and providing individually tailored, life-saving support for individuals experiencing homelessness. Will need to be an active Christian who can lead a Bible study, prayer meeting and able to pray with clients when required.

Main duties:

• Offering practical, emotional and Christian support to clients

• Listening to and assessing client’s individual needs

• To assist clients with benefit claims and related enquiries

• Assist with all drop-ins, workshops and outreach work with clients

• Assist with managing donations and collections over the winter period

• Assist with referring clients to external agencies

• Assist with and take turns to lead weekly Christian Bible study and prayer meetings

• Where possible, make the most of one-to-one opportunities to share your faith and the Bible and pray when appropriate

• To take an active role in staff meetings and offer new ideas for expanding the ongoing activities of the Antifreeze centre

• Assist with cleaning and tidying the centre after drop-in and workshops

• Promoting the independence and self-worth of the clients

Essential:

• To formally agree with the Christian ethos and statement of faith (Evangelical Alliance version) that has been adopted by Off The Fence

• Ability to show the love of God to people

• Have a strong calling to make a difference to the homeless of Brighton and Hove

• Ability to work in a team and independently

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as needed by your role within the organisation and its overall business objectives.

Subject to review

This job description is not intended to be restrictive and should be taken as the current representation of the nature of the duties involved in your job and consequently will be subject to review. 

Essential:

·         To be a committed Christian who agrees with OTF’s statement of faith

Please email Helen, our HR & HS Manager, to submit your Application Form and signed Statement of Faith.

Closing date: 18th December 2024