You will play a part in the delivery of the Councils Rough Sleeping Programme and Strategy, with the aim of improving people's experience and outcomes.

What we are looking for:

The majority of people Rough Sleeping or at risk of, have experienced multiple disadvantage and trauma. You will act as a mentor and expert by experience, to people rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping. You will use your lived experience and insight to increase engagement, build relationships and develop understanding.

We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated individual and we welcome people from diverse backgrounds with different life experiences. We believe this makes our team stronger. It is essential that you have lived experience in any one or more of the following areas:

Homelessness
Insecure Housing
Rough Sleeping
Criminal Justice System (Desirable)
Who you are:

We want to know what you enjoy doing and what you will do well. We want to ensure that this role is the right fit for you, so we are particularly interested in people who are, Interviews will be held on Monday 7 July & Tuesday 8 July (Please keep both these dates available)

We'll be warm, friendly, welcoming and fair - We won't try to catch you out or trip you up
We'll be focusing on your strengths & what your good at
We'll give you your interview questions in advance so you have time to think and prepare, you can bring any notes with you to the interview, and we're happy to let you pause for breath during the interview
At least 50% of our recruitment panel will be people with lived experience themselves.
We'll offer easy access to our Work & Wellbeing services if you want ongoing support getting into employment (some eligibility rules may apply but we'll talk you through this)
We're open to receiving feedback. We want to know what we could have done to improve the experience.

Excellent at building trusting relationships, strong communication and active listening skills, great at reaching out, connecting and engaging with a wide range of people.
Empathetic and non-judgemental; open, honest and friendly, able to see and support the potential in people.
A well of positivity, hopeful and optimistic, always seeking solutions.
Have a good understanding of the challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness and the systemic factors contributing to homelessness.
Knowledge of local resources and support services for individuals experiencing homelessness is advantageous.
Have lived experience yourself of either homelessness or insecure housing, rough sleeping and/or the criminal justice system. Ideally you will have been in recovery for a minimum of 2 years.
Able to use your own lived experience to support others in an authentic, credible and appropriate way.
Willing to develop your practice in peer support, strength-based approaches and motivational interviewing
Please see the job description and person specification for more information, including the strengths we believe will lead to success in this role., Disability Confident
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At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.

Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways - from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.

We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

We are providing some recruitment drop-in sessions at our City Centre office in Sheffield. Come and have a chat with us to find out more.

Meet our friendly team including some of our existing lived experience peer support workers, find out more about the job & ask us any questions you have.
Have a chat with a member of our Human Resources Team about the benefits of working at SYHA
Get great tips on applications & interviews from our Work & Wellbeing team
Drop-in sessions will be available at our city centre office at 152 Rockingham Street, Sheffield S1 4EB on the following dates

Flexible working hours of 37 hours per week, negotiable (we're happy to discuss part-time hours)
27 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays, plus 4 SYHA days connected to bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
Benefits which include an excellent flexible working scheme, family friendly perks, wellbeing scheme, discounts scheme
Access to a wide range of training and development to support you in your role.
Pension contribution