The Salvation Army is seeking a compassionate and motivated Assistant Support Worker to join its dedicated team in Edinburgh, providing vital support to individuals experiencing homelessness.
This rewarding role is ideal for someone with a strong motivation to help people achieve focused and positive life outcomes. The successful candidate will have excellent customer service and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively. A key part of the role involves building positive, supportive, and motivating relationships with service users to help them regain independence and stability.
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a global Christian church and registered charity that has been addressing social inequality for over 150 years.
With 650 churches and community centres across the UK and Ireland, it provides practical support to those in need — regardless of background — in areas such as homelessness, poverty, addiction, modern slavery, and social isolation.
Position: Assistant Support Worker
Salary: £12.87 per hour
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Edinburgh
About the Role
Please note this is a permanent position.
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week
Interview Date: To be confirmed
We are looking for compassionate, confident and dynamic people who want to make a difference in the lives of homeless people. Our role is to provide a safe place to stay and to access support for people who have substance use issues and complex needs. The service delivery model is rooted in the harm reduction approach, based on trauma-informed practice, is strength-based and uses person-centred approaches.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with the delivery of support to homeless clients with complex needs.
- Work with clients as part of person-centred support planning, which includes aiding access to meaningful activities.
- Work with clients as part of the Support Team, assisting to ensure the needs and actions within person-centred plans are addressed in a professional manner.
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:
- Motivation towards supporting homeless individuals to achieve focused and positive life outcomes.
- Good customer service and time management skills with the ability to prioritise workload.
- The ability to form positive, supportive and motivating relationships.
- Able to work within the ethos of The Salvation Army.
- A compassionate understanding of addiction and trauma.
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, right to work in the UK and a PVG scheme disclosure check. It is important to apply for registration as soon as possible and within three months of starting your role. You must be registered within six months.
For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click here and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.
Benefits:
25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time) a contributory pension scheme; an employee assistance programme
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Join The Salvation Army and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Kindly visit the OFFICIAL WEBPAGE to apply
Application Deadline
August 10, 2025