We believe that no one should have to sleep rough on London’s streets, and that everyone should get the support they need to find a place to call home. We get to know every person we work with, understanding what they need to recover, helping them build on their strengths, and supporting them to find their own way home. Help us make London a city where no one sleeps rough on our streets.
London’s diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome the opportunity to consider flexible working arrangements.
About the Role
You will lead a new 24-hour supported housing service in Wandsworth for 15 people experiencing homelessness and severe and multiple disadvantage as part of a six month pilot, accepting referrals from across Southwest London. Developed with subregional colleagues, it fills a strategic gap for people experiencing homelessness and severe and multiple disadvantage, including abuse, poor physical and mental health, substance use, offending and social exclusion. For these individuals engagement with services is creating a persistent barrier to their full assessment, support and plan to access services and move into longer term accommodation.
You will manage staff and volunteers to establish and deliver this six-month pilot, demonstrating its impact to influence longer-term funding. You will develop a team that builds trust through relationships and provides bespoke, person-led, trauma-informed support. You will bring strong knowledge of services, housing options, health inclusion, harm minimisation and social care entitlements. You and your team will use this knowledge and experience to build a network of professionals around service users to support stabilisation, access to services and longer term plans for their health and housing.
You are a dynamic, inspirational and capable leader whose compassionate, proactive approach builds a responsive, high-performing team. You will draw on staff strengths, encourage collaboration, creativity and professional curiosity, and support resilience and wellbeing to meet individuals’ needs and aspirations.
You will take a strengths-based, solution-focused approach, developing internal and external partnerships and embedding coproduction to improve services. Organised, analytical and reflective, you will balance competing priorities and align your practice with the Connection’s traits: Curious, Safe, Together and Motivated.
- Generous training budget, plus an annual personal training budget
- Enhanced Sick Pay Policy
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Day off for moving house
- Hybrid working (depending on role requirements)
- Pension – 5% Employer, 3% Employee
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Reward Gateway (access to discount vouchers and cashback at the UK’s favourite retailers)
We are a London Living Wage employer
45,638
Hours
35
We have a selection of excellent benefits at The Connection, including:Hybrid working (depending on role requirements)Pension – 5% Employer, 3% Employee30 days holiday plus bank holidaysEnhanced Sick Pay PolicyEnhanced family friendly policiesDay off for moving houseGenerous training budget, plus an annual personal training budgetCycle to Work SchemeSeason Ticket LoanWe are a London Living Wage employer
16-11-2026
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Service Manager - Eastwood Studios employer: The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields
As a leading charity in London, we pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to make a meaningful impact in the community. With a strong emphasis on professional development, we offer generous training budgets and opportunities for growth, alongside benefits like enhanced sick pay and a flexible hybrid working arrangement. Join us to be part of a passionate team dedicated to innovative fundraising and outreach initiatives.
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