Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 with some flexibility required.
Contract: Fixed term until March 2027
Location: Hybrid role and will involve travel across South West Wales.
The Wallich is a leading homelessness and rough sleeping charity in Wales. For more information about our innovative work to support people across the country, visit The Wallich website. Find out about Wales' leading homelessness charity, The Wallich www.thewallich.com/about-us
Project Description
At The Wallich, we strive to create psychologically informed environments (or PIEs) for our service users to successfully engage with services – taking into account their history and experiences prior to engaging with us.
We recognise that people experiencing homelessness disproportionately tend to have had adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) or trauma.
Unresolved trauma will shape someone’s view of the world.
Their behaviour, which is often a trauma reaction, is usually labelled as complex or multiple needs.
Compared to the general population, people with one or more ACEs are more likely to:
- Become homeless
- Experience poor mental health
- Have poor physical health
- Use substances
- Have involvement in the criminal justice system
However, just because someone has experienced trauma in their past, they should not be defined by this, but it should be considered by services and taken into account when offering support.
Purpose of Role
The Asset Coach will collaborate with service users within The Wallich services throughout Southwest Wales. They will support individuals facing challenging times, those who feel 'stuck', or those needing assistance to transition to the next stage of their journey. The Asset Coach will empower them to take control of their lives and thrive within their communities, utilising a strength-based, trauma-informed approach to help individuals overcome obstacles and achieve personal growth.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
Please note: Driving Licence and access to own vehicle is essential for this role
We are not utilising agencies with this role and kindly ask that agencies do not approach to assist us with this vacancy.
Follow the link below to view the full job description and person specification. Please refer to this information when completing your CV and Cover Letter - for your cover letter please summarise how you meet the requirements of this role as detailed in the job description ; see our Application Guidance page for further tips on what to include:
Closing date for this vacancy is 11th June 2025 at 09:00am.
The Wallich reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration.
At The Wallich, we’re fully committed to supporting and improving Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to ensure we’re the best community we can be. There is always still room to evolve and improve and we are striving to create an environment where all staff can bring their authentic selves to the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and if you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require, please contact recruitment@thewallich.net or call 02920 668 464