Bank Night Project Worker

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts & rewards

Health and wellbeing plans

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Sanctuary Supported Living is seeking a Bank Night Project Worker to join our Ofsted-registered young people service in Canterbury. The role covers 106 Whitstable Road and surrounding area, with pay at £14.01 per hour and hours as required.

You will assess needs, support daily living tasks, advise on tenancy conditions, help with finances, and promote social inclusion while safeguarding responsibilities are met. This is a not-for-profit organisation reinvesting in people and services.

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable people.
• Positive approach to supporting young people with varied needs.
• Strong interpersonal and customer care skills.
• Effective communication and ability to work on your own initiative.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and welfare benefits.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer needs, update support plans, and signpost to education, training, and employment
• Support customers with daily living tasks such as cooking and cleaning
• Offer advice to help customers meet tenancy conditions
• Assist with managing finances and welfare benefits
• Promote social inclusion and help build confidence and resilience
• Ensure safeguarding responsibilities are met

Skills

Vulnerable people

Interpersonal skills

Customer care

Communication

Initiative

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Title: Bank Night Project Worker

Canterbury, Kent, GB, CT2 8ED

Bank Night Project Worker

Covering 106 and 94 Whitstable Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8ED

£14.01 per hour

Hours as and when required

Be the reason someone feels supported

We’re proud to be recognised as the2025 Housing with Care Employer of the Year– and we’re excited to welcome a new Project Worker to our vibrant Ofsted-registered young people service at 106 Whitstable Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8ED.

You’ll be part of a compassionate, community-focused team supporting young people, that puts people first – every single day. As a not-for-profit organisation, we reinvest in our people and our services, celebrating individuality and helping you thrive both personally and professionally.

Sanctuary Supported Living is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone that we support and care for, and we expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service, qualification, and other pre-employment checks. Please note: If you have lived or worked overseas, you may be required to provide an overseas police check. Any costs incurred for this will be reimbursed once your employment has commenced.

Your role

• Assess customer needs, update support plans, and signpost to education, training, and employment
• Support customers with daily living tasks such as cooking and cleaning
• Offer advice to help customers meet tenancy conditions
• Assist with managing finances and welfare benefits
• Promote social inclusion and help build confidence and resilience
• Ensure safeguarding responsibilities are met

(This role is sometimes also referred to as Support Worker, Support Assistant, or Independent Living Assistant).

Your skills

• Experience working with vulnerable people
• Positive approach to supporting young people with varied needs
• Strong interpersonal and customer care skills
• Effective communication and ability to work on your own initiative
• Knowledge of support planning, key working, risk assessment, and safeguarding
• Proficient technology/IT skills (Microsoft Office and similar)
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or willingness to work towards it

Your rewards

• You deserve more than the basics. A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
• Health and well-being plans
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities

Inclusion is one of our core values. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process in line with our Disability Confident employer status.

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.

Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.

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