Bank Project Worker

Sanctuary Group; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A provider of housing and support services is seeking a Bank Project Worker in Barnstaple. This role involves supporting individuals facing homelessness, assessing needs, and maintaining their independence. Ideal candidates will have experience working with vulnerable adults and hold or be working towards NVQ3 in Health and Social Care. An inclusive environment is promoted for diverse backgrounds.

Benefits

Online discounts and rewards

Health and wellbeing plans

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working with adults who have experienced homelessness is essential.
• Enthusiastic and flexible with a strong 'can-do' attitude required.
• Strong organisational skills along with functional literacy and numeracy are needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to encourage customers to maximise their potential.
• Assess customers’ needs by writing and updating support plans.
• Develop relationships with customers to maintain personal choice and dignity.

Skills

Experience of working with adults who have experienced homelessness

Enthusiastic and flexible with a strong “can-do” attitude

Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative

Strong organisational skills

Functional literacy and numeracy

Ability to react quickly to changing priorities

Education

NVQ3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Bank Project Worker at our Homelessness Service, The Maples, Barnstaple.

We specialise in delivering a wide range of personalised housing, care, and support services to help people across England to live as independently as possible.

The role of Project Worker will include:

• Providing support to encourage our customers who have faced homelessness to maximise their own potential and independence
• Assessing customers’ needs by writing and updating support plans
• Being a first point of call to receive and direct all customer queries
• Developing relationships with customers, ensuring that customers maintain personal choice, privacy, and dignity
• Liaising with external support links to improve customers’ confidence, health and wellbeing and offer training and encouragement towards employment and education
• Handling occasional emergency situations
• Keeping accurate and high-quality written records

Skills and experiences:

• Experience of working with adults who have experienced homelessness
• Enthusiastic and flexible with a strong “can-do” attitude
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Strong organisational skills as well as functional literacy and numeracy
• Ability to react quickly to changing priorities whilst working to deadlines and targets
• NVQ3 in Health and Social Care, or willingness to work towards is essential

We offer a variety of benefits, including online discounts and rewards, health and wellbeing plans, and learning and development opportunities.

Equality and Diversity

We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people with disabilities. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application.