Bank Project Worker

Sanctuary Group; Faversham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading supported living organization is looking for a Bank Project Worker at their Homelessness Scheme in Faversham. In this role, you will provide essential support to individuals experiencing homelessness, helping them achieve independence. You will need to have relevant experience and a NVQ3 in Health and Social Care. The position offers various benefits, including wellness plans and learning opportunities, within a commitment to an inclusive environment.

Benefits

Variety of online discounts

Health and well-being plans

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working with vulnerable adults is essential.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain documentation with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Support customers to maximise their potential and independence.
• Develop support plans and assess customer needs.
• Liaise with external support links and manage emergencies.

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

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 Scheme at Church House in Faversham.

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 Bank 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 range of benefits, including:

• A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
• Health and well-being plans
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to inclusion and diversity, and our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy.

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 work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application, which we will pay for.