Peripatetic Project Worker

Tai Pawb; Caerphilly; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Tai Pawb is seeking a Project Worker to provide support to individuals experiencing homelessness across Caerphilly Homelessness services. The role requires rota shifts, including days, evenings and weekend availability, in a psychologically informed environment.

You will join a team to help clients move towards stable tenancies, coordinating with agencies and welfare services. The role offers learning opportunities and community impact within a supportive setting.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of housing-related support and benefits system.
• Organised and have good IT skills.
• Passion to work with and enable people to live as independent a life as possible.
• Enthusiasm and passion for making a difference to people’s lives.
• Strong initiative and ability to work alone as well as being a great team player.
• Ability to deal with conflicting and difficult situations.
• Driving licence and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Undertake support pre and post resettlement.
• Engage clients in setting up a client consortium to access further funding for wellbeing activities.
• Liaise with external agencies through effective relationship building and networking.

Skills

Housing support knowledge

IT skills

Passion to help people

Making a difference

Initiative & independence

Teamwork

Conflict management

Driving licence & car access

Job description

A full-time. permanent Project worker, working across the Caerphilly Homelessness services. You will be required to work on a rota basis with includes days, evenings and have weekend availability.

About the role

This is a Project Worker role where you will work in a team to provide support to individuals experiencing homelessness. You will be working with a diverse group of people from varying backgrounds, some of whom may have experienced trauma and may have complex needs, suffering with their mental health as well as low level substance and alcohol issues. Supporting people to make positive, informed choices to move forwards in their lives to enable them to manage their tenancies and so preventing further homelessness. Every day is different, you’ll be learning new skills and have opportunity to work with a variety of agencies for the benefit of our clients. We engage with the people we support through positive meaningful activities and provide a Psychologically Informed Environment.

• Undertake support pre and post resettlement
• Engage clients in setting up a client consortium to access further funding for wellbeing activities
• Liaise with external agencies through effective relationship building and networking

Skills and Experience Needed

• Have knowledge of housing related support and the benefits system
• To be organised and have good IT skills
• A passion to work with and enable people to live as independent a life as possible
• An enthusiasm and passion for making a difference to people’s lives
• A strong initiative and ability to work alone as well as being a great team player
• Ability to deal with conflicting and difficult situations
• Driving licence and access to a car

Full list of duties and can found on the Job description.