Peripatetic Project Worker - Young Peoples Services

Changing Lives; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity leave

Paternity leave

Adoption leave

Annual leave 25 days

Wellbeing days

Birthday off

Pension

Life cover

Private health insurance

Job summary

Changing Lives seeks a Peripatetic Project Worker to provide flexible, responsive support across seven young people’s accommodation services. You will ensure continuity of service during leave or vacancies, deliver person-centred support, and help clients maintain accommodation and improve wellbeing.

You will travel to other services in the North East when needed, working to safeguarding and quality assurance standards to support young people at risk of homelessness.

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible, responsive support across seven young people’s supported accommodation services.
• Deliver high-quality, person-centred support to young people with low to medium support needs, helping them maintain accommodation and improve wellbeing.
• Support services to meet Ofsted requirements by contributing to safeguarding, quality assurance and inspection readiness.
• Travel across the North East, County Durham and Teesside when required; driving licence and access to a car preferred.

Job description

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Reference: SEP20260488

Expiry date: 2026-09-16 17:00:00.000

Location: Gateshead

Benefits: Maternity Leave 20w fully paid + up to 52w leave total. Paternity Leave 4w paid. Adoption same as Maternity Leave. 25 Days Holiday, +2 Wellbeing Days + your Birthday & Bank Holidays off. Pension, Life Cover at X4 Salary & Private Health Insurance

Changing Lives is a nationwide charity helping people facing the most challenging of circumstances to make positive change - for good. We believe that everyone deserves a safe home, a rewarding job and a life free from addiction or abuse. We know that given the right support, anyone can change their life for the better.

Our services across the country help thousands of people each year who are experiencing a wide range of complicated challenges, including homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment, involvement with the criminal justice system, sexual exploitation and domestic abuse. By focusing on their strengths, potential and opportunities, we support the people we work with to overcome their problems and live safe, successful, independent lives.

Our charity is powered by over 600 passionate colleagues who bring a diverse and inclusive environment for our colleagues to grow. We are proud to say that many have actual lived experience of the challenges faced by those we support. We are looking for committed and compassionate professionals to join our team, who share our enthusiasm for changing lives.

About the Service - Housing & Homelessness Services

A safe home is the solid base from which you build your life. We support people who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming homeless, as well as providing specialist accommodation and outreach services for rough sleepers, veterans, survivors of domestic abuse, women and young people.

Accommodation to us doesn't just mean a roof over your head and shelter from the elements. It needs to be a welcoming and flourishing environment, offering opportunities for all those we support to feel comfortable and develop. You can make a difference and support people on their journey towards a brighter future. At Changing Lives, we offer a home rather than just a shelter.

About the Job

As a Peripatetic Project Worker will provide flexible, responsive support across seven young people's supported accommodation services, ensuring continuity of service delivery during periods of annual leave, sickness, vacancies, training, and other staffing pressures.

Working across mixed gender, male and female accommodation services, you will deliver high-quality, person-centred support to young people with a range of low to medium support needs, helping them to maintain their accommodation, improve wellbeing, and achieve greater independence.

This role is designed to strengthen service resilience by providing reliable staff cover where it is needed most, responding quickly to changing operational demands and ensuring that support remains safe, consistent, and effective.

You will build positive relationships with young people who are accessing our services, colleagues, and partner agencies while adapting to different service environments, teams, and client groups.

In this role you will also support services to meet Ofsted supported accommodation requirements by contributing to safe, child-centred practice, effective safeguarding, quality assurance, and ongoing inspection readiness.

In this role you will also support services to meet Ofsted supported accommodation requirements by contributing to safe, child-centred practice, effective safeguarding, quality assurance, and ongoing inspection readiness.

You will be primarily based in one location, but we are looking for the postholder to be fully flexible and it would be expected that you would travel to any of our other young people's services in the North East, County Durham and Teesside, so a driving licence and access to a car would be preferred.

Shift Flexibility Requirement

The post holder must be able to work flexibly across a 24-hour, 7-day service, including day shifts, waking night shifts, weekends, bank holidays, and other shift patterns as required to meet service needs.