Project Worker

Laurie McClave artist; Blaby; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Project Worker in supported housing, requiring excellent communication skills and a passion for helping those in the homeless pathway. The role involves flexible shifts, delivering housing support to enable residents' independence. Join a dedicated team providing essential social services.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Contributory Social Housing Pension Scheme

Health Cash Plan and Enhanced Employee Assistance Program

34 days' annual leave

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable people or a commitment to personal development.
• Understanding of Psychologically informed environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide housing-related support and intensive housing management.
• Enable residents to maximize their independence and secure appropriate accommodation.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Ability to manage difficult behaviour

Job description

Project Worker

Location – Henson Park, Whetstone, Leicester

Hours – 35 hours per week, to be worked over a 7-day rota that may include some evenings working until 10pm and weekend work.

Salary – £24,045 to £26,722 per annum

Are you looking to work within supported housing? Emh are pleased to advertise this role for their supported housing scheme for people within the homeless pathway. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join us in providing an excellent service to our customers.

The role

We are looking for a Project Worker to join a team to help provide housing related support and intensive housing management at the project.

Due to the nature of the scheme, there is an element of flexible working required with some shifts in the evenings and at weekends.

This includes working in a diverse & sensitive service to enable the residents maximise their independence, maintain their accommodation, and seek and secure appropriate move on accommodation.

The ideal candidate

The successful applicants will have excellent communication skills.

We are looking for people who are passionate and committed to supporting people within the homeless pathway. We want people within our team to go the extra mile.

The successful applicants will have relevant experience of working with vulnerable people or be committed to personal development within the workplace.

Good communication skills, teamwork, ability to listen and emphasise and the ability to deal with difficult behaviour. The understanding of Psychologically informed environments is desirable.

You will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check for this role, which we will complete for the successful candidate. As the role is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offender's Act 1974, please can you ensure you detail both spent and unspent convictions on your application form.

Our values

Our values are important to us and we're looking for people who can help live our values of Integrity, Diversity, Openness, Accountability, Clarity, and Excellence.

Company Benefits

Our generous package includes:

• Competitive salary
• Contributory Social Housing Pension Scheme (your contributions are matched by emh up to 8%)
• Health Cash Plan and Enhanced Employee Assistance Program (Provided by BHSF)
• 34 days' annual leave (including statutory days), increasing with length of service (pro-rata for part time)
• Flexible working
• A wide range of training and development opportunities (we are an Investors in People accredited organisation)
  
  

For further information about the role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

“We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions, we would therefore recommend an early application”

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