Project Worker

Pobl Group; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Pobl Group is seeking a Project Worker for their Newport Supported Housing Accommodation to support individuals experiencing homelessness and complex needs. The role involves proactive engagement, managing schemes, and collaborating with various agencies. Ideal candidates will have a passion for making a difference and the ability to adapt to diverse situations.

Benefits

Sick pay

Tailored learning pathways

Internal progression

Wellbeing support

Time for Talk service

45p per mile

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness.
• Ability to engage with diverse client bases.
• Skills in developing support plans.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with service users and developing support plans.
• Delivering workshops on tenancy management and wellbeing.
• Liaising with external agencies.

Skills

Engagement

Adaptability

Communication

Job description

As part of our not-for-profit organisation, whatever your role, you’ll play a unique part in making a remarkable difference to the lives of thousands of people in communities across Wales.

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• Categories: Support: All Support roles, Support: Homelessness / Risk of homelessness
• Applications Closing Date: 27 May 2025

Our Newport Supported Housing Accommodation is looking for a positive, engaging, and passionate individual to join its team as a Project Worker working with individuals experiencing homelessness, children, adolescents, and families.

Overview

What is great about the role?

At Clifton Place, you would work with a diverse group of people, including families, young people, pregnant women, individuals with physical disabilities, mental health issues, substance misuse, and trafficking victims. Every day offers new learning opportunities and chances to collaborate with agencies such as social services, health visitors, and community nurses. As a Pobl Difference Maker, your opinions matter and you are part of something special.

Day-to-Day Duties:

Proactively engaging with individuals and families perceived as ‘hard to reach’ using positive, persistent, and assertive approaches to build trust and improve outcomes, including tenancy sustainability.

You will lead each shift by supporting individuals, managing the scheme, and overseeing Scheme Support Officers.

Your day will include:

• Engaging with service users
• Developing and following support plans
• Delivering workshops on tenancy management and wellbeing
• Liaising with external agencies
• Addressing additional needs of the people supported

Our goal is to equip individuals with knowledge and tools for independent living. The role involves working with complex behaviors and needs, such as alcohol misuse, mental health issues, substance misuse, and disabilities. You will need adaptability to engage with a diverse client base.

• Salary: £26,072.00 plus £51.11 for each sleep-in
• Work Pattern: 24/7 coverage on a 5-week rolling rota, including day shifts, evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins
• Requirements: Enhanced DBS check (paid for by us)
• Benefits: Sick pay, tailored learning pathways, internal progression, wellbeing support, Time for Talk service, 45p per mile

FREDIE Principles

At Pobl Group, we are guided by FREDIE principles: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. We promote equal opportunities for all backgrounds and encourage you to apply.

If you need support with your application or adjustments during the process, contact [e-mail] or 0300 3735262.

Next steps

If you have the skills, experience, and enthusiasm to be our next difference maker, please apply now. Note that vacancies may close early as we review applications and conduct interviews promptly. We look forward to hearing from you and starting your Pobl journey.

Further details are available in the Job Description.