Project Worker

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

Job summary

A reputable supported living organization in Ipswich is looking for a part-time Project Worker to support adults facing homelessness. Your role will involve assessing needs, maintaining support plans, and providing encouragement for independence. The position offers an hourly rate of £13.34 and includes generous benefits like paid holidays, a pension scheme, and development opportunities. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real impact on individuals' lives.

Benefits

At least 25 days paid holiday

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Various discounts from major retailers

Health and well-being plans

Life assurance

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working directly with adults facing homelessness is essential.
• Enthusiasm and flexibility are key traits for this role.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to communicate effectively are required.

Responsibilities

• Support customers to maximize independence and potential.
• Assess needs and maintain accurate support plans.
• Handle customer inquiries as a first point of contact.
• Develop relationships with customers to ensure dignity and choice.
• Liaise with external services to enhance customer wellbeing.

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

Functional literacy and numeracy

Ability to react quickly to changing priorities

Education

NVQ3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Part Time Project Worker

£13.34 per hour

22.5 hours per week – 3 days fixed per week on a rolling rota

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Project Worker at our Homelessness Service at Anglesea Road, Ipswich.

At Sanctuary Supported Living, 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.

We’re a national organisation, but we’re not-for-profit and we think locally by putting our customers at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to being our best and helping customers to be their best, as we support them on their pathways for independence.

No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.

And working with us isn’t just another job. It’s rewarding, inspiring, exciting and it provides an opportunity to make a real, positive impact on people’s lives. Plus, we’ll support you in reaching your aspirations and career goals, through comprehensive training and benefits.

The role of 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

Are you ready to be your best?

Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits! As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:

• At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays) pro rata
• A pension scheme with employer contributions
• A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
• Health and well‑being plans
• Life assurance
• Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
• Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities
• The full time equivalent for this role is 37.5 hours

Job Reference:226478

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Build Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes 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.

Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.