Project Worker

Sanctuary Group; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A national not-for-profit organization is seeking a Project Worker for its Homelessness Service in King's Lynn. The role involves providing support to encourage independence for customers who have faced homelessness. Key responsibilities include assessing needs, developing support plans, and liaising with external services. The ideal candidate will possess experience in homelessness services and strong organizational skills. This position offers benefits including up to 30 days holiday, a pension scheme, and various health plans.

Benefits

At least 25 days paid holiday

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Online discounts and rewards

Health and well-being plans

Life assurance

Flexible working opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience required in supporting individuals facing homelessness.
• Must have a strong 'can-do' attitude.
• Candidates should demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to customers facing homelessness.
• Assess and update support plans for customers.
• Develop relationships with customers to ensure personal choice.

Skills

Experience of working with adults who have experienced homelessness

Enthusiastic and flexible

Ability to work as part of a team

Strong organisational skills

Ability to react quickly to changing priorities

Job description

Overview

Sanctuary Supported Living is recruiting for a Project Worker at our Homelessness Service, Astwell House, King’s Lynn. We specialize 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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• 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

"All Sanctuary Group job information is correct at the time of publishing. This role description may be amended to reflect the changing needs of the service."