Project Worker

saha; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supported housing provider in the UK is seeking a Support Worker to engage with young males aged 18-25 who have experienced homelessness. You will work on empowering residents to develop independent living skills and enhance their strengths. The role requires resilience, effective communication, and knowledge of community resources. Benefits include financial bonuses, generous leave, and comprehensive training.

Benefits

£100 starting bonus

26 days annual leave

Birthday off

High Street discount scheme

Pension with life assurance

Discounted private medical insurance

Occupational Sick Pay

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Experience supporting vulnerable individuals or groups.
• Flexibility with working hours based on service needs.
• Understanding of asset-based approaches in support work.

Responsibilities

• Build trust and rapport with clients.
• Assist clients in developing independent living skills.
• Encourage engagement in social activities.

Skills

Confident communicator

Relationship building

Resilience

Knowledge of community resources

Job description

About The Role

Exciting opportunity for a Support Worker based in our supported housing service at The Limes. The Limes provides a supported accommodation service for young males aged 18-25 years old, you will engage creatively with residents who are or who have recently experienced homelessness to identify, and enable the growth of their strengths and talents as you work with them to develop the skills and resources to transform their lives and enable independent living.

As a Support Worker

you will need to:

• Get to know and build the trust of our clients
• Help clients to live independently
• Encourage participation in social and leisure programmes
• Support residents with the practicalities of everyday living

About You

A Support Worker will instinctively share Salvation Army Homes delivery values and behaviours, loving your work, helping people to thrive and always finding a way to be effective.

You will need to:

• Be a confident and capable communicator, not fazed by difficult situations
• Be able to build trusting, professional relationships and have a high level of resilience.
• Take an asset-based approach to empowering people to develop their skills, strengths and talents.
• Have good knowledge or experience of working with homeless people, and / or supporting vulnerable people or groups,
• Understand or learn about community resources and organisations that can help our clients
• Able to be flexible with working hours to accommodate a working Rota in conjunction with the needs of the service and team members

Benefits of working as a support worker

In return for helping to transform lives, we want to help you to transform your lifestyle by giving you access to some great benefits. This includes,

• £100 when you start work, plus £250 at 6 months’ service and another £250 at 12 months’ service
• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 days
• An extra day off on your birthday
• A High Street discount scheme (great savings both on and off-line)
• Pension with life assurance
• Discounted private medical insurance
• Loans available for financial emergencies
• Occupational Sick Pay
• A full Induction package and training relevant to the role
• Long service awards from 2.5 years
• Support to learn and develop your career

About Us

A registered social landlord and one of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK, Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society - mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness.

Salvation Army Homes committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed, however, we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets, but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement services to our residents. That’s where you come in.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.