Project Worker

Sanctuary Group; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization is hiring a Project Worker in Saffron Walden to help individuals facing homelessness regain independence. This role involves assessing needs, providing support, and liaising with external services. The ideal candidate has experience with vulnerable adults and a relevant NVQ qualification. Benefits include 25 days of vacation, pension contributions, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

At least 25 days paid holiday

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Health and well-being plans

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience working with homeless adults.
• Flexibility and positivity in a team setting.
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Support customers to maximize independence.
• Assess needs and write support plans.
• Liaise with external support links.

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

Ability to react quickly to changing priorities

NVQ3 in Health and Social Care, or willingness to work towards

Education

NVQ3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Overview

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Project Worker at our Homelessness Service Bromfield House, Saffron Walden.

Sanctuary Supported Living specialises 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, not-for-profit, and we focus 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. Working with us isn’t just another job. It’s rewarding, inspiring, exciting and provides an opportunity to make a real, positive impact on people’s lives. We’ll support you in reaching your aspirations and career goals through comprehensive training and benefits.

The Role

The role of Project Worker will include:

• Providing support to encourage 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

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

Salary: £14.01 per hour

Hours: 30 hours per week

Location: Bromfield House, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3EE

Job Reference: 226295

Additional information

Department: Health and Social Care (Qualified and Non-Qualified)

Closing Date: .

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK. If you are applying internally, please use your internal careers account to submit your application. We may withdraw this advertisement at any time; please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. We are a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds to support this mission and will make adjustments throughout your application process in line with Sanctuary’s Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support an inclusive environment for employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office 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.