Project Worker

Sanctuary Group; West Suffolk; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in the UK is seeking a Temporary Project Worker to assist individuals facing homelessness. In this role, you will provide encouragement and support, assess needs, and create support plans. The ideal candidate has experience in homelessness services and holds or is willing to pursue an NVQ3 in Health and Social Care. This position offers 37.5 hours per week with competitive pay and various benefits.

Benefits

At least 25 days paid holiday

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Online discounts from major retailers

Health and well‑being plans

Life assurance

Flexible working opportunities

Tax-efficient savings

Qualifications

• Proven experience providing support to individuals facing homelessness.
• Ability to manage personal relationships while respecting privacy and dignity.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to encourage customers toward independence.
• Assess customer needs and write support plans.
• Act as the first point of call for customer queries.

Skills

Experience of working with adults who have experienced homelessness

Strong organisational skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Enthusiastic and flexible with a strong can-do attitude

Ability to react quickly to changing priorities

Education

NVQ3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Sanctuary Supported Living is recruiting a Temporary Project Worker for our Homelessness Service at The Limes, 12 Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HB.

Role: Temporary project worker – 37.5 hours per week, £13.34 per hour, for up to 6 months.

The Limes, 12 Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HB

Responsibilities

• Provide support to encourage our customers who have faced homelessness to maximise their own potential and independence
• Assess customers’ needs by writing and updating support plans
• Act as the first point of call to receive and direct all customer queries
• Develop relationships with customers, ensuring that customers maintain personal choice, privacy, and dignity
• Liaise with external support links to improve customers’ confidence, health and wellbeing and offer training and encouragement towards employment and education
• Handle occasional emergency situations
• Keep accurate and high-quality written records

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 while working to deadlines and targets
• NVQ3 in Health and Social Care, or willingness to work towards it is essential

Benefits

• At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service (plus public holidays)
• 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 flexible working opportunities
• Tax‑efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities

Job Reference: 226649

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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 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.

Building 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.

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