Project Worker - Waking Nights

Pobl Group; Great Manson; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A nonprofit organization supporting individuals in Monmouthshire is seeking a dedicated professional to provide housing related support to young people experiencing homelessness. You'll engage with service users, develop support plans, and liaise with external agencies. Candidates should possess knowledge of housing support systems and strong organizational skills. This rewarding role offers opportunities for personal development and a robust benefits package including holiday entitlement, pension scheme, and training opportunities.

Benefits

Opportunity to work additional hours

26 days holiday entitlement

Pension scheme

Sick Pay

Enhanced DBS paid for

Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)

Free counselling service

Health Cash Plan

Savings Scheme

Training and progression opportunities

Wellbeing Team

Long Service Awards

Colleague Discount platform

Mileage Paid at 45p per mile

Qualifications

• Knowledge of housing related support and benefit systems.
• Ability to deal with difficult situations and diverse cliental.

Responsibilities

• Engaging and interacting with service users.
• Writing and following a support plan.
• Liaising with external agencies.
• Addressing additional needs.

Skills

Knowledge of housing related support

Organizational skills

IT and record keeping skills

Good listening skills

Job description

Overview

Our service gives young people experiencing homelessness a housing solution. Our service offers housing related support to assist our service users to move into their own tenancy and gain independence. Here you will find a welcoming team who are all enthusiastic and motivated to empower the people we support to live independently. This is a really rewarding role where you will see the people we support develop and grow and build on their confidence to be able to move on into their own tenancy in the Monmouthshire area.

Responsibilities

• Engaging and interacting with our service users
• Writing and following a support plan with the individual you are supporting
• Liaising with external agencies
• Addressing any additional needs, the people we support might have

Our motivation is to ensure we equip these individuals with the knowledge and tools they need to live independently. This is a challenging role and you will be faced with complex behaviours and needs, including alcohol misuse, mental health, substance misuse and offending behaviour. You will work with a range of different personalities and behaviours so you will need to be able to adapt your approach to engage with a diverse cliental.

Requirements

• Have knowledge of housing related support and benefit systems
• Have good organisation, IT and record keeping skills
• Can work part of a team and on an individual basis
• Deal with difficult situations
• Have good listening skills

Benefits

• Opportunity to work additional hours/ overtime
• 26 days holiday entitlement (pro rata) plus Bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Sick Pay
• Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
• Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)
• Time for Talking - a free counselling service
• Health Cash Plan
• Savings Scheme
• Training and progression opportunities
• Pobl Wellbeing Team
• Long Service Awards
• Colleague Discount platform (from 1st November)
• Blue Light Card Eligibility giving discounts at 15,000 brands
• Mileage Paid at 45p per mile