Project Worker - Young People

Pobl Group; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Pobl Group is seeking a motivated Project Worker to support young care leavers in Newport. This full-time role includes engaging with service users, managing support plans, and providing practical advice on independent living. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of housing support and safeguarding, along with excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Sick Pay

Enhanced DBS paid for

Free counselling service

Health Cash Plan

Savings Scheme

Long Service Award

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting young people, particularly care leavers.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Flexibility and creativity in dealing with challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with service users and writing support plans.
• Conducting risk assessments and delivering workshops.
• Liaising with external agencies including Social Services.

Skills

Knowledge of housing related support

Good organization skills

IT skills

Record keeping skills

Good listening skills

Knowledge of Safeguarding

Job description

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• Categories: Support: All Support roles, Support: Homelessness / Risk of homelessness, Support: Young Persons

George Street, Newport has opportunity for a motivated and positive Project Worker to join their team on a 6 month fixed-term basis. This is a great opportunity to make a difference to the care leavers accessing the service.

Overview

Job Specifics

Full-Time – 37 hours

6 Fixed-term Contract

Salary for this role is £26,072.00

Work Pattern: Predominantly Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm / 12pm – 8pm with 1 weekend shifts every 3 weeks.

You will also be required to work the occasional weekend shift and may be required to carry out the occasional sleep-in shift depending on the needs of the service.

For this role it is essential that the successful candidate has a driver's license and has access to a car.

What is special about this opportunity?

George Street supports young people, predominantly between the ages of 16-18, who have typically led very difficult lives. Often, they’ve spent their childhood and adolescence in Local Authority care, experiencing many changes of home environment including different residential and foster homes.

The people we support are all Care Leavers who have involvement with Social Services. Many have experienced significant trauma brought on by abuse and neglect in early years. As a result, we work with young people who display a range of complex behaviours including attachment disorders, personality disorders, self-harm and parasuicide, risk taking behaviour, alcohol and substance misuse and offending behaviour.

How can I make a difference?

This opportunity to achieve a rewarding career in support making a difference to the young people accessing our service. You will act as a first point of contact and a role model for the young people we support. You will build positive relationships by helping them make a transition into independent living and advise on move on options. You will provide advice with budgeting and money management, including welfare benefits, as well as support them in a practical way, with regards to day to day living skills.

Project Worker Duties:

• Engaging and interacting with our service users
• Writing and following a support plan with the individual you are supporting
• Risk assessing and writing risk assessments
• Delivering workshops relating to tenancy management and health and wellbeing
• Liaising with external agencies including Social Services
• Carrying out safeguarding referrals
• Addressing any additional needs, the people we support might have
• Ensuring the day to day running of the service -overseeing and maintaining the regular operations of a service on a daily basis.

Who we are looking for:

Please demonstrate in your application form how you:

• 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
• knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding

Who are we looking for?

This role requires flexibility along with enthusiasm, motivation and creativity. You need the ability to work on your own initiative in a busy and dynamic role as well as being a positive team player. This role is for a passionate individual who believes they can make a difference to our service users. You will have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Sick Pay
• Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
• Time for Talking – a free counselling service
• Health Cash Plan
• Savings Scheme
• Long Service Award
• Long Service Awards
• Employee Discounts

FREDIE

At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group and we encourage you to apply now.

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact [e-mail] or 0300 3735262

What do you need to do now?

If you have the skills and experience required to be our next difference maker, please apply now. We We are interviewing quickly so please don’t delay in applying.

Further information can be found on the Job Description.