Single Homeless Project has an opportunity for a Project Worker Complex Needs to join our experienced and committed teams based in Islington. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis. In return, you will receive a competitive salary starting at £28,247.60 and rising incrementally to £30,342.85 per annum.
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life? Do you have the commitment, enthusiasm and resilience needed, to work with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities? If the answer is yes, this could be the role for you.
About the Project Worker Complex Needs role:
SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 10,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated staff member for our Complex Needs Accommodation Service. This Project is a 15 bed mixed gender supported accommodation based in Islington. The role will require you to work alongside the Regional Services Manager, to provide a high level of support to these clients.
You will be in a specialist role designed to work with people with complex support needs relating to mental ill health, physical health & substance use needs. You will also play a key part in reducing the risk of re-offending, liaising with external professionals, preventing homelessness and promoting the independence and social inclusion of these clients.
The working rota for this post is Monday-Friday (no weekend shifts) and a mixture of earlies (8am - 3.30pm) & lates (3pm - 10.30pm). We strongly welcome applications from local residents of Islington.
About you:
* Previous experience of working with people with complex support needs.
* Ability to manage a caseload and deliver positive outcomes utilising your knowledge of the health, social care and criminal justice sector.
* A flexible, innovative and creative approach to working with a sometimes hard to engage and challenging client group.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
* A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period
* A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am - 4pm) in non-accommodation services
* 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays)
* A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
* Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
* Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
Closing date: Wednesday 22nd January at midnight
Interview date: Tuesday 28th January in Kings Cross
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to join the Single Homeless Project team please click apply now to become our Project Worker Complex Needs - we'd like to hear from you!
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.
Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.
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