Project Worker
Location: Weston Foyer, St Ives Rd, Weston Super Mare BS23 3XX
Salary: £12.50 per hour
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Project Worker at our Homelessness Service at Weston Foyer, Weston Super Mare.
At Sanctuary Supported Living, we specialise 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, but we’re not-for-profit and we think locally by putting our customers at the heart of what we do.
The role of Project Worker will include:
* Providing support to encourage our customers who have faced homelessness to maximise their own potential and independence
* Being a first point of call to receive and direct all customer queries
* Supporting progress towards independence in managing positive mental health
* Offering one-to-one support as required
* Promoting safety by undertaking risk assessments and reviewing customers’ needs
* Regularly assessing the needs of customers, writing, and updating support plans
* Developing professional relationships with customers, using appropriate and clear communication to ensure their personal choice, privacy and dignity is maintained
* Delivery of small group activities to promote recovery and well-being
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)
* 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
Job Reference: 222392 - #SSL
Closing Date: 22 December 2024
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
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.
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