The role of Project Worker is a front-line service role reporting to the Scheme / Registered Manager within the Places Department of the Housing, Support and Wellbeing Service (see the organisation’s Structure Chart for more information). The post holder will be an active and effective member of the team, working with colleagues and the Scheme / Registered Manager to deliver high quality housing related support, guidance and advice to a wide range of vulnerable and socially excluded clients and sometimes their children.
Working as part of a highly professional team, the Project Worker will prevent homelessness by supporting clients to change habits and behaviours that hinder the progression of their lives. The work includes empowerment to enable others to take control of their lives and achieve a number of key outcomes, including:
• Independent living skills
• parenting and childcare skills
• Community links and social inclusion
• Meaningful occupation and pathways to employment
• Social skills and self management
• Quality of life and aspirations
• Health and wellbeing
• Financial management and economic wellbeing
• Reduction in offending behaviour
• Management of alcohol and substance misuse issues
• Keeping safe.
She / he will support the values of the organisation and work to ensure they are upheld at all times.
Delivering service to a high standard is paramount to this role when working with people of complex and challenging support needs. The postholder is expected to utilise their personal skills in order to persuade, engage and motivate individuals, leading to secure positive outcomes for each client. This enables clients to move / sustain their accommodation and avoid eviction.
This is a varied and demanding hands-on role, requiring a timely and professional approach. It requires appropriate self initiative thinking and actions to respond to the needs of vulnerable and socially excluded adults (and in the Parental Assessment Scheme, their children). Therefore knowledge of housing (both social and with care) and a keen interest and experience of working with vulnerable, socially excluded adults would be an asset in this role. It is acknowledged that out of office hours shift working is required.