We are looking to recruit a reliable, proactive, and passionate person to become a Project Worker and join our team at Oakfield Road, a Supported Housing service in Newport on a full-time, permanent basis.
Job Specifics:
For this position, it is essential that the successful candidate has a driver's license and access to a car.
Full Time – 37 hours
Permanent Contract
Salary for this role is £25,486
Work Pattern: Rolling Rota
Sleep-ins every week
Where does the role fit in?
Oakfield House is a service that provides a housing solution for people where they can practice and gain independent living skills to improve their opportunity to sustain a tenancy in the near future. The team at Oakfield House will work positively and proactively with clients to change their lives by helping them to establish accommodation back within the community.
Oakfield House consists of 5 individual accommodation spaces and communal areas where the team can carry out workshops and activities that teach new skills or develop existing ones.
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.
Your day will consist of:
Engaging and interacting with our service users
Writing and following a support plan with the individual you are supporting
Delivering workshops relating to tenancy management and health and wellbeing
Liaising with external agencies
Addressing any additional needs, the people we support might have
Who we are looking for:
Please demonstrate in your application form how you:
Have knowledge of housing related support and benefit systems
Have knowledge of mental health & substance misuse
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
Pobl Benefits:
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
Employee Discounts
Mileage Paid at 45p per mile