Our Monmouthshire Supported housing accommodation Service is looking for two Project Workers to join their team working in the Abergavenny scheme. These are Part-time (18hrs & 19hrs), permanent positions working on a rolling rota which includes working days, evenings, weekends, bank holidays and sleep-in shifts.
It is essential that the successful candidate has a driver's license and access to a car.
Our service gives young people experiencing homelessness a housing solution. Our service offers housing related support to assist our service users to move into their own tenancy and gain independence., Here you will find a welcoming team who are all enthusiastic and motivated to empower the people we support to live independently. This is a really rewarding role where you will see the people we support develop and grow and build on their confidence to be able to move on into their own tenancy.
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
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
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
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