Overview
Sanctuary Supported Living is recruiting for a Specialist Project Worker at our Homelessness Service, Grove Park, St Edmunds. Base pay range is provided by Sanctuary Supported Living. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Location details: Northgate Street, 11 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HQ. 37.5 hours per week.
Base pay range
£13.95 per hour
37.5 hours per week
Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Specialist Project Worker at our Homelessness Service, Grove Park, St Edmunds. 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 are a national not-for-profit organisation focused on putting customers at the heart of what we do, supporting them on their pathways to independence.
No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day. It’s rewarding, inspiring, exciting and provides an opportunity to make a real, positive impact on people’s lives. We offer comprehensive training and benefits to help you grow.
Responsibilities
* Providing support to encourage customers who have faced homelessness to maximise their own potential and independence.
* Ensuring the smooth running of the service, promoting the service effectively to others.
* Working closely with staff and customers to deliver a high quality, intensive support service.
* Managing a team of Project Workers.
* Recruiting, developing, and training staff within appropriate legislative or NVQ frameworks and devising effective and well-run staff rotas.
* Overseeing and monitoring the quality of risk tools, assessments, and personalised support plans.
* Liaising with staff to ensure positive outcomes, with a focus on maintaining tenancies and move-on objectives.
* Promoting safe working practices by undertaking risk assessments to support, reduce or eliminate risks.
* Completing and monitoring health and safety checks within the service.
Skills and experiences (Qualifications)
* NVQ3 in Health & Social Care, or willing to work towards
* Proven experience of working with a similar customer group is essential
* Previous housing related support is desirable
* Sound knowledge of housing management including rents, tenancies and health and safety
* Good understanding of occupancy agreements
* Ability to work on your own initiative and to react effectively under pressure
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 Cycle to Work scheme
* A wide range of learning and development opportunities
Additional information
Job Reference: 225213
We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK. If you are applying internally, use your internal careers account to submit your application. We may withdraw this advertisement at any time.
Inclusion is one of our core values. We are a diverse, inclusive organisation and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds. We will make adjustments throughout the application process in line with Sanctuary’s Disability Confident employer status.
Building Equality and Diversity: Sanctuary Group encourages applications from diverse backgrounds to support an inclusive environment. We work with the Home Office to prevent illegal working. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for. Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.
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