Project Worker

 

Project Worker

 

Selwyn House, 70 Norwich Street, Dereham, NR19 1AD

 

£12.50 per hour

 

37.5 hours per week

 

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Project Worker at our Homelessness Service, Selwyn House, Dereham.

 

At Sanctuary Supported Living, we specialise in delivering a wide range of personalised housing 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. We’re committed to being our best and helping customers to be their best, as we support them on their pathways for independence.

 

No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.

 

And working with us isn’t just another job. It’s rewarding, inspiring, exciting and it provides an opportunity to make a real, positive impact on people’s lives. Plus, we’ll support you in reaching your aspirations and career goals, through comprehensive training and benefits.

 

The role of Project Worker will include:

• Providing support to encourage our customers who have faced homelessness to maximise their own potential and independence
• Assessing customers’ needs by writing and updating support plans
• Being a first point of call to receive and direct all customer queries
• Developing relationships with customers, ensuring that customers maintain personal choice, privacy, and dignity
• Liaising with external support links to improve customers’ confidence, health and wellbeing and offer training and encouragement towards employment and education
• Handling occasional emergency situations
• Keeping accurate and high-quality written records

 

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
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential

 

Are you ready to be your best?

Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits! As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:

• At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays) pro rata
• 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
• The full time equivalent for this role is 37.5 hours

 

Job Reference: 219794

 

Closing Date: 18 August 20