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Project Worker

Building Recruitment Company
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 3 days
Location

Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 2ED, England

Contract type

Full Time

Life Insurance

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  • The Project Worker position is located in Swindon and offers a salary of £14.89 PAYE or £15.02 Umbrella for a 37.5-hour work week.
  • This role involves supporting individuals with a background of homelessness and various needs, aiming to promote their independence.
  • Candidates should have experience in the local authority, voluntary, independent, charity, or social housing sector.
  • Preferred qualifications include knowledge of substance misuse issues and a successful track record in service development.
  • The position is temporary to permanent, and the role offers benefits such as annual leave, competitive pension, and professional development opportunities.
Project Worker LOCATION:               Swindon   HOURS:                     37.5SALARY:                   £14.89 PAYE or £15.02 Umbrella DURATION: TEMP - PERM Executive Summary:Our client is looking for a Project Worker to and be part of their dedicated supported housing team and help with their mission to end homelessness by supporting people towards independence. Based within the Supported Housing team, you will be responsible for the delivery of an effective, high-quality, person-centred support service to service users with a background of homelessness and a range of low to medium needs. These include entrenched drug and/or alcohol issues, mental health issues and a range of offending backgrounds. You will support service users and promote engagement through the development of positive relationships, providing support to move towards independence.  Day to day duties: 
  1. Responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the support service to a caseload of up to 20 service users.
  2. Assess and create support plans and risk assessments.
  3. Take a positive, trauma-informed approach to working with service users with complex needs and challenging behaviour.
  4. Conduct regular reviews of support plans and risk assessments as required.
  5. Take a pro-active approach to multi-agency working e.g. the police, social services.
  6. Ensure a high standard of customer service is upheld.
  7. To attend team meetings and take part in service policy and planning.
  8. To keep up to date with legislation affecting housing and welfare benefits.
  9. To ensure all case work is properly recorded and all service offers and outcomes are entered clearly onto the case management system.
  10. To deal with the immediate support needs of the Service users as appropriate.
  11. To assess resident safety and develop risk management strategies.
  12. To ensure that all written work both for internal and external use is of a high standard.
  13. Carry out inspections of properties to ensure that they are maintained to a good standard.
  14. Take appropriate action to deal with breaches of licence agreements.
  15. Ensure void turnaround times are kept to a minimum.
 Preferred Requirements: 
  • Experience within local authority, voluntary, independent, charity or social housing sector desirable.
  • Knowledge in identifying and dealing with substance misuse issues desirable.
  • Successful track record in developing services in response to changing needs and demands.
 Perm Benefits: 
  • 25 days Annual Leave, rising to 30 days with service
  • Competitive Pension
  • Life Assurance Cover, currently set at 5 x annual salary
  • A Health Plan
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Charity worker discounts
  • Professional Development
 To apply for this role, please send an up to date CV to   or or call Olly Hodgkinson on .

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.