Project Worker

Project Worker

Southend Young Persons Service, Stanier Close, 51 Stanier Close, Southend on Sea, SS1 2NF

£14.01 per hour

30 hours per week

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Project Worker at our Southend Young Persons Service, supporting young adults aged 16-25 who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

At Sanctuary Supported Living, 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’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:

Regularly assessing the needs of customers by writing and updating support plans, and signposting access to education, training, and employment

Supporting customers in their day to day living i.e., with cooking and cleaning

Offering advice in relation to fulfilling tenancy conditions

Assisting customers with managing finances and welfare benefits

Encouraging social inclusion and helping customers to build their confidence, resilience, and self-esteem

Ensuring Sanctuary Supported Living delivers its safeguarding responsibilities

Skills and experiences:

Proven experience of working with vulnerable people

A positive approach to working with young people who have a range of needs

Good interpersonal and customer care skills, with an approachable attitude

Effective communication skills

Sound knowledge of action/support planning, key working, risk assessment and safeguarding

Ability to work on your own initiative

Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel or similar

NVQ3 in Health & Social Care, or willing to work towards

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)

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

Job Reference: 225772 - #SancSLiving

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

If you are applying internally, don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We work closely with the Home Office in order 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.