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SalaryPart Time Project Worker
Longford Road, Bognor Regis
£12.09
22.5 hours per week, shifts on a 2 week rolling rota
Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging role, where you will be making a positive change to people’s lives.
If you are passionate about supporting people, then we want to hear from you, as we may have your perfect opportunity!
We’ve a great opportunity for an experienced Project Worker with the passion and drive to help our customers achieve independent living. Longford Road offers a mix of short-term, accommodation based support to adults experiencing mental health issues.
We support people to maintain a tenancy, and assist with recovery by using the Well-being Star, which is a highly regarded tool for supporting with recovery and is used by the NHS and many other organisations. If you want to make a real difference in people’s lives, this is a rewarding opportunity to come and work within an established and experienced team.
Shift Pattern:
Week 1- Wednesday and Friday, 2pm to 10pm and Saturday, 9am to 5pm
Week 2 -Tuesday and Friday 2pm to 10pm and Sunday, 9am to 5pm
We value our team and encourage learning and progression through our comprehensive induction programme, as well as on-going training to develop new and existing skills and encourage progression.
Sanctuary also offers a great employee rewards scheme, where you will be able to receive a variety of discounts from major retailers.
The role of Project Worker will include:
- Ensuring that relevant support is provided for our customers to maximise their own potential and level of independence
- Promote safe working practices by undertaking risk assessments within legislative frameworks
- Regularly assessing the needs of our customers, writing and updating support plans
- Being a first point of call to receive and direct all customer enquiries
- Developing professional relationships with customers, using appropriate and clear communication to ensure that customers maintain personal choice, privacy and dignity
Skills and experiences:
- Previous experience of working in social care, or with adults with mental health needs
- Experience of managing benefits claims would be advantageous
- Good interpersonal and customer care skills with an approachable attitude
- Reacting effectively to highly pressured situations
- Good skills in maintain accurate records and support plans
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft packages and internet communications
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or willing to work towards, is essential
Why work for us?
We’re united in working together to help customers on their pathways for independence, and our people are the single, biggest influence on our success.
No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.
We won the West Midlands Care Employer Award 2022-23, in recognition of our commitment to our staff and supporting our teams to be their best. We’ve also been awarded Investors in People Gold status for the second time – because we value our people and have a strong focus on inclusion, teamwork, and empowerment.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where you can grow and thrive. And like our customers, we know everyone is different, and we’ll support you to be your best self. We’ll develop your skills and experiences, celebrate success, and turn any setbacks into motivation.
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:
- £12.09 per hour
- 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
We are proud to support the Department of Health and Social Care’s ‘Made with Care’ campaign to encourage more people to apply to work in adult social care. If you’re considering a caring career, we have many rewarding roles at Sanctuary Supported Living. For more information on the campaign click here
Download our Recruitment Pack to learn more about Sanctuary culture and how you can #BeYourBest
Closing Date: 30 January 2024
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
For an insight into what it’s like to work for Sanctuary Supported Living, take a look at our careers page, or find us on Twitter,Facebook,LinkedInand YouTube.
Together we can be our best so that our customers can be their best.
#BeYourBest
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.
