Project Lead

Project Lead – Indigo Project Rotherham & Barnsley - Homeless Services

22.2 Hours per Week, Permanent

Could you empower someone to gain the most from their life?

We believe that everyone has a right to a safe and secure place to call home, and the stability that it brings.  Our aim is to help our customers secure and maintain a stable, independent home.

We offer safe and secure spaces for homeless people and families to live in. We also offer services for people who are at risk of becoming homeless.  We work with customers in their own homes to develop the skills they need to confidently manage their tenancy. 

Are you a Project Lead looking for a new challenge or an inspiring manager looking for an opportunity to develop their skills and gain valuable experience of managing a Project.

We are recruiting to a part-time Project Lead position at Indigo Rotherham & Barnsley, two of our Homeless Services.

The role of Project Lead is to manage a Project in Rotherham providing support, and housing management with the aim of reducing homelessness and social exclusion to extremely vulnerable and those customers with complex needs.  You will manage 3 Key Workers who offer intensive daily personalised support to 15 customers to develop the skills necessary to maximise their independence.

Crucially you should have a sound understanding of professional boundaries, safeguarding and risk management.  Along with great interpersonal skills, and experience of stakeholder management.

For our perfect candidate we are offering a support and coaching to develop you in this role.

Our Benefits

• Starting Salary: 4BC £31,276 per annum, pro rata - plus Essential car user allowance £94.36 per month and mileage expenses
• Working Hours: Wednesday – Friday (22.2 hrs)
• Generous holiday entitlement – 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays, plus an additional 4 SYHA days (Pro Rata)
• Pension contribution
• Flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time
• Excellent benefits including:
  • SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts.  Plus advice and resources on health eating, financial wellbeing, exercise and mastering your mental health
  • Westfield Health (employer paid)
  • Counselling
  • Discounted Gym membership
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you. 

More about the role:

As Project Lead you will be responsible for the day to day management of the service.  You will lead, coach and support a team of three Key Workers to undertake their roles effectively.  The Project Lead will have a good understanding of person centred, strength based support to achieve excellent outcomes for our customers. 

You will be responsible for managing the performance of the project to deliver a high quality service for customers against key performance indicators set by our Commissioners.

Who you are: 

Delivering a high quality homeless service is a challenging but rewarding role. You will have a real commitment to managing a team to support our customers to achieve their aspirations, goals and help them maximise their full potential. The successful candidate must be an effective communicator, have great prioritising and organisational skills. The successful candidate would need to:

• Demonstrate resilience.
• Have a flexible approach to problem solving and be confident making decisions.
• Sound understanding of professional boundaries, safeguarding and risk management.
• Able to coach and support staff working in the community

Who we are:

At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.

Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways – from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.

Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience.

For the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 this is an excluded job.

For an Informal Discussion Contact: Jonpaul Burke, Service Manager. Email: j.burke@syha.co.uk

Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 4^th February 2024

Interview Date: Monday 12th February 2024