Project Support Worker

Working hours: 28-35 hours per week (4 or 5 days per week)
Interview Date: To be Confirmed
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If you are passionate about wanting to make a difference in people’s lives and are committed to developing a community, then we want to hear from you for our Project Support Worker opportunity.
The Bridge Project is a church-based day drop-in service for people facing homelessness, providing practical assistance with breakfast and hot lunches, laundry facilities, showers and toiletries, food parcels and clothes. Clients can access direct support from our Support Staff, as well as from third-party service providers including Housing, Drug and Alcohol Services, Nurses, and Mental Health teams. You will be intentional about integrating the homelessness and addictions work with the wider life of our Church.
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver a range of in-house support provisions designed to achieve successful outcomes
Facilitate regular client meetings, completing and updating individual support plans as required
Provide relevant and suitable options of external support provision, when identified support needs cannot be met through in-house provision
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:
Previous experience of working in a setting supporting vulnerable clients with knowledge of common support pathways
Ability to use your initiative in problem solving for the benefit of clients and colleagues
The ability to understand and successfully implement processes, procedures and policies related to your area of work
Demonstrable good communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey information to clients in a clear, effective and professional manner
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure Check of the Adult and Child workforce.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.