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Specialist Project Worker Part Time
Park Road, Hunstanton
£12.90
30 hours per week – early and late shifts including some weekends
Are you looking for an exciting and varied role where no two days are the same?
Are you passionate about supporting people?
Can you work under pressure and manage challenging situations?
We have a great opportunity for a Specialist Project Worker to join our friendly team at Park Road where we provide customer-centred support to people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.
At Sanctuary Supported Living, we are passionate about supporting customers to live as independently as possible and to lead fulfilling lives.
We are looking for candidates who can offer flexibility, pride themselves on having excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to form positive working relationships with people from varied backgrounds.
We provide a comprehensive induction programme as well as on-going training to develop new and existing skills and encourage progression. Sanctuary has their own Learning and Development Academy, who provide a wide range of training courses, open to all.
Sanctuary also has a great employee Rewards scheme, where you will be able to receive a variety of discounts from major retailers.
If you want to make a positive impact to people’s lives and value kindness and patience with the ability to treat others with dignity and respect this is a great opportunity to come and work in a positive environment with a dedicated, established team who are passionate about providing excellent support to our customers.
The role of Specialist Project Worker will include:
- Supporting our customers to maximise their independence and move forward with their lives
- Always ensuring the smooth daily running of the service and to promote the service effectively to others
- Managing a team of Project Workers
- Working with external agencies such as mental health and drug and alcohol professionals to support customers in accessing specialised support services
- Overseeing and monitoring the quality of risk tools, assessments, and personalised support plans
- Liaising with staff to ensure positive outcomes, with a focus on maintaining tenancies and move on objectives
- Promoting safe working practices by undertaking risk assessments to support, reduce or eliminate risks
- Completing and monitoring health and safety checks within the service
Skills and experiences:
- NVQ3 in Health & Social Care, or willing to work towards
- Proven experience of working with a similar customer group is essential
- Sound knowledge of housing management including voids and arrears management
- Good understanding of occupancy agreements
- Experience in support planning, key working, risk assessment and safeguarding
- Good communication skills
- The ability to work on your own initiative and to react effectively under pressure
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:
- £12.90 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
Read the full job profile here
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Closing Date: 11 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, LinkedIn and 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.
