Project Worker - Young People

Apply now Job no: 509436
Work type: Part time
Salary: 26,072.00 FTE (£13.55 per hr)
Location: Monmouthshire
Categories: All Support roles, Homelessness / Risk of homelessness, Young Persons
Job Description: Customer & Community (Support)

It is essential that the successful candidate has a driver's license and access to a car.

Our service gives young people experiencing homelessness a housing solution. Our service offers housing related support to assist our service users to move into their own tenancy and gain independence.

Job Specifics:

Part-time – 18 hours

 

Salary for this role is £26,072.00 FTE

 

Permanent Contract

 

Work Pattern: Days, evenings, Sleep-ins and weekend availability

 

What is great about the role?

Here you will find a welcoming team who are all enthusiastic and motivated to empower the people we support to live independently. This is a really rewarding role where you will see the people we support develop and grow and build on their confidence to be able to move on into their own tenancy. 

Our motivation is to ensure we equip these individuals with the knowledge and tools they need to live independently. This is a challenging role and you will be faced with complex behaviours and needs, including alcohol misuse, mental health, substance misuse and offending behaviour. You will work with a range of different personalities and behaviours so you will need to be able to adapt your approach to engage with a diverse cliental.

Your day will consist of:

  • Engaging and interacting with our service users
  • Writing and following a support plan with the individual you are supporting
  • Delivering workshops relating to tenancy management and health and wellbeing
  • Liaising with external agencies
  • Addressing any additional needs, the people we support might have

Who we are looking for:

Please demonstrate in your application form how you:

  • Have knowledge of housing related support and benefit systems
  • Have good organisation, IT and record keeping skills  
  • Can work part of a team and on an individual basis
  • Deal with difficult situations
  • Have good listening skills

Pobl Benefits 

  • 26 days holiday entitlement (pro rata) plus Bank holidays, rising to 27 days after 1 years’ service or cash equivalent of 1 days’ annual leave
  • Pension scheme 
  • Sick Pay, rising with length of service up to 6 months full pay after 4 years (from 1st November)   
  • Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
  • Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral) 
  • Time for Talking – a free counselling service 
  • Health Cash Plan 
  • Savings Scheme 
  • Training and progression opportunities
  • Pobl Wellbeing Team
  • Long Service Awards
  • Colleague Discount platform (from 1st November)
  • Blue Light Card Eligibility giving discounts at 15,000 brands
  • Mileage Paid at 45p per mile

We anticipate for interviews to take place on the 30th and 31st October.

FREDIE

At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group, and we encourage you to apply now.   

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact support.talent@poblgroup.co.uk

Scheme Location

Woodstock House, Regent Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5BP – Regent Street - Google Maps

What do you need to do now?   

If you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm required to be our next difference maker, please follow the prompts to apply now. We occasionally close a vacancy before the end date as we actively review our applications and will sometimes progress to interview very quickly, we would love to hear from you so please apply now to start your Pobl journey.

Further information on the role can also be found on the Job Description.

Position Description

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