Main characteristics
- Location
- Bristol (County)
- Company
- St Mungo's
- Salary
- £27621 - £31496/annum
- Employment type
- Contract
- Category
- Charity
Job summary
Support Worker / Project WorkerBristol
£27,621 - £31,496
Do you have good listening and communication skills and an interest in supporting vulnerable people in Bristol?
This post is offered as a fixed term contract until 27 October 2024
We are looking for people to join our Bristol Complex Needs in St George as a Project Worker. The service provides accommodation and housing related support to people experiencing homelessness; dedicated to providing a safe, high quality and inclusive service to people while they are living in the hostel, and a positive move-on into independent housing.
In the role of Project Worker, you will:
* Oversee a caseload of clients and provide ongoing 1-1 support in an approachable, caring and person-centred way.
* Provide practical and personal support to clients with complex needs around areas such as housing and health.
* Have a good understanding of a person centred approach and how to provide the right support to clients to meet individual needs, identifying personal aims and ambitions and making plans to achieve them.
* Work with the team, external statutory agencies and voluntary organisations to ensure everyone has access to available support.
* Continue to develop your skills further around working with clients in a holistic way, and to gain a deeper understanding of housing and benefits law, and other specialist areas through training, supervision and line management support.
In this role you will work on a weekly shift rota including early and late shifts, weekends and bank holidays. In some of these roles condensed hours can be offered and staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday.
About you
We are looking for enthusiastic people with experience of dealing with complex and difficult situations in relation to people and helping people throughout difficult periods and a process of change. You should also demonstrate:
* A sound understanding of the issues faced by people experiencing homelessness, and the difficulties they can experience in accessing services.
* Some experience of liaising with a number of individuals or agencies to achieve effective outcomes for others.
* Excellent communication and listening skills and the ability to work with a variety of different people.
* The ability to work in a role that supports vulnerable people and maintain high level of contact with clients on a day to day basis.
* Above all, you should have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives and a non-judgemental approach to working with people with complex needs.
How to apply
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Closing date: 10am on 6 December 2023
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