Project Worker Homelessness

Caledonia House, Thetford

£12.50 effective from 1 April 2024

37.5 hours per week – 3 week rolling rota, shifts between 8.30am and 7pm, including 1 weekend in 3

Do you want a role where no two days are the same and you will be making a real impact to the lives of our customers?

Are you passionate about supporting people and looking for a rewarding career?

If this sounds like you then we may have your perfect opportunity!

We’re seeking a Project Worker at Caledonia House. At Sanctuary Supported Living, we are passionate about supporting people to live as independently as possible and to lead fulfilling lives. Caledonia House provides support to people experiencing, or are at risk of, homelessness.

We value our team and encourage learning and progression through our 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 offers a great employee rewards scheme, where you will be able to receive a variety of discounts from major retailers.

Learn more about our Homelessness Services at Sanctuary Supported Living

The role of Project Worker will include:

• Ensuring that relevant support is provided to encourage our customers to maximise their own potential and level of independence

• Being responsible for assessing customers’ needs and maintaining support plans
• Liaising with external support links to improve customers’ confidence, health and wellbeing and offer training and encouragement towards employment and education
• Handling occasional emergency situations

Skills and experiences:

• Experience of working with vulnerable adults, people with mental health needs or substance misuse
• NVQ3 in Health & Social Care, or willing to work towards
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Good communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate a positive and accepting approach to customers whatever their needs

• Some knowledge of relevant legislative and regulatory requirements
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft packages and internet communications

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:

• £12.50 per hour
• At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays)
• 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

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

Download our Recruitment Pack to learn more about Sanctuary culture and how you can #BeYourBest

Closing Date: 17 March 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.