Project Worker (Waking Nights)

Our Monmouthshire Supported housing accommodation Service is looking for a Project Worker to join their team working in the Abergavenny scheme. This is a part-time (36hrs), Permanent position working waking nights. 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., It is essential that the successful candidate has a driver's license and access to a vehicle.

Who are Pobl Group?

Pobl Group are a proud employer of over 2,300 colleagues providing diverse services and making a difference in communities throughout Wales. Pobl is more than just a Housing Association, it's a multi-faceted business whose range of provision varies from care and support to individuals, through to commercial development activities. We are the largest support provider in Wales and our awesome teams share a passion for becoming the very best at what they do and love their jobs.

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.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to really make a difference to people's lives and help them, build on their confidence and skills to move into their own tenancies within the Monmouthshire area.

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

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

Job Specifics:
Part Time - 36 hours
Permanent Contract
Salary for this role is £24,797.19 (£13.25 per hour)
Work Pattern: 2-week Rolling Rota (Waking Nights) - Typically 09:30pm -07:30am, Pobl Benefits:
26 days holiday entitlement (pro rata) plus Bank holidays
Pension scheme
Sick Pay
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
Employee Discounts
Mileage Paid at 45p per mile
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