Project Worker

Our client is one of the largest providers of supported accommodation services various clients such as young people, clients with a history of homelessness, resettlement, health and substance misuse issues. They aim to help vulnerable people find opportunities to change their lives and futures.

Job role:

To provide effective day to day shift cover that supports the aims of the project and encourages the full participation of young people, as well as to support the work of the project by providing a responsive service.

Ensure that safeguarding and addressing the immediate needs of the young persons is paramount to service delivery.

Duties:

• To monitor and review risk plans in line with policy guidelines and procedure and to minimise risk to young people by identifying, reporting and following up any safeguarding concerns and incidents.
• Provide a safe, welcoming, good standard of accommodation. Once referrals are accepted to ensure that young people are made to feel comfortable and are given information concerning the hostel and other local services.
• Work with mediation workers to enable young people to move back home if appropriate.
• To support young people to work towards gaining greater independence through participation, at service and organisation level and within the wider community.
• To promote the projects internal feedback methods such as the complaints procedure and to respond positively to suggestions.
• To take personal responsibility for feeding back to colleagues/managers any information or comments that would contribute to ensuring the service is relevant and responsive.
• To work with our young people to identify activities that they would like to take part in, to prepare them for independence and move through. To ensure young people are assisted to access such activities internally / externally.
• To run activities or small groups in response to identified needs or as part of an organisational wide programme of group work.
• To support young people that are ready to move into work, education or training by assisting them to access suitable courses or placements.

Experience required:

• A good understanding of the possible issues involved in working with vulnerable young people and at-Risk young adults in a residential setting and how ‘Every Child Matters’ relates to the young people living in temporary accommodation.
• An awareness of effective ways of working with this client group, often with complex needs likely to include, mental health, substance misuse, physical & emotional health conditions, gang & offending.
• Experience of working in a high-pressured environment where people may present with difficult and challenging behaviours.
• Experience of the principles of risk and needs assessment, planning, goal setting, and reviewing.
• An understanding of the range of possible approaches appropriate to working with a difficult to engage or chaotic client group.
• An understanding of the principles underlying quality of services working with young people.
• An understanding of the methods that could be used to develop life skills and involvement in meaningful ETE activity.
• A good understanding of the possible issues involved in working with/looking after children in a residential setting.
• An ability and willingness to work a rota that may include early, late and occasional waking night shifts and covers weekdays and weekends.

If you feel that you fully meet the above outlined criteria for this role and would like to apply for this post, please forward your CV for consideration or call Jade directly at Barker Ross Health and Social Care on 0115 9418131.

• Please note the above outlined experience is the 'minimum' first stage criteria for this role, we will therefore be unable to consider your application unless you are able to demonstrate a relevant work history in line with this position.