Project Worker

Exciting opportunity for a Project Worker based in our Maida Street service in Manchester on a 12 month fixed term contract key working a case load of young people who are at risk of being put on remand helping them maintain alternative accommodation in the community.

AtSalvationArmy Homes we are dedicated to providing comprehensive good quality housing services support and resettlement.

As a Project Worker you willbe working our residents who are engaged with the criminal justice system support them to avoid remand and move on to independent living in partnership with the Youth Justice team. You will also:

• Provide individual service users with the best possible comprehensive supported housing service
• Act as keyworker to a caseload of residents
• Enable residents to achieve their goals and aspirations and the opportunity to identify and develop their talents through a range of activities and engagements
• Develop and promote this exciting pilot project

You will be passionate about making a difference and thrive in a fastpaced environment where no two days are the same. You will instinctively work in a manner that aligns fully with SalvationArmy Homes delivery values and behaviours demonstrating energy and passion along with a positive can do attitude in your daily contribution to transforming lives.

You will beable to:

• Motivate young people to recognise and unlock their talents to enable them to achieve their full potential
• Engage and relate to young people aged 1618 years
• Build trusting professional relationships and have a high level of resilience
• Take an assetbased approach to empowering people to develop their skills strengths and talents
• Support clients to sustain their accommodation and manage their license agreement
• Have good knowledge or experience of working with homeless people and / or supporting vulnerable people or groups
• Apply safeguarding principles and practices which will be at the core of your work
• You will need to be able to work outside normal office hours and be flexible in your approach to working with young people

We really want you to be able to succeed in your work withSalvationArmy Homes so in return for helping to transform lives we want to help you to transform your lifestyle by giving you access to some great benefits in addition to the above salary includes:

• 100 when you start work plus 250 at 6 months service and another 250 at 12 months service
• Long service awards from 2.5 years
• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays
• An extra day off on your birthday
• A High Street discount scheme (great savings both on and offline)
• Pension with life assurance
• Discounted private medical insurance
• Loans available for financial emergencies
• Occupational Sick Pay
• A full Induction package and training relevant to the role
• Support to learn and develop your career

A registered social landlord andone of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness.

Salvation Army Homesis committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths creating person centred individualised strategies and plans that transform lives support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed however we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive good quality housing services support and resettlement. services to our residents. Thats where you come in.

As an equal opportunities employerSalvation Army Homesis committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age disability sex sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race or ethnicity religion or belief gender identity or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply forSalvation Army Homesopportunities without concern of bias or discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.