3 x Project Workers

London - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 34116 - 38115

Posted on: 24-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Are you passionate about supporting and transforming the lives of people who are experiencing or recovering from homelessness

Were looking for Project Workers to join our dedicated Hither Green team at Spring Gardens and Hilda House. This is a great opportunity to be part of a specialist trauma-informed service supporting 68 highly vulnerable adults in Lewisham who have experienced homelessness and face multiple challenges including mental health issues complex needs substance use and trauma.

In the role of Project Worker you will be joining our busy client focused service to:

Use a person-centred approach to support clients in identifying and working towards their personal goals.
Respond to incidents and crises as part of a team prioritising safety and wellbeing.
Provide practical and emotional support in a caring approachable way.
Contribute to a safe high-quality accommodation service as part of a committed team.
Maintain accurate records related to client support housing management and health & safety.
Lead shifts on a rota basis ensuring effective task delegation and smooth service delivery.
Continue developing your skills to provide holistic supportwhile deepening your knowldedgeof housing and benefits law and other specialist areas - supported through training supervision and line management.

You will work on 8 weekly shift rota that includes early shifts 08:00-18:00 late shifts 13:00-22:30 weekends 08:00-20:30 and bank holidays. For this role 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 inspirational people who have aa genuine desire to support people to rebuild their lives.

If you can demonstrate the below wed love to hear from you:

Experience in helping individuals identify personal goals and supporting them through a process of change.
An understanding of the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness.
Experience supporting vulnerable individuals to identify goals and navigate change.
A solid grasp of the support needs of people on low incomes including rent issues and maintaining professional boundaries.
Strong interpersonal and listening skills with a genuine interest in working holistically and person-centred with clients.
Confidence in supporting colleagues during difficult situations and knowing when to seek external help.
Ability to challenge disruptive behaviour with empathy and assertiveness balancing individual needs with service safety.
A flexible solution-focused mindset and the resilience to thrive in a fast-paced changing environment.

We believe in the value of lived experience(e.g. homelessness mental health struggles addiction abuse exploitation time in care or the justice system) and welcome applications from people who can draw on personal experience to build rapport and support service users within a recovery focused approach.

How to apply

St Mungos are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

When youre ready to apply click the Apply Now Button to start your online application form.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form please click on the document tab on the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10 am on 3 November 2025

Interview and assessments on: 18-20 November 2025

Were eager to learn about the real you! Thats why we kindly ask candidates to avoid using AI tools when completing their application forms. Your unique experiences skills and abilities are what make you stand out and we value authentic personal responses that accuratelyreflect your story and potential.

INDMED

About Us

Our purpose is to end homelessness and rebuild lives. It drives everything that we do. For the past 55 years we have been on the ground every day and every night supporting people to recover from homelessness and advocating for change. We support around 28000 people each year and our work means that more than 2700 people have somewhere safe to stay each night.

What We Offer

We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where all colleagues feel valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups. We believe that equity diversity and inclusion improves the health wellbeing and development of our colleagues and helps to ensure everyone feels valued. We know that when diversity inclusion and wellbeing are prioritisedwe are happier healthier and can ultimately achieve better outcomes for our clients.

Below are some of our key focus areas to improve both our candidate and colleague experience:

A growing number of diversity networks including LGBTQ Womens Action Lived Experience and Anti-Racist networks.
Increasing visibility by ensuring that all interview panels across the organisation are diversely represented to ensure fair and balanced decision making during the recruitment process.
A safe and supportive working environment championing positive action via various internal schemes such as upward mentoring and a Steps into Management programme.
Mandatory Diversity & Inclusion training for all staff unconscious bias training for managers and a range of other courses such as Trans awareness and Autism Awareness.
In recognition of the importance of transparency we publish our employee diversity statistics and pay gap reports on our website.

Want to find out more Click here to visit our Equality Diversity & Inclusion page.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits to our colleagues to ensure wellbeing remains a key priority. Maintaining a good work life balance can be tricky but with family friendly policies flexible and agile working options and an incremental annual leave allowance we are committed to making sure you have the options available as and when you need them.

These include:

Agile working model for suitable roles.
Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.
28 days annual leave rising to 31 after five years service.
Family friendly leave policies including - maternity adoption and parental leave. Carers leave and fertility treatment leave.
Financial wellbeing platform offering loans advances and saving options.
Auto-enrolment to pension scheme after six months service with an employer contribution of 6%.
Employee Assistance Programme and access to SmartHealth app 24/7 GP appointments health checks and nutrition advice.
Cycle to Work scheme and interest free season ticket loans.
Discount vouchers including gym retail food & drink travel electricals and more.

Want to find out more Want to find out moreClick here to visit our Work For Us page.

At St Mungos we are committed to providing development opportunities for all our colleagues. We welcome people with a wide range of experiences and value transferable skills so that we can provide the best support for people experiencing homelessness. Thats why we have a robust induction training and development programme that supports colleagues throughout their career at St Mungos.

These include:

Highly praised internal training courses and access to external learning to build your skills and meet your professional development goals.
Steps into Management programme to support colleague progression.
Commitment to continued professional development with access to career development forums internal mentoring and internal secondment opportunities.

A DBS disclosure check is a requirement for this post and will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungos current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

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Are you passionate about supporting and transforming the lives of people who are experiencing or recovering from homelessnessWere looking for Project Workers to join our dedicated Hither Green team at Spring Gardens and Hilda House. This is a great opportunity to be part of a specialist trauma-infor...

Are you passionate about supporting and transforming the lives of people who are experiencing or recovering from homelessness

In the role of Project Worker you will be joining our busy client focused service to:

Use a person-centred approach to support clients in identifying and working towards their personal goals.
Respond to incidents and crises as part of a team prioritising safety and wellbeing.
Provide practical and emotional support in a caring approachable way.
Contribute to a safe high-quality accommodation service as part of a committed team.
Maintain accurate records related to client support housing management and health & safety.
Lead shifts on a rota basis ensuring effective task delegation and smooth service delivery.
Continue developing your skills to provide holistic supportwhile deepening your knowldedgeof housing and benefits law and other specialist areas - supported through training supervision and line management.

About you

We are looking for inspirational people who have aa genuine desire to support people to rebuild their lives.

If you can demonstrate the below wed love to hear from you:

Experience in helping individuals identify personal goals and supporting them through a process of change.
An understanding of the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness.
Experience supporting vulnerable individuals to identify goals and navigate change.
A solid grasp of the support needs of people on low incomes including rent issues and maintaining professional boundaries.
Strong interpersonal and listening skills with a genuine interest in working holistically and person-centred with clients.
Confidence in supporting colleagues during difficult situations and knowing when to seek external help.
Ability to challenge disruptive behaviour with empathy and assertiveness balancing individual needs with service safety.
A flexible solution-focused mindset and the resilience to thrive in a fast-paced changing environment.

How to apply

St Mungos are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

When youre ready to apply click the Apply Now Button to start your online application form.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form please click on the document tab on the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10 am on 3 November 2025

Interview and assessments on: 18-20 November 2025

INDMED

About Us

What We Offer

Below are some of our key focus areas to improve both our candidate and colleague experience:

A growing number of diversity networks including LGBTQ Womens Action Lived Experience and Anti-Racist networks.
Increasing visibility by ensuring that all interview panels across the organisation are diversely represented to ensure fair and balanced decision making during the recruitment process.
A safe and supportive working environment championing positive action via various internal schemes such as upward mentoring and a Steps into Management programme.
Mandatory Diversity & Inclusion training for all staff unconscious bias training for managers and a range of other courses such as Trans awareness and Autism Awareness.
In recognition of the importance of transparency we publish our employee diversity statistics and pay gap reports on our website.

Want to find out more Click here to visit our Equality Diversity & Inclusion page.

These include:

Agile working model for suitable roles.
Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.
28 days annual leave rising to 31 after five years service.
Family friendly leave policies including - maternity adoption and parental leave. Carers leave and fertility treatment leave.
Financial wellbeing platform offering loans advances and saving options.
Auto-enrolment to pension scheme after six months service with an employer contribution of 6%.
Employee Assistance Programme and access to SmartHealth app 24/7 GP appointments health checks and nutrition advice.
Cycle to Work scheme and interest free season ticket loans.
Discount vouchers including gym retail food & drink travel electricals and more.

Want to find out more Want to find out moreClick here to visit our Work For Us page.

These include:

Highly praised internal training courses and access to external learning to build your skills and meet your professional development goals.
Steps into Management programme to support colleague progression.
Commitment to continued professional development with access to career development forums internal mentoring and internal secondment opportunities.

A DBS disclosure check is a requirement for this post and will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungos current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Documents