Project Worker

Project Worker Durban House

Location: Based at Durban House Coalville Leicestershire

Hours: 35 hours per week working Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am 5pm.

Salary:24891 - 27657 per annum (RFJ 4)

The role

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team providing support and intensive housing management services to residents living with us in our supported housing projects within Coalville.

This is an incredibly rewarding role supporting people who have found themselves without accommodation and helping them to move on in their accommodation journey.

The ideal candidate

The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills to be able to provide advice support and intensive housing management services for our residents.

You will be required to work flexibly in accommodation based and community settings due to the demand of the role and will work as part of a Specialist Housing Team.

This includes working in a diverse & sensitive service to enable the residents maximise their independence maintain their accommodation and seek and secure appropriate move on accommodation.

The successful applicant will have a relevant qualifications and demonstrable experience of working with vulnerable people / or be committed to personal development within the workplace and be willing to work towards qualifications.

Good communication skills are essential as well as the ability to deal with possible difficult situations. You will have excellent knowledge of Housing and support related work and be flexible to clients needs. You will be a people person who can work well on your own initiative.

Our values

Our values are important to us and were looking for people who can help live our values of Integrity Diversity Openness Accountability Clarity and Excellence.

Company Benefits

Our generous package includes:

• Competitive salary
• Contributory Social Housing Pension Scheme (your contributions are matched by emh up to 8%)
• Health Cash Plan and Enhanced Employee Assistance Program (Provided by BHSF)
• 34 days annual leave (including statutory days) increasing with length ofservice (pro-rata for part time)
• Flexible working
• A wide range of training and development opportunities (we are an Investors in People accredited organisation)

For further information about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

How to apply

Please apply online with an up-to-date CV detailing how you meet the requirements of the person specification.

Please note: We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions we would therefore recommend an early application

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emh homes is part of emh one of the largest and most successful providers of affordable housing and housing-related support services in the East Midlands.

We have been providing good quality affordable homes to individuals and families in the East Midlands since 1946.

But there is more to our work than looking after your home. We also help create communities where you can feelsafe and supported.

We do this by:

• Listening to your ideas and viewsabout how you want our services to be delivered. No-one understands what matters mostthan you. Ourresident groupslet you have a say in how we manage your home and allows us to continually improve our services.
  
• Backingup our housing witha range ofsupport servicesand sheltered housingfor residents who need help to live securely and independently.