Project Worker Greenock, Scotland
Job description
Job title: Project Worker (HoME service (Help on Managing Everything))
Fixed Term for 1 year due to funding
Location: This post is based at Larkfield’s office in Greenock.
Hour of Work: 21 per week (3 days per week, days to be agreed)
Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?
At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:
- Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances)
- Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated)
- Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles)
- Caring (show kindness and concern for others)
LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:
- Personal development and employability programmes
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation
- Care at home
- Housing support
- Befriending
- Social cafes
The Service
LinkLiving’s HoME service (Help on Managing Everything) provides an intensive housing management service to tenants of Social Housing providers who are struggling to maintain their tenancies.
The Job
The purpose of the job is to support people with complex needs to maintain their tenancies through the provision of intensive housing management. You will offer specialist support, working closely with Housing Officers as well as the wider Mental Health & Wellbeing Services team.
You will be responsible for supporting tenants by providing high quality one to one support, creating a plan with achievable goals for each client. The level and content of the support you will provide will be tailored to meet the needs of each individual, both in terms of frequency and content.
LinkLiving aims to provide ongoing learning and capacity building opportunities to enable more vulnerable people to actively participate in our service. This role will support that aim by ensuring that opportunities are provided to tenants, equipping them with the skills to successfully maintain their tenancy. The Housing Project Worker will provide support and offer guidance to tenants and develop relationships with specialist agencies to provide referral routes for tenants who may require additional support.
About You
Are you a compassionate, enthusiastic, and experienced Project Worker looking for a new challenge? Do you have a big personality and a passion for making a big difference in people's lives?
We are seeking an exceptional Project Worker with a deep understanding of how to work with people who have complex needs. You will have experience of supporting clients with complex issues and will be knowledgeable in the skills needed for independent living.
Your excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, will be complemented by your proficiency in IT skills and the use of evaluation methods to ensure training is effective. You will be non-judgmental and have a willingness to embrace diversity, adapting easily to new environments and working openly and honestly within a team setting.
You will be able to prioritise and plan your own and other members of the team's workload, creating relationships/partnerships with other voluntary and statutory agencies. You will have a strong understanding of the grants and resources available to those on low income and will be willing to accept support to reflect on your performance and accept feedback from others to ensure competence is maintained.
Finally, you will be able to drive and travel between services as required, bringing your big personality, positive energy, and dynamic approach to every aspect of your role.
For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.
What’s in it for you?
The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:
- Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards, subject to terms of the scheme
- 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years’ service, with an opportunity to buy and sell holiday
- temporary enhanced business travel mileage allowance to support employees with increased fuel costs
- access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities and funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships
- defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options
- life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries
- healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services
- employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
- discounted travel schemes including cycle to work scheme, monthly bus pass scheme and travel ticket loan and much more!
For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - https://www.linkliving.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/
This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.
Further Information
Interested? If you have any questions about the role, please email [email protected] and we can arrange for someone from the service to call you for an informal chat.
To find out more about what LinkLiving do and to view the generous pay and benefits package, please visit our website at https://www.linkliving.org.uk
If you are considering a career in social care but aren’t sure what it involves or whether it’s right for you, you can enrol in a free, online 6 week part-time tutor-supported ‘Introduction to a Career in Social Care’ course. The course provides an introduction to the area of social care and can be a stepping-stone to employment or further training.
Closing Date: midnight on Thursday 25 May 2023
Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Monday 05 June 2023 at our office in Greenock
How to Apply
To complete an application form, please click on the “Apply Now” button below. Instructions on how to complete the form are at the top of the page.
We can offer suitable alternative methods to apply if requested including although not exclusively; hard copy, Braille and audio. You can request these by emailing our Resourcing Team at [email protected] and detailing which format you would require.
Please note should an internal applicant be successful in applying for this position on either a seconded or permanent basis, they will move to the terms and conditions associated with the role for the duration of the time they are in post. The terms and conditions are outlined in the job information pack.
LinkLiving is an equal opportunities organisation, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users and, as a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
