Project Worker

Project Worker- Supported Housing
Location – Henson Park, Whetstone, Leicester
Hours – 35 hours per week, to be worked over a 7 day rota that may include some evenings working until 10pm and weekend work.
Salary – £23,441 - £26,054 per annum

Emh are delighted to be working with Blaby District Council at an exciting new development in Whetstone, Leicester, which will be home to our new specialist housing service.

Emh homes Specialist Housing Team provide a range of specialist housing, support, and tenancy sustainment services to meet the needs of vulnerable people.

Are you passionate about providing excellent services to people with extra support and complex needs?

Our vision is to be the best social housing and care business in the country, leading the market as service provider and employer.

The role

We are looking for two Project Workers to join a team to help provide support and intensive housing management service at the project and to provide advice and support to the customers living within the scheme.

The ideal candidate

The successful applicants will have excellent communication skills to be able to provide advice, support and intensive housing management services for families.

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 applicants 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 client's needs. You will be a people person who can work well on your own initiative.

You will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check for this role, which we will complete for the successful candidate. As the role is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offender's Act 1974, please can you ensure you detail both spent and unspent convictions on your application form.

Our values

Our values are important to us and we're 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 pension scheme
• Health cash plan – BHSF
• 34 days' annual leave (including statutory days), increasing with length of service (pro-rata for part time)
• Flexible working
• A wide range of training and development opportunities (we are an Investors in People accredited organisation)

“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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