September 23, 2024

Pobl Group

Newport

FULL TIME & OTHER

Project Worker

We are looking to recruit a reliable, proactive, and passionate person to join our team at our Supported Housing service in Newport on a full-time, permanent basis.
Where does the role fit in?
Oakfield House is a service that provides a housing solution for people where they can practice and gain independent living skills to improve their opportunity to sustain a tenancy in the near future. The team at Oakfield House will work positively and proactively with clients to change their lives by helping them to establish accommodation back within the community.
Oakfield House consists of 5 individual accommodation spaces and communal areas where the team can carry out workshops and activities that teach new skills or develop existing ones.
Our motivation is to ensure we equip these individuals with the knowledge and tools they need to live independently. This is a challenging role and you will be faced with complex behaviours and needs, including alcohol misuse, mental health, substance misuse and offending behaviour. You will work with a range of different personalities and behaviours so you will need to be able to adapt your approach to engage with a diverse cliental.
Your day will consist of:

Engaging and interacting with our service users
Writing and following a support plan with the individual you are supporting
Delivering workshops relating to tenancy management and health and wellbeing
Liaising with external agencies
Addressing any additional needs, the people we support might have

Who we are looking for:

Have knowledge of housing related support and benefit systems
Have knowledge of mental health & substance misuse
Have good organisation, IT and record keeping skills
Can work part of a team and on an individual basis
Deal with difficult situations
Have good listening skills

For this position, it is essential that the successful candidate has a driver's license and access to a car.
Pobl Benefits

26 days holiday entitlement (pro rata) plus Bank holidays 
Pension scheme
Sick Pay 
Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)
Time for Talking – a free counselling service
Health Cash Plan
Savings Scheme
Training and progression opportunities
Pobl Wellbeing Team
Long Service Awards
Employee Discounts
Mileage Paid at 45p per mile

At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group, and we encourage you to apply now.
If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact support.talent@poblgroup.co.uk
What do you need to do now?
If you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm required to be our next difference maker, please follow the prompts to apply now. We occasionally close a vacancy before the end date as we actively review our applications and will sometimes progress to interview very quickly, we would love to hear from you so please apply now to start your Pobl journey.
Further information on the role can also be found on the Job Description.
SJS
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £25,486.00 per year
Work Location: In person