Project Officer - Wigan, United Kingdom - Your Housing Group

Your Housing Group

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Wigan, United Kingdom

1 day ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Introduction

Job Title:
Project Officer

Salary Banding:
£22,110.00**
Job Location: Tiernan Lodge

Contract Duration:
Permanent

Hours (weekly): 35 per hours per week on a rolling 3 week rota.
Are you seeking an opportunity to take on a varied role making a difference to in Wigan?

This is a fabulous opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting vulnerable people to join our highly engaged team.

Your Housing Group are working in partnership with Riverside and Jigsaw Support to deliver our Springboard partnership and eventually provide 230 units of supported accommodation across the borough.

Tiernan Lodge is a supported housing project with 20 individual flats. Tiernan Lodge offer people the opportunity to make progress in their lives, to build resilience & meet their aspirations.

As a Project Officer you will play a key role in supporting residents to help them achieve their goals, develop independent living and life skills and you will build excellent relationships with residents, colleagues and professionals from external agencies.

You will have the ability to relate well to a generic, vulnerable client base. From a wide variety of backgrounds, demonstrate empathy and provide service users with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment.

A flexible and enthusiastic approach is essential within the team whilst ensuring that the highest standard of service is provided at all times.

The Project Officers Work both 7 & 11 hour shifts on a 3 week rolling rota between 8am and 8pm, including weekends and Bank holidays and you will be expected to manage your caseload within these times.

The role will also involve travelling across the borough to support and manage a caseload in their individual home environment as well as within our staffed scheme.

In addition to the above you will embrace the culture of continuous improvement to support Value for Money throughout the organisation and have a passion for doing things right first time.

Your Housing Group is a new generation of housing provider, working efficiently and effectively to build as many quality houses as possible, thereby playing its part in solving the national housing crisis.

With over 28,000 homes across the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands, the business has a large portfolio of retirement living developments and an innovative private rental offer in Nuvu.

This role is eligible for a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (i.e. it involves certain activities in relation to children and/or adults) and is defined as regulated activity under Part 1 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. Therefore, a DBS
ENHANCED check for a regulated activity is an essential requirement.

Closing date: 8th December 2023