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Support Project Worker (Substance Misuse)
| Posting date: | 22 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,072.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 June 2025 |
| Location: | Caerphilly, Caerphilly County |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Pobl Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 509091 |
Summary
At Pobl Group, this role is best known as Project Worker. We have opportunity for passionate, positive, and motivated individuals to join our Caerphilly Substance Misuse project as a Project Worker on a full-time, permanent basis.
It is essential that the successful candidate holds a drivers licence and has access to a vehicle.
Where does the role fit in?
You will be based at one of our Substance Misuse Supported Accommodation services in Caerphilly, which offer specialised housing solutions for individuals who are homeless and tackling substance or alcohol misuse issues. In your role, you will support our customers on their recovery journey, with the goal of helping them transition into their own tenancies and live independently.
Everyone we support is committed to achieving abstinence or participating in a detox program.
Our services provide an ideal environment for recovery, featuring tranquil surroundings and beautiful gardens.
What is great about this role?
This is a highly engaging and rewarding role where you would play a significant part in the people we support’s journey to recovery by delivering the crucial support needed within a 24-hour support setting.
Your day will consist of:
Engaging and interacting with the people we support
Writing/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
Our motivation is to ensure we equip 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.
Watch our video for a better understanding of the PIE framework we adopt at one of our Caerphilly services: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29tMjFvtTNw
What are the pay and benefits?
Full-time (37 hrs), Permanent position
Base: We have three services in the Caerphilly area (Blackwood & Caerphilly town) – your base location will be discussed at interview
Competitive salary of £26,072.00 + £51.11 for each sleep-in shift.
Shift patterns: 4 week rolling rota, which includes sleep-in shifts and day shifts
An enhanced DBS is required for this role which we will pay for
26 days (pro rata) holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays
Pension scheme
Sick Pay
Bespoke learning pathway with the support from an experienced Learning and Development team
Internal Progression
Wellbeing and psychological support
Time for Talk service
45p per mile
FREDIE
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, support.talent@poblgroup.co.uk or 0300 3735262
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, Additionally, if you would like to discuss the opportunity further or arrange to visit the service then please contact Samantha.marsden@poblgroup.co.uk or 01495 238742.
It is essential that the successful candidate holds a drivers licence and has access to a vehicle.
Where does the role fit in?
You will be based at one of our Substance Misuse Supported Accommodation services in Caerphilly, which offer specialised housing solutions for individuals who are homeless and tackling substance or alcohol misuse issues. In your role, you will support our customers on their recovery journey, with the goal of helping them transition into their own tenancies and live independently.
Everyone we support is committed to achieving abstinence or participating in a detox program.
Our services provide an ideal environment for recovery, featuring tranquil surroundings and beautiful gardens.
What is great about this role?
This is a highly engaging and rewarding role where you would play a significant part in the people we support’s journey to recovery by delivering the crucial support needed within a 24-hour support setting.
Your day will consist of:
Engaging and interacting with the people we support
Writing/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
Our motivation is to ensure we equip 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.
Watch our video for a better understanding of the PIE framework we adopt at one of our Caerphilly services: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29tMjFvtTNw
What are the pay and benefits?
Full-time (37 hrs), Permanent position
Base: We have three services in the Caerphilly area (Blackwood & Caerphilly town) – your base location will be discussed at interview
Competitive salary of £26,072.00 + £51.11 for each sleep-in shift.
Shift patterns: 4 week rolling rota, which includes sleep-in shifts and day shifts
An enhanced DBS is required for this role which we will pay for
26 days (pro rata) holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays
Pension scheme
Sick Pay
Bespoke learning pathway with the support from an experienced Learning and Development team
Internal Progression
Wellbeing and psychological support
Time for Talk service
45p per mile
FREDIE
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, support.talent@poblgroup.co.uk or 0300 3735262
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, Additionally, if you would like to discuss the opportunity further or arrange to visit the service then please contact Samantha.marsden@poblgroup.co.uk or 01495 238742.