Rotherham Project Worker
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £30,135 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Roundabout Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | RoPW-07.25 |
Summary
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ROLE IS FRIDAY 15 AUGUST 2025 AT 3.00PM - INTERVIEWS TUESDAY 26 AUGUST 2025
About the role
The Project Worker role is designed for someone who has a passion for working with young people with extremely complex needs who often can’t access mainstream housing and homeless services.
You will work as part of a team to provide support to young people aged 16-25 years in range of accommodation base services.
You will be the first point of contact with services and support young people on a one-to-one basis, tailoring the support to their individual needs. By being a continued single point of contact you will support them in their recovery to find employment, undertake training, cultivate positive social circles and develop the necessary skills to maintain accommodation and independence, ultimately avoiding a return to homelessness.
You will engage young people in their own support to develop skills that will enable them to resettle into the wider community and sustain settled accommodation. You will undertake multi-agency work to support young people to access other services in line with their needs and goals for the future. You will be based in a 24/7 support service working on a rota basis – this includes evening and weekends as required. The role will require some bank holiday working too.
Key Accountabilities
- Using psychologically informed techniques, offer personalised, creative, innovative and effective support to build trust with young people and help to build young people’s confidence, resilience, personal worth, motivation, and emotional well-being
- To maintain regular contact with young people and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed at all times.
-To undertake multi-agency, work with a range of key agencies, to identify and signpost to specialist agencies where appropriate.
-To work as part of a team to deliver a 24-hour provision that houses and supports vulnerable homeless young people.
- Contributing to effective multi-agency working with other professional agencies, to ensure wraparound support for young people.
- To promote a creative and flexible way of working to ensure the service is accessible to highly complex young people who may be at risk of rough sleeping.
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative, supporting colleagues where necessary, including housekeeping relating to general cleaning tasks in preparing a property for a new young person moving in.
Other Duties
- As a team, we are committed to supporting each other and to professionally represent Roundabout to external agencies, building good links and promote the service across Rotherham.
- To take responsibility to keep skills and knowledge up to date by attending relevant training to enhance skills and practice.
- Understanding of equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion
Person Specification
Specific Knowledge, Experience & Skills
- Transferable skills and/or an understanding of complex young people facing homelessness/rough sleeping or a similar client group.
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative, supporting colleagues where necessary and build Positive working relationships with external providers
- Knowledge of the safeguarding process, in relation to working with vulnerable / complex young people.
- Ability to motivate and enable young people to achieve their goals and aspirations working in a strength-based approach
- Promote a creative and flexible way of working to ensure the service is accessible for complex young people
- Excellent IT skills, including a working knowledge of database recording systems and the ability to maintain appropriate records and monitoring systems, including tailored support plans
- Ability to work directly with young people in a residential setting and in the community working face to face to engage complex young people in supporting them to achieve their identified goals
- Ability to work directly with complex young people in the community supporting their wellbeing and managing the H&S of dispersed properties in the community
Personal Attributes
- Demonstrating a positive approach and understanding of a range of lifestyle choices and address this in a strength-based approach
- Ability to be emotionally resilient, adapting in the face of challenging circumstances from vulnerable / complex young people.
- Act as a reflective practitioner to take responsibility for sharing skills and knowledge to improve the service and support for young people.
- Proficiency in both spoken and written communication with a wide range of audience
- Commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace
- Desire to fully commit and contribute to Roundabout’s vision, values and objectives
About the role
The Project Worker role is designed for someone who has a passion for working with young people with extremely complex needs who often can’t access mainstream housing and homeless services.
You will work as part of a team to provide support to young people aged 16-25 years in range of accommodation base services.
You will be the first point of contact with services and support young people on a one-to-one basis, tailoring the support to their individual needs. By being a continued single point of contact you will support them in their recovery to find employment, undertake training, cultivate positive social circles and develop the necessary skills to maintain accommodation and independence, ultimately avoiding a return to homelessness.
You will engage young people in their own support to develop skills that will enable them to resettle into the wider community and sustain settled accommodation. You will undertake multi-agency work to support young people to access other services in line with their needs and goals for the future. You will be based in a 24/7 support service working on a rota basis – this includes evening and weekends as required. The role will require some bank holiday working too.
Key Accountabilities
- Using psychologically informed techniques, offer personalised, creative, innovative and effective support to build trust with young people and help to build young people’s confidence, resilience, personal worth, motivation, and emotional well-being
- To maintain regular contact with young people and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed at all times.
-To undertake multi-agency, work with a range of key agencies, to identify and signpost to specialist agencies where appropriate.
-To work as part of a team to deliver a 24-hour provision that houses and supports vulnerable homeless young people.
- Contributing to effective multi-agency working with other professional agencies, to ensure wraparound support for young people.
- To promote a creative and flexible way of working to ensure the service is accessible to highly complex young people who may be at risk of rough sleeping.
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative, supporting colleagues where necessary, including housekeeping relating to general cleaning tasks in preparing a property for a new young person moving in.
Other Duties
- As a team, we are committed to supporting each other and to professionally represent Roundabout to external agencies, building good links and promote the service across Rotherham.
- To take responsibility to keep skills and knowledge up to date by attending relevant training to enhance skills and practice.
- Understanding of equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion
Person Specification
Specific Knowledge, Experience & Skills
- Transferable skills and/or an understanding of complex young people facing homelessness/rough sleeping or a similar client group.
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative, supporting colleagues where necessary and build Positive working relationships with external providers
- Knowledge of the safeguarding process, in relation to working with vulnerable / complex young people.
- Ability to motivate and enable young people to achieve their goals and aspirations working in a strength-based approach
- Promote a creative and flexible way of working to ensure the service is accessible for complex young people
- Excellent IT skills, including a working knowledge of database recording systems and the ability to maintain appropriate records and monitoring systems, including tailored support plans
- Ability to work directly with young people in a residential setting and in the community working face to face to engage complex young people in supporting them to achieve their identified goals
- Ability to work directly with complex young people in the community supporting their wellbeing and managing the H&S of dispersed properties in the community
Personal Attributes
- Demonstrating a positive approach and understanding of a range of lifestyle choices and address this in a strength-based approach
- Ability to be emotionally resilient, adapting in the face of challenging circumstances from vulnerable / complex young people.
- Act as a reflective practitioner to take responsibility for sharing skills and knowledge to improve the service and support for young people.
- Proficiency in both spoken and written communication with a wide range of audience
- Commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace
- Desire to fully commit and contribute to Roundabout’s vision, values and objectives