Project Worker – Islington (Holloway Road)

£24,135 - £27,648 per annum

37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Islington Ex-Offenders Service for a Project Worker to join the team on a full time, permanent basis. The service provides 47 accommodation units across four projects based in Islington offering medium / high support to men with a history of offending behaviour. The client group may also have additional support needs including substance use, mental health or physical health. This role is based out of Holloway Road.

As the post-holder, you will be working in partnership with a multidisciplinary team of support staff, specialist staff and external partners and will be responsible for supporting the working shift pattern of the hostel, whilst holding a case load of clients from the hostel.

The successful candidate will have some experience working within a similar environment and a good understanding of the needs of homeless people, especially those with complex needs. We’re looking for an enthusiastic team player, with a positive attitude and non-judgemental approach are essential for the successful post holder. Flexibility is required as you will work a rota with a mixture of early, middle and late shifts. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a diverse service providing support to clients with varying needs.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, staff discounts scheme and initiatives to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance. We are also committed to providing our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities; in support of their personal and professional development

If you believe that you have what we are looking for, and have an interest in working for a charity which makes a real difference to the lives of people who are homeless, we would love to hear from you.

To find out more and to apply please go to www.mungos.org/current_vacancies

Closing Date: 10am, Friday 22nd September

Interview and Assessment date: 9th & 10th October (tbc)

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2017, we are also proud to have been awarded BITC 2017 Race Equality Award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.