Project Worker – 4 Posts – GLA06696 Full Time

Job Description

Glasgow Health & Social Care Partnership are recruiting to 4 permanent, full time posts of Project Worker with women’s homeless residential units. This service provides a full assessment and resettlement service. Applicants should have experience of working within a residential setting with women with complex needs. The units are residential providing a 24/7 service and as such shift working is required including nights and weekends. Applicants must have the ability to develop positive working relationships with women experiencing homelessness as well as being able to respond to disclosures of a personal and sensitive nature. Applicants must also possess good verbal, written and communication skills. You will be required to work an additional 2.5 hours per 4 weeks, contractual overtime for which a payment will be made. These posts holds a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOC) therefore, only female applicants may apply.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme will be essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

The appointment is subject to your obtaining registration with the Scottish Social Services Council, and if you are not already registered this must be completed within 6 months of appointment. Continued registration is an essential requirement of your employment

These posts are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Application Pack

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return it to us.

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