Wellbeing Project Worker - Adult Services

Salford Foundation is seeking to recruit a project worker to work in our Men's Centre which offers guidance and support to vulnerable males aged 18+. The main focus of this particular project is to support ex-offenders to move forward in their lives and reach their potential. This is achieved through a combination of professional help, one-to-one support and suitable referrals. Our centre provides support to men on a wide range of themes and topics including:

• Aspirations and goals


• Independent living skills


• Employability and training


• Health and wellbeing


• Benefits, finance and energy advice


• Fitness, hobbies and interests


This Centre's programme of work combines one-to-one and small group sessions, delivered face-to-face in our Salford centre, or in various community venues across Salford.

You must have a track record of supporting adults with multiple complex needs through a process of personal change and of building strong trusted relationships with programme participants, and experience of delivering activities to meet specific outcomes or targets as part of a project or team.

Key tasks & responsibilities

In particular the post-holder(s) will be responsible for:

• Empowering people to be informed and make decisions about the future that they want for themselves


• Working within professional boundaries, and in line with risk and safeguarding processes.


• Developing tailored action plans to help people on probation to meet their goals and celebrate progress


• Managing an assigned caseload of ex-offenders, making an initial assessment of needs to deliver suitable help, advice and signposting


• Providing person-centred wellbeing support and coaching which encourages independence


• Advocating for clients with other services and statutory partners


• Coordinating multi-agency approaches to get the best outcomes for clients


• Working collaboratively within the Targeted Adult Support Services team to support a programme of group wellbeing activities for the Wellbeing Hub's residents


• Maintaining engagement with people to ensure they have a positive journey through this programme


• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with colleagues at probation


• Communicating and coordinating our wellbeing offer with probation and wider partners


• Maintaining accurate records of activity and outcomes to meet reporting requirements


• Ensuring that the project is delivered efficiently and that targets are met


• Gathering case studies and logging any learning that emerges


• Contributing to Salford Foundation team meetings and the day to day running of in-centre activities
  
  Knowledge of barriers and challenges faced by vulnerable adults, to achieve positive future destinations


• Understanding of risk and safeguarding processes


• Understanding of, or a strong interest in, criminal justice and the role of probation


Experience

• Track record of supporting adults with multiple complex needs through a process of personal change


• Experience of delivering activities to meet specific outcomes or targets as part of a project or team


• Track record of building strong trusted relationships with programme participants


Skills

• Ability to communicate with a wide range of people in an authentic way to build rapport.


• Ability to communicate effectively to maintain strong relationships with partner organisations


• Ability to plan own work schedules and priorities to meet deadlines


• Ability to work within case management systems to record evidence


• Ability to take a flexible approach and respond positively to new ideas and ways of working


• Good IT skills and record keeping, including a proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office


Values and Attitudes

• Commitment to working in a person-centred and strengths-based way


• Commitment to inclusion and an understanding of the role of co-production, A-Level or equivalent (preferred)


Experience:

• Case management: 1 year (required)


Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)


Work Location: Hybrid remote in Salford, M5 4NY

Pulled from the full job description

• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Flexitime


• Health & wellbeing programme


• Referral programme


• Sick pay