It is essential that the successful candidate has a driver’s license and access to a vehicle.

Where does the role fit in?

The Lighthouse Project delivers housing related support to people who are struggling to maintain their tenancy in the city of Newport. This is a service which supports individuals with their housing needs and issues, aiming to prevent homelessness and to ensure that these individuals maintain their home and independence.

What is great about the role?

This is a varied, fast paced role where you will have the chance to work with a variety of people from different backgrounds and change people’s lives by working with us and our experienced team of Floating Support Workers.

You will have autonomy to structure your week to ensure the very best support is provided for your clients. You will also be working closely with other services and agencies to ensure that the people we support receive support tailored to their needs.

This is a highly rewarding role where you see those wins when someone you have supported has achieved their goals and aspirations. Also, as a Pobl Difference Maker you really are part of something special where you and your opinions matter. We have a culture built on our values to be Positive, Considerate and Connected.

Day to Day Tasks:

• Managing your own caseload and electronic diary
• Following safe working practices, such as the Lone working policy
• Travelling to the people we support’s homes, or neutral venues where identified and agreed
• Engaging and interacting positively with the people we support to establish goals to work towards
• Providing support, advice and guidance on finances, health, welfare benefits, housing options, digital inclusion and tenancy management skills
• Working with external agencies and signposting the people we support to the appropriate services suited to their needs

Our aim is to ensure we equip the people we support with the knowledge and tools they need to help them manage their home independently. This is a challenging role and you may be faced with complex situations and difficult conversations, behaviours and needs. Therefore, you will need to be organised, well prepared and creative. The ideal candidate will have some experience of providing one to one support to people in a housing support related environment.

 Pobl benefits: 

• x2 Full-time (37hrs), permanent
• A competitive salary of £24,531.00
• Work Pattern: Hours are predominately worked between Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm but flexibility is required
• 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.