Project Worker (H.O.M.E.)

Job Title: Project Worker (H.O.M.E.)

Location: Wotton Lawn Mental Health Hospital

Salary: £26,000 - £28,000 per annum

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Closing Date: 8th August 2025

Interview date:13th August 2025

About Elim Housing Association

Elim Housing Association is a provider of housing and support services in the West of England and Gloucestershire, our vision is 'to meet housing need and deliver homes that change people's lives'. Elim's aim for its customers is to ensure that the housing and services Elim provide serve as a platform for growth, facilitating all our customers to achieve their aspirations. In this way, we make our homes truly life changing by ensuring that our service has a positive impact long after a person has left Elim accommodation.

About the role:

You'll be working as part of the Housing on Medical Exit (H.O.M.E) Service, which is funded by Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group for inpatients of Gloucester and Cheltenham hospitals. They work with patients who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Supporting them to establish accommodation and independent living support solutions on discharge from hospital.

Your day to day will involve:

• Working within hospital settings, in Gloucester and Cheltenham areas, to reduce repeat homelessness and improve outcomes for patients.
• Supporting the Assistant Team Leader to monitor the quality of support delivered by your team, reviewing impact, and ensuring a psychologically informed approach underpins support work.
• Achieving individual and team KPI's by supporting the Assistant Team Leader to manage budgets and service contracts, in accordance with all relevant policies and procedures.
• Working with the Assistant Team Leader to model and embed the culture of continuous improvement within your services.
• Being responsible for attending and completing mandatory and other required training, development, and online courses

About you:

• Understanding the causes of homelessness and social exclusion for patients and skills which are compatible with delivering a hospital discharge service.
• Experience of monitoring and reporting on service performance, identifying trends, and proactively steering teams to celebrate success and address gaps in performance.
• Experience of delivering services in line with quality assurance, health and safety compliance, and data protection legislation and frameworks.
• Excellent level of IT literacy, operate case management systems and ability to carry out own administrative workload.
• Highly effective communication skills that allow for effective and clear communication with colleagues and partners at all levels, patients, and all service stakeholders.
• A full drivers license and access to your own vehicle.

All staff have a responsibility to ensure that they develop their personal skills and capacity to meet the changing needs of their role. Other duties, commensurate with the post may also be required and staff will be consulted about any changes to their job description.

You'll also be expected to follow our Elim CARES Values which were created in partnership with our customers, staff, Board and other stakeholders, and they represent our commitment to how we deliver our services and work together successfully:

C - Customers First - Customers are at the heart of our services and decision making.

A - Aspirational and Accountable - We are ambitious for our customers, staff and stakeholders. We work with integrity, learn from mistakes and do what we say we will.

R - Results - We work hard and deliver great results for our customers and for Elim.

E - Everyone's view matters - We listen to understand, improve and build our services

S - Supportive - We tackle challenges head on and inspire each other to achieve our potential.

Elim colleagues benefit from:

• 25 days annual holiday rising to 30 days.
• Company pension.
• Life Assurance.
• Annual bonus.
• Health cash plan, which includes discounts to a wide range of shops and services.
• Free onsite car parking at Mynd House.

How to apply:

For more details on the role and to apply please click the APPLY button below and you'll be redirected to our site to complete your application.

We are continuously developing our inclusive, values-driven culture that welcomes and embraces the diversity of our staff and customers. We are keen to increase our own diversity and particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Healthcare Service Coordinator, Social Care Project Administrator, Project Officer, Social Support Officer, Health and Social Care Project Coordinator, Social Worker, Support Worker, Care Management, Social Services Officer, Care Service Provision Coordinator, Homelessness Support, Housing Project Coordinator will be considered for this role.