Project Worker - Birmingham (Maternity Cover)
Temporary contract covering maternity leave, expected to end on or before 1st September 2026.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £26,384.00 per year / £13.53 per hour
We are excited to be recruiting for the role of a Project Support Worker, to join our team in Birmingham on a temporary contract covering maternity leave. To be eligible to apply for this role you will need to be able to speak a second language / be multilingual. (Please clearly state on your application which second language you speak).
The service specializes in providing accommodation and support to people who have been victims of Modern day Slavery & Trafficking, and help them re-integrate into the community.
The role of a Project Worker is to provide support and direction to people who use our service so that they feel empowered to make positive choices such as finding employment/access Education/have legal representation etc. You will be involved in a variety of tasks to support individuals including liaising with and / or accompanying individuals to meetings with external agencies like healthcare, solicitors, immigration, probation teams, mental health/ recovery teams. Your support will encompass a variety of tasks including some quality compliances and governances.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experiencing of working with people with different needs
- Good communication skills, be approachable and people-friendly
- Strong grip on record-writing and record-keeping
- Ability to support individuals to be safe and enable them to be independent
- Ability to multi-task and liaise with multi-agency network to support clients.
- Desirable - QCF Level 2 and above
- Must be able to speak one or more foreign languages - Particularly Polish, Romanian, Albanian and Slovakian OR Arabic OR Any Asian language
Benefits and Rewards:
- Annual leave entitlement of 33 days (pro-rata) including bank and public holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
- Health Cash Plan
- Bike to Work Scheme
- We are an equal opportunities employer
- Excellent training and development opportunities
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We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (which we will pay for) will be required for the role.
Please be aware that applications will be assessed upon receipt, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.
If you require any further information regarding the vacancy please email Sirpreet Kaur, Head of HMDS&T - sirpreetkaur@sjog.org.uk, Chika Vincent, Service Manager - chikavincent@sjog.org.uk or Varada Venugopal - VaradaVenugopal@SJOG.org.uk.
