Springboard Floating Keyworker – Leigh
Number of Positions:1Salary:28,166 per annumWorking Hours:35 hours per weekLocation:Various locations across Wigan and LeighJob Category:Jigsaw SupportRegion / Division:Leigh and/or Ashton Under-LyneBusiness Unit: Jigsaw Support
Who we are:
Jigsaw Homes Group is one of the largest housing groups in Englandwith more than 37,500 homes across the North West and East Midlands.
We provide quality; low-cost housing and play a wider role in making sure our residents thrive in their homes and benefit from living in healthy, sustainable communities.
About the department:
At Jigsaw Support our focus is on helping people to live happy, healthy lives in a safe home and supporting our most vulnerable individuals is our top priority.
Working within the Jigsaw Support Team you will be part of an innovative, forward-thinking team that encourages success. We are passionate about improving the quality of lives of our customers by supporting them to achieve their goals and independence.
In addition to delivering our existing support services, we are always seeking new innovative partnerships, solutions and funding opportunities, responding to need and working with communities in which we can make a difference.
With more than 200 staff from offices in Ashton under Lyne, Leigh and in our supported accommodation projects across the North West, we support over 7,000 people annually through the contracts we manage.
About the role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic Keyworker to join our team within our contracted homeless accommodation service.
Working as part of a motivated team, you will be providing support and advice to maintain the welfare, health and safety of all our customers.
You will have experience working with vulnerable clients in a front-line customer environment and you will have great communication and interpersonal skills.
You will have the ability to respond sensitively to individuals needs and be tactful but assertive depending on the circumstances.
We operate a 24/7 service for our customers covering all aspects of homelessness. You will need to be flexible to meet service needs as you may be required to cover shifts at short notice.
For more information regarding the role, please refer to the job pack below.
Why join us?
Jigsaw Homes Group offers employees a competitive 24 days holiday per annum rising incrementally to 29 days, plus statutory bank holidays and 3 concessionary days in December. We also offer our employees the option to buy/sell up to 5 days extra leave per year.
As a Jigsaw employee you will also receive incremental salaried pay, company sick pay, on-site gyms, access to our cash back health plan membership, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, training/development opportunities plus much more. See the benefits page on our website for more details.
If this sounds like the perfect job for you then dont hesitate to apply now!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Your Application
Your application should reflect your own skills, experience and motivation for the role. While we recognise that AI tools may be used in limited circumstances, such as reasonable adjustments or accessibility support, applications should not be created or substantially rewritten using generative AI. Where AI has been used to materially assist your application, please declare how and where it was used. Failure to do so may be considered during the recruitment process. Routine spelling, grammar and accessibility tools do not need to be declared.
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