Project Worker

Team

OWL - Core & Cluster

Location

Old Fire Station, LS9 6NL

Salary

£27,098
Term Time (Pro-rata)

Employment Type

Permanent

Hours

37 hours per week, on a three week shift pattern

Closing date

07/10/2025 at 12 noon

Shortlisting Date

08/10/2025

Interview Date

14/10/2025

Job Specification

Person Specification

Description

This role is part of Young People’s Housing Related Support Service, Our Way Leeds (OWL), delivered by a consortium of service providers. The consortia have GIPSIL as the lead provider alongside Inspire North & Turning Lives Around. OWL provides a wide range of interventions to prevent homelessness, four types of supported housing and pre and post-tenancy support schemes for young people & young people leaving care including unaccompanied asylum seeker children. Young people can be single, young families or couples.

Responsibilities

To work independently, often lone working for long periods, providing support in a 24/7 living environment using a core and cluster model for young people making the transition to independent living. Using a strength-based approach and restorative practice putting young people at the centre of their support.

You will be responsible for key working five to six young people as well as daily support to the fifteen young people living in the core & cluster. Young people will be aged between 16 and 20, many will have had adverse childhood experiences, experience of living in care and may be familiar with statutory services. Your role will be to support these young people to make the transition to living independently providing a safe and secure environment which feels like a home.

A critical part of the core & cluster model is ensuring all communication is clear and accurate; individual risk management and health & safety are priority areas. You will have a critical role in ensuring safety of Young people.

You will play an active part in the team, feeding into service improvements and be flexible to the needs of the services like providing a rotating shift pattern. You will adhere to the lone working policy and systems in place to ensure you are and the young people’s safety.

There will be a requirement for you to engage and participate in regular supervisions and reflective practise.

Benefits

  • 29 days annual leave per annum (plus Bank Holidays), increasing to 33 days after 5 years 
  • Employee Health Plan
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Techscheme/cycle to work scheme

To arrange an informal conversation about this role, please contact:

Katy Holmes
Core & Cluster Locality Manager
Katy.Holmes@Ourwayleeds.org.uk

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Criteria: 

Open to all parents and carers.
Priority for specific postcodes in deprived wards.
Access: Self-referral.
Email: Nicola.French@GIPSIL.org.uk

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Criteria:
Young people aged 11 to 18 years.
Living in Leeds or attending an educational provision in Leeds.
Access: Self-referral.
Email: CHP@gipsil.org.uk or Nicola.French@GIPSIL.org.uk