Bethany House Project Worker – Edinburgh

Starting salary: £27,280.00 gross per annum pro rata

Permanent: Full-time (37.5 hours/week)

Holiday entitlement: 225 hours per year pro rata

We are looking for a Project Worker at Bethany House to work as part of a team to ensure the unit’s smooth daily running and help create a safe, supportive, caring and empowering environment for residents.

This is an extremely varied job where no two days are the same. You will key work with individuals, supporting them to achieve goals and engage with external support.

Experience working with vulnerable and homeless people is preferable, whilst experience working within a team and understanding mental health issues, addiction problems, and chaotic behaviour are essential for the role. You will have or be willing to work towards an SVQ.

As Bethany is a Christian organisation, this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with the Equality Act 2010. Applicants should have and be able to provide evidence of active Christian faith and commitment. Successful applicants for this post will require membership in the PVG scheme.

We are committed to helping our employees flourish personally and professionally. Below are a few examples of the ways we support our employees.

• Bethany provides 30 days of annual leave initially to all contracted staff, rising to a maximum of 40 days depending on length of service.
• Bethany provides enhanced payments for maternity, paternity, and adoption.
• Bethany operates a company pension scheme to which all staff are auto-enrolled, with option to opt out. We will match any staff member’s pension contribution up to a maximum of 5%.
• Bethany provides a death in service benefit scheme.
• (Depending on the role) Optional clinical supervision will be offered in line with best practice and fully funded by Bethany.
• (Depending on the role) The role is also open to flexible working in conversation with the [Hiring Manager].