Weekend Project Worker

As a member of the Project Worker Team, reporting to the Services Supervisor, the Locum Project Worker will principally be required to provide a warm welcome to people visiting Wintercomfort. The post holder will spend time interacting and chatting with service users, helping to facilitate a relaxed and positive environment.

In addition, the Locum Project Worker will provide some welfare support during breakfast and lunch service, help with laundry services and the delivery of recreational activities as required.,

• To help prepare the centre before opening for drop-in access.


• To provide a warm welcome to people arriving at the centre and to carry out needs assessments with first time visitors.


• To support people with access to welfare services including laundry facilities and clothing as required.


• To support people to access telephones and computers at the centre.


• To support people with information and fact-finding relating to other support services.


• To ensure that kitchen staff are supported to deliver the breakfast and lunch service.


• To facilitate and encourage engagement in conversation and social/recreational activities including quizzes and games.


• To maintain a safe and welcoming environment in the centre and to deal with any breaches of policy or of the code of conduct.


• To ensure that accurate records are kept to document the support service provided to Wintercomforts service users., We have a legal responsibility to ensure that you have the right to work in the UK before you can start working for us. If you do not have the right to work in the UK already, any offer of employment we make to you will be conditional upon you gaining it. We will ask to see original paperwork confirming your right to work in the UK.


This role requires a basic an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Any offer of employment we make to you will be conditional upon the satisfactory completion of this check; whether an outcome is satisfactory will be determined by Wintercomfort for the homeless.

General Information

Wintercomfort works with people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or with a history of homelessness. We provide services to aid every stage of recovery - from immediate basic welfare needs to long term help in identifying and dealing with the problems which are undermining their stability, and enabling them to engage with education, employment and specialist health services.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience of working with vulnerable people with complex support needs to make positive changes in their lives.


• An understanding of substance misuse, mental health and issues associated with social exclusion.


• Knowledge of local services for homeless and vulnerably housed people.


Essential Skills:

• Strong verbal and inter-personal communication skills.


• Strong co-ordination and organisational skills.


• A constructive, flexible and positive approach towards working with vulnerable excluded people.


• A calm and resilient outlook when encountering challenging situations.


• Excellent time-keeping and reliability.