Project Worker

This is a Project Worker role based across our supported housing services in the Cardiff area. This variety offers the opportunity to work within different schemes and resident groups. Working in a team, you will provide specialist support to individuals aged 21+ who are experiencing homelessness with complex needs and are motivated to address their alcohol and substance use issue. You will provide housing related supported to equip our customers with the knowledge, skills and tools that they need to be able to live independent lives.

You will also support our customers in engaging with recovery & treatment services by creating achievable support plans and facilitating appropriate workshops. Other Day to day duties:

• Liaising with external agencies
• Promoting wellbeing, recovery and social inclusion
• Managing crisis, safeguarding and financial awareness
• Housing Management
• Accurately maintaining records

Relevant work experience and knowledge of issues relating to vulnerable people

• A passion to work with and enable people to live as independent a life as possible
• A strong initiative and ability to work alone as well as being a great team player
• Ability to deal with conflicting and difficult situations
• Ability to provide shift leadership and team support
• Hold a Driving licence and have access to a car

Codi is a not-for-profit with a big heart and an even bigger mission. As Wales' largest provider of housing, care, and support, we're here to help people live well, feel supported, and rise to their full potential.

Every day, our teams support nearly 17,000 individuals across Wales with services that make a real and uplifting difference to their everyday lives. Our name says it all: 'Codi' means rise in Welsh. It reflects who we are, where we come from, and our ambition to lift expectations, lift communities, and lift each other.

A full-time, permanent, Project Worker within our Supported Accommodation Services across Cardiff. You will be required to work on a rolling rota which includes days, evenings, weekend availability and sleep-in shifts.

• £26,072.00
• Sleep-in rate: £62.64 per 8 hour shift
• Pension Choices:
• Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme with matched contributions up to 10%. Or,
• Defined Benefit (DB) 1/80th of final salary for every year of service.
• 3 x Life Cover linked to pension membership
• Saving scheme with competitive interest rate
• Give As You Earn scheme for tax efficient charity donations
• From 1st April 2026 the option to be either weekly or monthly paid.

• 26 days holiday, pro rata entitlement plus Bank holidays. Rising to 27 days after 1 years service or cash equivalent of 1 days' annual leave.
• Maternity & Adoption Leave: 20 weeks
• Paternity Leave: 3 weeks

• Sick Pay, rising with length of service up to 6 months full pay after 4 years.
• Eyecare:
  Up to £100 reimbursement towards eye tests and glasses.
• Free counselling, coaching, wellbeing team, and OH service to all colleagues
• Annual Health Check
• Health Cash Plan

• Mileage paid at 45p plus 5P per passenger per mile
• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Continuous professional training and development
• Leadership development programmes
• Professional memberships needed for your role are reimbursed
• Career coaching
• Support with funding and time for qualifications

• Long Service Awards
• Blue Light Card Eligibility giving discounts at 15,000 brands.
• Colleague Discount platform