Project Worker

Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday – Friday) 9am to 5pm with some flexibility to meet the requirements of the post

About the Role:

Oasis Community Housing has an exciting opportunity for a Project Worker to become part of our dynamic and innovative team, within our homeless drop-in service, at Basis Gateshead.

We run a ‘day centre style’ drop-in community based project, delivering both homeless prevention and homelessness response services to vulnerably housed and rough sleepers. We are looking for a candidate with knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable people in a paid or unpaid capacity. An understanding of the benefits system and knowledge of drug and alcohol misuse are all essential for this role.

In return, you will benefit from a supportive, creative environment and have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills. We are passionate about our staff and believe in caring for them in the same ways we care about those who engage with our services. We believe staff are the foundation stone to the success of the charity and so we do everything we can to make sure they feel valued, supported, engaged and developed.

We welcome applicants from all faiths or none, but it is important that all employees understand and sympathise with the Christian ethos of Oasis Community Housing.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role.

We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds to support a diverse workforce, including individuals with lived experience of homelessness .

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 11th June 2025

Oasis Community Housing is an equal opportunities employer

Registered charity no. 1107554.

To apply for this role, please use the Apply link below. Using the links to the Job Description, Guidance and our Ethos and Values.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, meeting essential criteria and Enhanced DBS (dependent on role).