Project Worker

Rock Trust; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A youth support organization in Glasgow is seeking a Project Worker to provide intensive support to young people. This role involves emotional and practical support to secure and maintain tenancies, alongside mentoring volunteers. The ideal candidate will help young people develop independent living skills while working closely with various services. This full-time position is funded until March 2027, with a salary range of £25,295.91 to £28,487.31 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with young people in a support role.
• Ability to coordinate emotional and practical support.
• Skills in completing housing applications and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive support to young people in the community.
• Coordinate support for tenancy and independent living skills.
• Complete housing applications and support plans.

Job description

Our long-term vision is to end youth homelessness. Our more immediate mission is to ensure that every young person in Scotland has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, resolve and move on from homelessness, making it rare, brief, and non-recurring.

Context

The Project Worker will work as an intensive support worker linking directly with young people either in the community or from the office base in Govan. They will coordinate and provide emotional and practical support on a 1:1 and group basis. Working with young people to secure a tenancy or to maintain their tenancy to ensure that a young person’s experience of homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring.

The Project Worker will offer line management, guidance, and support to volunteers, working together to support young people to improve their practical independent living skills, access other services and to reach their full potential. Project Workers are responsible for completing housing applications, support plans and risk assessments and are the main contact for any key people involved in the care and support of young people.

Reporting to

Service Manager

Job Pack

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Deadline

Midnight, 8th February 2026.

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• Contract Type Full Time (35 Hours pw) (Fixed term until 31st March 2027, (with possible extension subject to funding)
• Salary/Pay £25,295.91 - £28,487.31 per annum (depending on experience)