The Role:

Rock Trust are delighted to advertise for a Project Worker for our Youth Boost service in Perth, which aims to support young people to transition from homelessness into settled accommodation, as well as supporting those in tenancies who may be at risk of eviction and young people who want to return home and maintain relationships with their families. We are looking for a passionate and motivated individual to help us continue to deliver on this exciting project. The role will involve working directly with young people to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support on a 1:1 basis, both in their homes and within the wider community.

The post holder will be expected to:

• Work with our Service Manager to develop the Youth Boost service
• Support young people to manage and thrive in their home
• Motivate young people to set goals and reach their potential
• An ability to work effectively with partners and other key people to provide young
• people with excellent care and support
• Adopt a ‘whatever it takes’ and rights based approach
• Work in a psychologically and trauma informed manner

Who we are

Rock Trust is Scotland’s leading youth specific homelessness charity. We work with young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of, or who are experiencing homelessness. Our aim is to end youth homelessness in Scotland by ensuring that every young person has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, survive and move on from homelessness.

Rock Trust holds the gold award from Investors in People. We are committed to making Rock Trust a fantastic place to work. We provide a range of enhanced benefits for staff, including a starting annual leave entitlement of 25 working days which will increase by 1 day for every full year of service completed (up to a maximum of 30 working days) plus 10 Public Holidays (pro-rata), a 6% employer contribution pension scheme, life assurance scheme, employee rewards and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave. A full list of our benefits is available on our website.

The Role: Rock Trust are delighted to offer up an exciting opportunity to work as part of our ‘Upstream’ project team. We are looking for a passionate and experienced project worker to deliver our schools-based prevention project to identify and support young people who are at risk of homelessness. The role will include providing 1:1 support to young people, nurturing and maintaining relationships with partners and stakeholders and interpreting and analysing statistical data.

The post holder will be expected to:

• Build trusting, lasting relationships with young people, working with them to identify individual needs and build a robust support plan
• Provide flexible, person centered, strengths-based support for as long as is required.
• Work in a psychologically and trauma informed manner
• Establish and nurture relationships with key partners and stakeholders
• Analyse results from statistical gathered to determine service need and target support to those most at risk
• Promote and share evaluation, learning and best practice.

Who we are

Rock Trust is Scotland’s leading youth specific homelessness charity. We work with young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of, or who are experiencing homelessness. Our aim is to end youth homelessness in Scotland by ensuring that every young person has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, survive and move on from homelessness.

Rock Trust holds the gold award from Investors in People. We are committed to making Rock Trust a fantastic place to work. We provide a range of enhanced benefits for staff, including a starting annual leave entitlement of 25 working days which will increase by 1 day for every full year of service completed (up to a maximum of 30 working days) plus 10 Public Holidays (pro-rata), a 6% employer contribution pension scheme, life assurance scheme, employee rewards and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave. A full list of our benefits is available on our website.

We actively support the ability to work flexibly and remotely, and all staff are provided with the ICT kit and home set-ups needed to minimise travel and promote a work-life balance.