Project Worker (Homeless Residential Services)

Role – Project Worker (Homeless Residential Services)
Location – GCHSCP, Homeless Residential Services, Elder Street (G51 3PX) & Rodney Street (G4 9SF)
Hours and Shift Pattern – 37.5hrs. This is a 24/7 service where shift working is required including nights and weekends (see attached rotas)
Contract Status – Permanent

Are you interested in working for the largest local authority in Scotland, in partnership with the NHS, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our community? Then, you are in the right place!

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) are recruiting two Project Workers within Homeless Residential Services.

Homeless Residential Services provide temporary accommodation and intensive support to individuals experiencing homelessness. The service focuses on assessing needs, developing resettlement plans and helping people build the skills and confidence needed for independent living. It plays a key role in reducing repeat homelessness and promoting recovery, inclusion, and wellbeing.

Project Workers provide a front-line service working 1 to 1 with individuals and assisting with support planning. Elder Street services specifically supports vulnerable homeless women and Rodney Street services specifically supports vulnerable homeless men. Both services provide care and support for vulnerable service users through individual key working meetings in order to provide a comprehensive assessment of need and formulate a robust resettlement plan.

What You’ll Do:
• Provide front-line support through 1 to 1 key working and support planning.
• Motivate and assist service users to reduce isolation, build confidence, and learn new skills.
• Promote service user involvement and empowerment.
• Provide practical assistance (e.g. cooking, money management, arranging and accompanying service users to appointments).
What We’re Looking For
• Ability to build positive relationships with individuals experiencing homelessness.
• Resilience and compassion when responding to sensitive disclosures and challenging behaviours.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

If you’re a compassionate and resilient individual who thrives in a team environment and is dedicated to supporting vulnerable individuals, we’d love to hear from you.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above role will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

Registration to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is an essential requirement for this role. You must either be already registered or have applied within 3 months and be registered within 6 months from your start date. Please note as part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are currently not required to pay SSSC fees.

These roles are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Interviews will take place mid-February 2026.

If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, you can contact:
Elder Street - Marian Miller, Manager, marian.miller@glasgow.gov.uk
Rodney Street - Frank Martin, Manager, frank.martin@glasgow.gov.uk