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Job Introduction Job Title: Project Officer - Young People Services Salary: £23,216 Contract: Permanent Location: Warrington Weekly Hours: 35hrs per week on a 4 weekly rota, including 1 weekend shift in 4 So.... What is this role exactly? This is a rewarding and interesting role at our award-winning Supported Housing scheme, Verve Place to join the team as a Project Officer/Support Worker, within this collaborative and caring Young Peoples services team. Verve Place is a supported housing project for 38 young people aged 16-25 and offers them the opportunity to make progress in their lives, to build resilience and meet their aspirations. As a Project Officer, you will play a key role in supporting residents to help them achieve their goals, develop independent living and life skills and build excellent relationships with residents, colleagues and professionals from external agencies. Verve Place is accredited with the Foyer Federation meaning we take an asset-based approach, called Advantaged Thinking, in all the work we do; encouraging young people experiencing homelessness to aim high, dream big and fulfil their ambitions. We want to recruit a Project Officer as passionate about this as us. What will my working week look like? Our Project Officers in Young People Services work on a 4 weekly rolling rota - Week A: 8am-4pm / Week B: 10am-6pm / Week C: 11am-7pm / Week D: 12pm-8pm, including 1 weekend shift in 4. The role includes some element of lone working and scheme cover. Every day is different; you could be delivering 1-2-1 support sessions on life skills, reviewing an action plan, supporting a young person to a medical appointment, contributing to a multi-agency meeting or facilitating group activities as part of the learning programme. Every day is different and diverse! What will I be responsible for doing? First and foremost, you will be providing key worker support to our young people. Working through bespoke support and action plans, tailored to their specific needs, to help them develop the life skills necessary to move on, live independently and thrive in the community. One of the great things about this role is being able to bring your own personality to the role. Our young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we try to mirror that in our team. And what would make me stand out from the crowd? To be successful as a Project Officer, here at YHG, you will .... • Have the ability to relate well to young and vulnerable people from a variety of backgrounds • Demonstrate empathy to young people, and be passionate about providing them with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment • Be resilient, flexible and enthusiastic • Be Innovative and creative in your ways of working • Be confident managing your own diary and caseload This role is really suited to someone who enjoys a role that provides social value and purpose, keen to make a difference and positively impact Young People's lives. This role really does offer an opportunity to shape real change for the people you support! To find out more about Verve Place and the great work that happens here visit <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xInKxwuAQmM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xInKxwuAQmM</a> For more detail on the role, please review the role profile available by visiting the vacancy on our website - <a href="http://www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers" target="_blank">www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers</a> That all sounds great, what's in it for me? In return we offer £23,216 for a 35 hour week, and 25 days annual leave (holidays also increase with time served) plus Bank Holidays, but our employee deal Offering provides much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance. Although you are based at Verve Place you will also have access to Youggle House - our wellbeing, social, collaboration and meeting space in Birchwood, Warrington - you may be asked to travel to Youggle House to meet up with your wider team for meetings and training when required. On top of this, we'll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level healthcare cash plan, that doesn't just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments) and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names. For more of our great benefits, please review the benefits information sheet available by visiting the vacancy on our website - <a href="http://www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers" target="_blank">www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers</a>. And who are Your Housing Group? Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford. As one of the North's sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. We also build over 1,000 new homes each year. We're an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'. Additions This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and will require the post holder to carry out 'Regulated Activity' as defined under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. Therefore, as part of Your Housing Group's pre-employment checks, successful applicants will be required to complete a satisfactory Enhanced DBS with barred list(s) check. Closing Date: Thursday 27th November 2025 We review applications as they're received and reserve the right to close this advert early; if you're interested, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment. Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability, if these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview. Your Housing Group welcomes applications from our customers, however, access to confidential information and probity will be explored to determine whether there is a potential conflict of interest or security issue present which may prevent the Group from being able to proceed with the application. YHG1

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We're looking for a Project Manager (District Heating) to join our team and take the lead on a high-profile programme focused on heat regulation. This is a unique opportunity to manage complex, cross-functional change in response to emerging legislation and regulatory requirements. A key focus of this role will be project managing our heat regulation work, ensuring readiness, compliance, and effective delivery across teams. You'll work collaboratively with internal departments and external partners, applying your expertise in service design, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realisation to deliver meaningful outcomes. Key Responsibilities <ul> <li>Lead the end-to-end project management of heat regulation workstreams.</li> <li>Develop and maintain project plans, manage risks, and coordinate delivery across teams.</li> <li>Liaise with regulatory bodies and ensure compliance with new legislation.</li> <li>Support the development of policies and systems to meet regulatory obligations.</li> <li>Deliver broader business change initiatives aligned with Council priorities.</li> </ul>You'll bring: <ul> <li>Proven experience in leading complex change programmes.</li> <li>Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.</li> <li>Knowledge of regulatory environments and service transformation.</li> <li>A collaborative, user-centred approach to change delivery.</li> </ul>We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly. It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks. Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share. f you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade. Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more here New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council

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