Project Officer

Job Introduction

Job Title:  Project Officer

Salary: £24,479.00

Job Location:  Ravenhead Foyer, St Helens

Contract Duration:  Permanent 

Hours (weekly):  35hrs

So…. What is this role exactly?

Your Housing Group has a fabulous opportunity for a Project Officer who is passionate about supporting vulnerable young people.

Ravenhead Foyer is a supported housing project for 32 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.

What will my working week look like?  

The Project Officers Work 7 hour shifts Monday to Friday on a rota basis between 8am and 8pm. The shifts for the Project Officer role are below:

Week A:  8am to 4pm; Week B: 11am to 7pm; Week C: 12pm to 8pm    

What will I be responsible for doing?

As a Project Officer you will play a key role in supporting residents to help them achieve their goals and move on successfully to independent tenancies. You will do this by building strong working relationships and a holistic support packages.

One of the great things about this role is the positive impact you will make to our customers lives and the genuine improvements you will make to their situations.

You will be part of a busy office environment and will have administrative duties. There are also some general housekeeping tasks.

And what would make me stand out from the crowd?

To be a successful Project Officer, here at YHG, you will …

• be able to relate well to young and vulnerable people from a variety of backgrounds
• demonstrate empathy to young people, providing them with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment
• be flexible and enthusiastic

If you feel this could be the right role for you, we would love to hear from you!

For more detail on the role, please review the role profile available by visiting the vacancy on our website - www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers

That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?

In return we offer £24479.00 for a 35-hour week, and 25 days (pro-rata) annual leave (holidays also increase with time served) plus Bank Holidays, but our employee offering provides much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

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 through Medicash, 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), an option to buy up to one weeks further holiday, an annual volunteering day, 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.

Although you will be based at Ravenhead 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.

For more of our great benefits, please see the benefits information sheet attached/ available by visiting the vacancy on Your Housing Group’s career’s website - www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers.

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: 31st May 2026 

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