COPE Galway: Project Worker, Homeless Services
Project Worker, Homeless Services
The Role
The Project Worker is tasked with providing practical assistance and support to families and/or individuals during their engagement with COPE Galway Homeless Services with a focus on assisting to source and secure appropriate accommodation options and on supporting to address health and care needs where appropriate. The role carries with it an opportunity to develop skills across a variety of homeless services in Galway City
These include:
- Short Term Accommodation facilities for single homeless people and for families
- Support to families and single people residing in Private Emergency Accommodation
- A Day Centre and Outreach service for people at risk of rough sleeping
- Resettlement, Tenancy Support and Community Based Housing
- A seasonal Cold Weather Response
The successful candidate will be deployed to work within COPE Galway’s homeless services where needed and on a periodic rotational basis where appropriate and will be first assigned to work in the service named in the advert. They will carry a keyworking case load in the services where deployed with responsibility for care and case management and on duty they will have a responsibility to, as part of a team, ensure the smooth and safe operation of that service. They will work with their colleagues to collaboratively embed the values of COPE Galway and a trauma informed approach within COPE Galway Homeless Services.
Please see Job Description attached below.
To Apply:
Deadline is 3rd of July