Weekend Project Worker


Company:	Caritas Diocese of Salford
Salary:	£16,785 to £16,785 a year
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Manchester, M4 4FA
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	18 Sept 2026
Closing date:	6 Oct 2026

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Summary

About Us

Caritas Diocese of Salford is the principal social action agency of the Catholic Diocese. Our mission is to put Love Into Action. We help those across Greater Manchester and Lancashire experiencing poverty, disadvantage, and discrimination to transform their lives with dignity. We provide a practical response to those in crisis, suffering hardship or who are at risk. We rebuild lives for the long-term, enabling people to live in a safe, healthy, and secure environment. We call for a better, more just world, where the voices of the poor are heard and acted upon and positively influence the systems, decisions and resources that affect those in need.

About the Job

Caritas House offers a pathway out of homelessness for single men with low support needs, it provides high-quality, single-room accommodation with 24-hour staffing for 19 men. We are looking to recruit a Project Worker to ensure a smooth-running service for the accommodation during the weekend.

As a Weekend Project Worker you will provide a high-quality customer service to residents at our accommodation project. You will also provide a friendly and professional welcome to residents coming in and out of the building and spend time with residents who are in the communal areas.

You will facilitate a daily activity for the residents e.g. cooking, gardening or social activities. Additionally, you will be responsible for the security of the building, doing building checks, dealing with emergencies, answering telephone calls, monitoring CCTV and undertaking minor domestic tasks.

You must have excellent customer service, IT and admin skills and a positive approach to team working.

Experience of working with people that are homeless and may be vulnerable or disadvantaged groups in a residential/similar setting is essential.

The hours of the role are 8:45am to 21:15pm Saturday and Sunday.

You must have experience of working with people that are homeless in supported housing.

If this sounds like the next step you are looking for and you would like to work in a service passionate about supporting people to find new homes and rebuild their lives, then we would love to hear from you!

Early applications are strongly encouraged as all applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to interview / appoint before the closing date.

Closing date: Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 9am

Interview: Monday, 12 October 2026

Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

For full details please visit our website: www.caritassalford.org.uk/about/careers

If you have any queries or issues when applying, then please e-mail hr@caritassalford.org.uk and our HR department will be happy to help.

Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer

Registered Charity Number: 1125808

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