Weekend Project Worker

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.

We are looking to recruit a Weekend Project Worker for our accommodation projects, Morning Star Hostel in Hulme and Caritas House Hostel in Collyhurst. Both provide high quality, single room accommodation for single men, which are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As a Weekend Project Worker you will provide a high-quality customer service to residents at our accommodation projects. 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: Thursday, 20 August 2026 at 10am Interview: Wednesday, 26 August 2026 Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. For full details please visit Caritas Diocese of Salford - Caritas | Diocese Of Salford (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