Progression Coach - Birmingham, United Kingdom - St Basils

St Basils

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

CLOSING DATE:
FRIDAY 31ST MARCH 2023

Job Title:
Progression Coach & Housing Management Officer

Reports to:
Team Leader

Salary:
Scale 5, Points 23-25, £22,491 - £23,961 per annum, pro rata

Hours of work:
Progression Coach 15 hours per week

Housing Management Officer 22.5 hours per week

Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

Key Responsibilities (Progression Coach):

To assist young people to improve their life skills through designing and implementing life and social skills programmes in individual and group work settings.
To support and encourage young people to undertake the St Basils life skills programme and to achieve the qualification.
To encourage and motivate young people to engage with and sustain education, training, and employment opportunities.
To support young peoples' progress, working innovatively and flexibly to assist with any problems which may arise.
To refer young people for opportunities in work experience and employment as appropriate
Establish and develop links with training providers, employers, volunteering networks etc. in order to improve access to training opportunities for young people
Identify and recommend additional resources and services appropriate to the client group
Maintain accurate records of all young people action plans and progress
To undertake holistic risk and needs assessments and to develop support and risk management plans.
To support and encourage young people to develop positive family and other support networks.
To prepare young people to take up and sustain settled accommodation and to continue to provide ongoing support to them.
To be available to young people for regular support sessions and to respond to crises.
To take responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of young people.
To promote and facilitate the participation of young people in their individual support plans and in the management of the service.
To facilitate young people's access to, and take up of, other support services.
To ensure benefit claims are made and maintained in order to maximise young people's income.
To organise and accompany young people to appointments as appropriate.
To maintain accurate records e.g. support plans, day to day records.
To be flexible by being available out of hours on a rota basis to offer information, advice, and guidance to colleagues and in crisis situations, provide emergency cover within your own Project.
To work as part of a team, providing cover for colleagues as required by the line manager.
As part of a team to assist in the preparation of accommodation, which will involve some cleaning duties.
To assist in the induction of new staff, to supervise and support volunteers, trainees and students, as required by line manager.

Key Responsibilities (Housing Management Officer):

To enable young people to sustain their tenancy and equip them in relation to taking responsibility for their property.
To empower and show how to report repairs, keep property in an acceptable clean manner.
To help maximize and retain young people's income.
To ensure voids meet lettable standards before letting, including cleaning and ensuring any necessary repairs are carried out.
To enable young people to pay their rent and service charge.
To assist young people in debt management or where necessary signpost them to specialist agencies to address these issues.
To take responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of young people.
To collect and record rent and other payments in line with financial procedures.
To inform support staff of any support needs or concerns you may have identified for young people.
To assist young people with benefit claims, including assisting with

- completion and submission of claim forms and making telephone calls.

To be responsible for arranging and conducting young people's admissions visits to the service and the induction of new residents.
To support and assist young people to maintain their accommodation to an acceptable standard.
To undertake a range of administrative tasks such as recording payments, voids checklists, health and safety inspections, etc.,
To support any future initiatives to support young people and also the organisation to maximize income.
To work closely with support staff to deal with any breached of tenure in line with procedure/policy.
To be flexible by being available out of hours on a rota basis to offer information, advice and guidance to colleagues, and where necessary provide emergency cover within projects.
To work as part of a team providing cover for colleagues as required (including emergency cover where necessary).
To assist with induction of new staff, coaching and on the job training. Supervise and support volunteers, trainees and students as required by line manager.
To ensure that the ICT system is fully utilised and embedded in every function of The Housing Management Service.
To manage