Supported Housing Officer X2 - Barnsley, United Kingdom - Centrepoint

Centrepoint

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Barnsley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role:
Supported Housing Officer (2 Roles available)

Contract:
Permanent, Part-Time hours per week (This role may require you to work on Evenings, Weekends & Bank Holidays)***
Salary scale: £14,023 - £16,559 per annum

Closing Date:
Monday 21st August 2023

Are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their potential? Do you want to work in a challenging, team focused and rewarding environment? Have you got the drive to support a young person on their journey to independence? Do you have the skills to engage hard to reach young people?

Centrepoint is the UK's leading charity for homeless young people.

We provide a range of accommodation based and floating support services to vulnerable young people across London, North West and Yorkshire.

Our vision is to end youth homelessness but until then we will continue to provide young people with a place to call home, tailored support and the opportunity to build the skills needed to sustain independent living.

We are looking for 2X Supported Housing Officers for a full time role to join our excellent Housing and Support team in our Barnsley service, Highfield Terrace.

What you will be doing.

Work face to face with young people and support them to achieve their goals.
Help young people overcome difficult circumstances and achieve independence.
Work independently and as part of a team in accommodation based or floating support services for young people
Undertake initial and on going needs and risk assessments for young people accessing services
Manage your own caseload of young people, providing holistic support in line with their needs and aspirations
Liaise with multiple agencies to ensure effective communication across the service and externally including social work teams, YOS, health and other statutory services and voluntary agencies
Make internal and external referrals to a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies for specialist support and Employment and Training opportunities
Support young people to manage their rent accounts through liaison with the DWP, Social Services and building their own personal budgeting skills

What we are looking for

Relevant qualification/ work based experience in social work /Health and social care/ youth work field.
An understanding of homeless young people and young people within leaving care system
Proven track record of engaging positively with vulnerable young people and young people presenting in crisis
Experience of identifying support needs and risk indicators in relation to young people ad the ability to create bespoke support packages to address these needs.
A comprehensive understanding of safeguarding issues in relation to young people and experience of following safeguarding policies and procedures.
Experience of providing housing, employment, health and welfare benefits advice to young people
Experience of working in partnership with support agencies i.e. Children Services, Youth services, and Health professionals and experience of participating in professionals meetings.

In return for your efforts, you'll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
Healthcare cash plan (Cover the costs of a wide range of medical treatment including Dental, Optical, Complementary and Alternative therapies).
Private Medical insurance
Income protection
Employer pension contributions of 5%
Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale
Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
An interestfree travel loan
At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization._
Centrepoint's policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment._

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