Leaving Care Housing Officer - London, United Kingdom - tower Hamlets

tower Hamlets

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Leaving Care Housing Officer -1 year fixed term contract:

About the Job

Housing & Homelessness-Housing Options - Through Care Housing Advisor

Grade I - £42,855

Working Pattern:
Full time (35hours)

Contract Length:1 year fixed term contract***
Salary: Grade I

About Us:

Tower Hamlets is one of London's most diverse, vibrant boroughs.

It's a melting pot of creativity, enterprise and cultural life that brings the best of London together in just eight square miles.

It's also a borough of contrasts, and as a Council, we know that Tower Hamlets is on a vital journey of improvement.

There are tough challenges we need to tackle, but with that comes a unique opportunity to make a real impact.

We're changing - rapidly. This is a place where people make things happen. Where everyone works together with zeal, passion, and pride. As an employer, we can offer a generous annual leave package, competitive pension, and flexible working.

For more information why join Tower Hamlets, please visit: Staff benefits )

About the role:

Are you ready to make a significant impact on the lives of vulnerable young people in Tower Hamlets?

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of young individuals who have been in care?

Are you ready to embark on a journey to provide them with the support and guidance they need to thrive?

Join Our Team in the Through Care Service and Housing Options Support Team (HOST) to empower young lives as a Through Care Housing Advisor working with young individuals who have been in care.

You will provide guidance and support in areas such as housing, education, employment, and life skills. You will work with their social workers and personal advisors.

You will develop personal housing plans to meet each young person's unique needs collaborating with a dynamic team of professionals to create a supportive network.

You will advocate for the rights and well-being of young persons in care and undertake statutory casework under the Homelessness Reduction Act and provide a timely and proactive response to end and prevent them becoming homeless.

Having the ability to work flexibly and bring creative and imaginative solutions to end and prevent a repeat occurrence of street homelessness in key.

You should be a confident, experienced, and adaptable self-starter, able to work proactively and on your own initiative, you will relish the opportunity to instigate and deliver a service and will be comfortable with working at the forefront of change within a team that is target and goal driven.

As well as having knowledge of homelessness, social care, public health and Children's Act, you will be empathetic to the various support needs and challenges of young people and committed to helping care leavers.

You should have an existing background in the homelessness sector and are interested in taking on more responsibility and a new challenge in the sector.

How to Apply:

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough.

We want people who aspire to our
TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups.

We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

Join us in making a lasting impact on the lives of young people in our community.

Together, we can create a brighter future

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.

Closing date: 29th February 2024

Shortlisting - week commencing 4th March 2024

Interviews to be held week commencing 11th March 2024

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