Housing Support Coordinator

YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metro Area; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metro Area is seeking a dedicated Housing Support Coordinator to join our Housing team in Sunderland. The role focuses on assessments, safety planning, and coordinating support for residents to help them live independently and engage with specialist services as needed.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in support or care settings, demonstrate person-centred approaches, and hold a good understanding of housing law and statutory frameworks.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a support or care environment.
• Experience of person-centred support and safety planning.
• Knowledge of the statutory framework for support provision to the client group.
• Basic understanding of housing law (tenancies, evictions).
• Flexibility to travel to required workplace locations.
• A high level of IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking assessments and producing and reviewing support and safety plans for individuals.
• Acting as the lead case worker for a specified number of residents.
• Coordinating the development of Support Workers and apprentice support workers.
• Providing direct support to higher risk clients requiring more intensive support in specialist services.

Skills

Support work experience

Person-centred approaches

IT literacy

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our Housing team as a Housing Support Coordinator located in Sunderland. If you are passionate about helping individuals overcome challenges and empowering them to live independently,

Is This Role for You?

• - Do you have significant experience of working in a support or care environment?
• - Are you skilled in developing client, family, children and young people led support using person-centred approaches?

If you answered yes, we want to hear from you!

What Will You Be Doing?

• - Undertaking assessments and producing and reviewing support and safety plans for individuals.
• - Acting as the lead case worker for a specified number of residents.
• - Coordinating the development of Support Workers and apprentice support workers.
• - Providing direct support to higher risk clients requiring more intensive support in specialist services.

To be successful in this rewarding and impactful role, it is essential that you have:

• - Significant experience of working in a support or care environment.
• - Experience of person-centred support and safety planning.
• - Knowledge of the statutory framework of provision of support for the client group.
• - Basic understanding of housing law i.e. tenancies, evictions etc.
• - Flexibility to travel to required workplace locations.
• - A high level of IT Literacy.