Supported Housing Officer Casual

One YMCA; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Watford is seeking a Young Persons Casual Supported Housing Officer to support vulnerable young people. This role involves providing flexible cover during evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, ensuring a safe environment, and promoting independence. Ideal candidates will have experience working with youth, build positive relationships, and work well in a dynamic team. The position offers various benefits, creating a supportive atmosphere for personal growth.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

Confidential help and advice line

Rewards & Discounts

Birthday and Wellbeing day off

Career Pathway training and development

Qualifications

• Experience supporting vulnerable young people with diverse needs.
• Ability to provide individual support plans that empower residents.
• Confident and approachable to build relationships with clients.

Responsibilities

• Support the smooth running of housing projects.
• Promote independence and engage residents in support plans.
• Maintain project standards and uphold organisation values.
• Assist clients with community appointments and budgeting.
• Encourage residents to keep a clean and safe environment.

Skills

Supporting vulnerable young people

Building positive relationships

Teamwork

Initiative in dynamic environment

Job description

One YMCA delivers high-quality housing services providing intensive wrap-around 24-hour support to individuals living in temporary supported accommodation. Our committed team helps residents adjust to their new environment develop essential life skills and work with external services to identify suitable move-on accommodation.

About the Role

We are seeking a Young Persons Casual Supported Housing Officer to provide flexible cover during evenings weekends and bank holidays.

You will

• Support the smooth running of our housing projects ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for residents.
• Promote independence positive outcomes and active engagement in support plans.
• Respond to resident needs maintaining project standards and upholding One YMCAs values.
• Assist clients to attend community appointments budget effectively and manage housing benefit or Universal Credit issues.
• Encourage residents to maintain a clean and safe living environment.
• Meet regularly with your caseload to provide tailored person-centred support.

What we’re looking for

• Has experience supporting vulnerable young people with diverse needs.
• Is committed to providing individual support plans that empower residents to reach their full potential.
• Can work effectively as part of a team while taking initiative in a busy dynamic environment.
• Is confident approachable and able to build positive relationships with clients and partner agencies.

Why Join Us

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in an ambitious sector‑leading organisation where your contributions will be valued. You will be part of a friendly supportive team making a lasting impact in peoples lives.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship accept applications from individuals who already have the right to work in the UK for the position applied for.

As some of our roles involve working with vulnerable members of society this position may require a Basic or Enhanced Criminal Disclosure which will be conducted once a conditional offer is made.

Previous Applications: We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. However if you have applied for a similar role within the last 6 months and were not successful please consider whether your experience has developed further before reapplying.

Accessibility & Adjustments: We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and will strive to be as accommodating as possible. Please inform us in advance of any arrangements you may need to fully participate in the process.

At One YMCA we are an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all welcoming the right mix of talent skills and potential. We are committed to creating a working environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect regardless of age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds communities and industries and are committed to building a diverse workforce made up of a wide range of skills experiences and abilities.

This is a Casual role.

Hours per week

0

Working Pattern

Casual Young Persons Supported Housing Officer - covering evenings weekends and bank holidays

About Us

One YMCA and its subsidiaries the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) and Signpost are on an exciting journey to double our impact by 2025. We are over half way through an exciting new strategy launched in the first hour of the new decade via email where all staff and volunteers were invited to put themselves forward to apply and attend an intensive three‑day Kickstarter Event.

By the end of these three days there was a brilliantly multi‑faced set of themes and ideas which formed the starting point for the rest of the Mission 25 process to build on. The aim of Mission 25 is to give every staff member and volunteer the opportunity to play their part in shaping the strategy to do more and better together so that we double our impact by 2025. We deliver a vast array of services across Herts Beds and Bucks that reach over 135000 individuals annually.

These include

• Provision of over 700 units of accommodation for homeless people
• Move on accommodation for individuals moving onto independent living
• Housing and practical / emotional support for young asylum seekers
• Community HUBs hosting a range of activities and meeting space hire
• Childcare provision in Hertfordshire
• Family support through a network of childrens and family centres covering Hertfordshire and Bedford
• Therapeutic and non-therapeutic support for male and female victims of domestic abuse and their children
• Independent sexual violence services across Bedfordshire Luton and Hertfordshire
• Domestic abuse perpetrator reform programmes across Bedfordshire
• Youth services offering emotional wellbeing support and youth club opportunities for 11-19 year olds alongside our National Airplay programme funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund
• A community gym where everyone can enjoy the benefits of physical exercise

The Benefits

• Health Cash Plan – Covers healthcare expenses from optical and dental care to therapy treatments. Shared pot for children included.
• EAP & Doctorline – Confidential help and advice line (24 hours) on medical legal and domestic issues.
• Rewards & Discounts – Special offers from hundreds of leading online and high street retailers & Discounts on gym memberships.
• Birthday and Wellbeing day off – One day additional leave day for every year of service up to 5 days.
• Leave & Support – Support for your child IVF treatment and through challenging times.
• Career Pathway – Training & Development with a clear pathway for you to grow.

Documents

Required Experience : Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

Section 8,Public Health,Data Collection,Ellucian,Banking,Fair Housing Regulations,LIHTC,Budgeting,Economic Development,Real Estate Law,Logistics,Statistical Analysis

Experience

Unclear seniority

Employment Type

Unclear

Experience

years

Vacancy

1