Young Persons Resettlement Officer (Support Worker)

Blackpool Coastal Housing; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A community housing organization is seeking a Young Persons Resettlement Officer in Blackpool to support young people in their accommodation. The role involves managing the house, ensuring safety, and promoting life skills. Candidates should have relevant qualifications, experience with young people, and be willing to work flexible hours. Competitive salary with additional benefits is offered.

Benefits

Attractive pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced pay schemes for family leave

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people with a range of support needs.
• Calm under pressure and remains professional in challenging situations.
• Willingness to travel and cover varied shifts.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of the house.
• Provide support for young people to learn life skills.
• Ensure safety and conduct health checks.

Skills

Experience working with young people

Knowledge of young people's rights

Confident communication

Ability to manage safeguarding concerns

Education

3 GCSEs including Maths and English

Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce

Job description

Overview

Basic Salary: Scale 6: £32,061 - £33,699 per annum, with the ability to earn an additional £5,000 per annum through enhanced payments. We are seeking a dedicated individual to join our team in Blackpool to support young people to live happy, safe, healthy and fulfilled lives. The role involves providing essential staff cover at our 24‑hour Ofsted registered supported accommodation home as a Young Persons Resettlement Officer (Support Worker).

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day‑to‑day running of the house and support young people to reach their full potential, inspiring, motivating and positively influencing them for community integration.
• Provide support to empower young people to maintain accommodation, learn life‑skills such as cooking and money management to enhance future prospects.
• Encourage young people into further education, training and employment; set clear goals and involve them in meaningful activities while developing links with statutory and community services.
• Ensure the safety and security of the building, conduct regular health and safety checks, room checks, assist with fire risk assessments and ensure all repairs are completed within required timescales.
• Identify and deal with safeguarding concerns; carry out thorough risk assessments and liaise with other professionals, implementing control measures to reduce and manage risk.

Qualifications & Experience

• 3 GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English.
• Experience working with young people with a range of support needs.
• Knowledge of young people’s rights and a clear understanding of professional boundaries.
• Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce is essential; if not held, the employer will support you to obtain it.
• A confident communicator, calm under pressure, and capable of remaining professional in challenging situations.
• Willingness to travel across both sites and cover sleep‑in duties, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays as per a rota.
• Successful completion of an enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB).

Benefits

• Attractive and flexible membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with excellent employer contributions.
• Generous annual leave – minimum 26 days per year plus bank holidays.
• Option to join My Money Matters – a shared cost AVC pension plan.
• In‑house well‑being programmes and various employee benefits (discounts on high‑street retailers, cycle‑to‑work, health cash plan, etc.).
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to counselling services.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes.
• Opportunities for training and development, staff suggestion scheme, free annual flu vaccinations and occupational health support.

Disability and Equality

We are a disability‑confident employer and welcome applications from disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role. We aim to make the recruitment process fair and inclusive.