Youth Housing Support Coordinator - Empower Independence

Adullam Homes Housing Association Ltd; Oadby; On-site; GBP 20,366 - 27,583; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Annual leave 25 days

Training & career progression

Westfield Health access

CALM app access

Job summary

Adullam Homes Housing Association Ltd. is seeking a Housing support Youth Worker for its Looked after Children and Care leavers service in Leicestershire. The role focuses on guiding young people to gain confidence, budgeting, housing maintenance and healthy lifestyles to empower independent living.

The post involves empathetic, professional support within a safeguarding-focused environment, with the organization committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare.

Responsibilities

• You will be a vital member of the team, guiding these young people to gain the confidence and necessary skills to move on to independent accommodation.
• You will help them to gain skills such as budgeting, maintaining their accommodation and cooking; guiding young people to make safe choices, to look after their mental and physical health and engage young people in education and encourage them to fulfil their potential.
• The support should assist young people in developing the skills required to overcome barriers and learn skills towards independence.
• The post holder must be empathetic, knowledgeable and professional in understanding the specific needs of young people transitioning into adulthood.
• You will be expected to contribute to the maintenance and development of the Association’s values, culture and ethos.

Job description

Housing support Youth Worker – Supported Accommodation – Leicestershire Looked after Children and Care leavers.

Location: Leicester

Salary: £23,985 per annum

Job title: Service Coordinator

A fulfilling and exciting opportunity have become available for a support worker (Service Coordinator) post in our young person’s service in Oadby Leicestershire. The young people in our service may have left foster care, care homes, experienced family breakdowns or may be seeking asylum, and require a robust support network around them to empower them to gain independence.

• Adullam Homes Housing Association Ltd supports vulnerable individuals and households.
• We provide quality housing, deliver tailored support plans, training, education, and employment opportunities to help people achieve stable lives and realise their full potential.
  
  

Purpose of the role

• You will be a vital member of the team, guiding these young people to gain the confidence and necessary skills to move on to independent accommodation. This will include developing and delivering a nurturing person-centred support to suit the needs of everyone accessing the service.
• You will help them to gain skills such as budgeting, maintaining their accommodation and cooking; guiding young people to make safe choices, to look after their mental and physical health and engage young people in education and encourage them to fulfil their potential.
• The support should assist young people in developing the skills required to overcome barriers and learn skills towards independence.
• The post holder must be empathetic, knowledgeable and professional in understanding the specific needs of young people transitioning into adulthood.
• You will be expected to contribute to the maintenance and development of the Association’s values, culture and ethos.
  
  

Please See The Job Description For More Information.

Adullam offers the following benefits:

• Salary up to £23,985 per annum for 37.5 hours per week,
• Competitive Annual Leave (25 days annual leave and 2 extra days added for a year of no sick days each calendar year)
• Training and career advancement
• Discounted Goods and services
• Pension
• Access to Westfield Health and Westfield Rewards/Discounts
• Access to CALM app
• Life Assurance (4x Basic annual salary from the start of employment)
• Multidimensional wellbeing programmes and family-friendly policies for staff
• Refer a friend policy
  
  

We are passionate about actively encouraging applicants from all cultures, backgrounds, and identities. We are committed to treating our teams fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability, or any other protected characteristic and this starts with our recruitment process.

Adullam Homes Housing Association Ltd. is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults accessing our services. We expect all staff, volunteers, and workers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to Enhanced with Barred List Adult and Child DBS check, scrutiny of employment history and robust references checks.

Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV.

Adullam Homes Housing Association was created in 1972 to support vulnerable individuals and households. From the simple beginning of a single property in Birmingham, Adullam has expanded into new geographical locations and developed new services.

Over the years it has introduced and run innovative projects to offer tenants, residents and service users opportunities for housing, support, education and training.