Youth Housing Transition Support Worker
Description✓TRANSITION SUPPORT WORKER - Lincolnshire NEST Youth Housing Accomodation
✓Job Type - Permanent/Part-Time
✓Hours - 18.5 hrs per week [3-week rolling rota; 4 shifts on, 4 shifts off 5.45pm -11pm]
✓Salary - £10,625.01 per annum [Base Salary £10,023.76 + £601.25 Unsociable Hours allowance]
✓Location - Grantham
✓Are you looking for a new role where you can make a difference every day? Do you want to work as part of an established team that employs a non-judgemental approach, sensitivity and understanding? This might be the right role for you!
✓ This role is based in our friendly and supportive team in our Young People's Hub in Grantham
✓You will work with Young People aged 16-21 who are homeless or are threatened with homelessness and have suppport needs including social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties
✓Your role will be to support them to transition from supported accommodation into more independent accommodation and develop life skills along the way
✓You will provide advice and assistance to these Young People to support them with becoming ambitious and independent and embrace new opportunities.
✓Key Responsibilities
✓Have an ongoing oversight of the exit date from the service for each Young Person at the point of their move in and communicate regularly with the team to pre-empt when a Young Person is ready to move out of service.
✓ Act as the first point of contact for the yYoung People within the transition period to move on phase and offer ad-hoc advice, guidance and reassurance.
✓Support the Young Person to apply for move on options and to arrange and attend any viewings of move on properties.
✓Complete necessary budgeting work, depending on the needs of the Young Person.
✓Review and update the Young Person’s move on plan and complete regular joint meetings with the keyworker and any other external agencies involved.
✓Complete home visits to offer any further support required.
✓Host weekly drop ins to ensure access to support for those who have left service.
✓What we need from you
✓To be approachable and have the ability to build rapport and trusted relationships with the Young People, colleagues and outside agencies.
✓An understanding of the support needs of Young People who typically use our services.
✓Knowledge and understanding of housing provision and the welfare benefits system.
✓Previous experience of working with Young People or extensive experience of providing care and/or support services within another social care setting.
✓What you can expect from us
✓A dynamic and supportive team who delivers results for the people we support every day.
✓A commitment to helping you learn and develop your career.
✓Excellent benefits including a great annual leave entitlement, additional special leave, an occupational sick pay scheme which exceeds statutory requirements and cycle-to-work scheme.
✓We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years’ experience of changing lives, building stronger communities, and reducing crime
✓Last year alone we helped support, house, educate, advise, and speak out for 38,[Apply online only] disadvantaged young people and adults - and you could now help us make an even bigger impact going forward.
✓A Full Driving Licence and access to vehicle are essential for this role
✓Travel is required throughout Lincolnshire.
✓An Enhanced and Barred DBS check is required for this role.
✓For full details about the role, please click .
✓For full details about Nacro's amazing benefits, please click .
✓If you want to be a part of what we offer in Lincolnshire, please apply online Show more →
✓Job Type - Permanent/Part-Time
✓Hours - 18.5 hrs per week [3-week rolling rota; 4 shifts on, 4 shifts off 5.45pm -11pm]
✓Salary - £10,625.01 per annum [Base Salary £10,023.76 + £601.25 Unsociable Hours allowance]
✓Location - Grantham
✓Are you looking for a new role where you can make a difference every day? Do you want to work as part of an established team that employs a non-judgemental approach, sensitivity and understanding? This might be the right role for you!
✓ This role is based in our friendly and supportive team in our Young People's Hub in Grantham
✓You will work with Young People aged 16-21 who are homeless or are threatened with homelessness and have suppport needs including social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties
✓Your role will be to support them to transition from supported accommodation into more independent accommodation and develop life skills along the way
✓You will provide advice and assistance to these Young People to support them with becoming ambitious and independent and embrace new opportunities.
✓Key Responsibilities
✓Have an ongoing oversight of the exit date from the service for each Young Person at the point of their move in and communicate regularly with the team to pre-empt when a Young Person is ready to move out of service.
✓ Act as the first point of contact for the yYoung People within the transition period to move on phase and offer ad-hoc advice, guidance and reassurance.
✓Support the Young Person to apply for move on options and to arrange and attend any viewings of move on properties.
✓Complete necessary budgeting work, depending on the needs of the Young Person.
✓Review and update the Young Person’s move on plan and complete regular joint meetings with the keyworker and any other external agencies involved.
✓Complete home visits to offer any further support required.
✓Host weekly drop ins to ensure access to support for those who have left service.
✓What we need from you
✓To be approachable and have the ability to build rapport and trusted relationships with the Young People, colleagues and outside agencies.
✓An understanding of the support needs of Young People who typically use our services.
✓Knowledge and understanding of housing provision and the welfare benefits system.
✓Previous experience of working with Young People or extensive experience of providing care and/or support services within another social care setting.
✓What you can expect from us
✓A dynamic and supportive team who delivers results for the people we support every day.
✓A commitment to helping you learn and develop your career.
✓Excellent benefits including a great annual leave entitlement, additional special leave, an occupational sick pay scheme which exceeds statutory requirements and cycle-to-work scheme.
✓We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years’ experience of changing lives, building stronger communities, and reducing crime
✓Last year alone we helped support, house, educate, advise, and speak out for 38,[Apply online only] disadvantaged young people and adults - and you could now help us make an even bigger impact going forward.
✓A Full Driving Licence and access to vehicle are essential for this role
✓Travel is required throughout Lincolnshire.
✓An Enhanced and Barred DBS check is required for this role.
✓For full details about the role, please click .
✓For full details about Nacro's amazing benefits, please click .
✓If you want to be a part of what we offer in Lincolnshire, please apply online Show more →