Supported Housing Officer

Role: Supported Housing Officer

Location: Bradford Foyer

Contract: Full-Time, Permanent

Salary scale: £ 21,371 to £23,813 per annum (dependent on experience)

Closing Date: 9th May 2023

Are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their potential? Do you want to work in a challenging, team focused and rewarding environment? Have you got the drive to support a young person on their journey to independence? Do you have the skills to engage hard to reach young people?

This role is perfect for individuals who have experience of working with vulnerable people in a supportive setting including supported housing, social care, health care or a related area. We also welcome applications from experienced practitioners.

Centrepoint is the UK's leading charity for homeless young people. We provide a range of accommodation based and floating support services to vulnerable young people across the nation. Our vision is to end youth homelessness but until then we will continue to provide young people with a place to call home, tailored support and the opportunity to build the skills needed to sustain independent living.

We are looking for a Supported Housing Officer to join our excellent Support & Housing team in one our Bradford services. 

What you’ll be doing...

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• Effective delivery of Centrepoint’s support model through key work sessions
  
• Adherence in service to contractual obligations
  
• Keep young people safe whilst living in a Centrepoint Service
  
• Support caseload of young people to improve life skills and access training opportunities
  
• Maximise rental income and minimise void loss
  

What we’d be looking for from you...

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• Experience working with young and/or vulnerable children and adults
  
• Ability to positively engage with young people
  
• Able to identify, develop and maintain strong, effective and beneficial partnerships with all relevant external agencies
  
• Ability to manage workload to meet a range of conflicting deadlines
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and numeracy skills
  
• A strong and demonstrable commitment to promoting Centrepoint’s approach to equality and diversity in all work undertaken.
  

In return for your efforts, you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

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• 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
  
• Healthcare cash plan
  
• Private Medical insurance
  
• Income protection
  
• Employer pension contributions of 5%
  
• Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale
  
• Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
  
• An interest-free travel loan
  

At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.

Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Supported Housing Officer, click ‘Apply’ now!