Young Persons Resettlement Officer/Support Worker

Contract- Permanent 

 

Hours- 37 Hours per week as part of a planned rota, plus regular sleep-in’s (approx 7 per month at the current rate of £40.76 per sleep)

 

Contract- £29,777 - £31,364 per annum

*With the ability to earn an additional £5,000 per annum approximately on top of the basic salary through additional/enhanced payments for working rota’d sleep-in’s, weekend and bank holiday working over a year

 

Blackpool Coastal Housing manages almost 5,000 social housing properties across Blackpool, providing related services to its tenant and leasehold customers and regenerating areas to create opportunities for our local residents to thrive. 

 

Blackpool Coastal Housing has also recently extended its Supported Housing offer within Blackpool to include two supported accommodation homes for young people aged 16 and 17, with the service currently going through the Ofsted registration process.

If you can demonstrate a passion and enthusiasm for young people and the aptitude to get the best outcomes for them, through role-modelling empathetic, understanding, positive, kind, sympathetic and level-headed behaviours then we would like to hear from you, as we currently have a permanent opportunity to join our award winning and hugely successful Young Persons Resettlement Team!  

 

YOUNG PERSONS RESETTLEMENT OFFICER/SUPPORT WORKER

“Supporting young people in supported accommodation homes”

 

We are looking for a candidate to join our team who shares our passion, enthusiasm and commitment to enhancing the life opportunities of vulnerable young people here in Blackpool, providing staffing cover for our 24-hour supported accommodation home.

 

As a Young Persons Resettlement Officer, you will manage the day to day running of the project and support young people to reach their full potential through inspiring, motivating and positively influencing them to prosper in the community in which they will live. 

 

You will provide support to empower young people to maintain their accommodation and learn a variety of life skills, including cooking and money management to enhance their future prospects. You will encourage our young people into further education, training and employment, to set clear goals and encouraging their participation in meaningful activities, developing links with statutory and community services.

 

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with a confident manner and will have the ability to remain calm under pressure. You will have demonstrable experience of working with young people with a range of support needs. Knowledge of young people’s rights and a clear understanding of professional boundaries is essential.

 

You must have 3 GCSE’s (or equivalent) to include Maths and English.  Applicants must also possess a full driving licence, as travel to other Resettlement sites will be required. 

A Level 3 Diploma Qualification in Children and Young People’s workforce is essential for this role. However, we will financially support the right candidate to gain this qualification if it is not already held, once employed by BCH to meet our commitment to invest in, train and develop our staff and meet our Ofsted obligations.  

For effective service delivery in the 24-hour, 7 day a week provision, the successful candidate will be required to cover regular sleep-in duties, evening, weekend and bank holiday working, so flexibility is essential. 

 

Any offer of appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as a CRB check).

About Blackpool Coastal Housing 

Blackpool Coastal Housing was set up by Blackpool Council in 2007 to manage their housing stock of almost 5,000 properties. Our goal is to create an organisation that delivers quality services, right first time, within a culture that puts people at the heart of everything we do.

BCH continues to expand its services across many areas and we currently employee just over 200 committed and valued staff.  

 

Our services include an Operations Service providing responsive repairs to our valued tenants, empty homes management and refurbishment/capital works across Blackpool.  Supported Housing; including supported living in Sheltered Schemes, Young People’s Resettlement Schemes including Care Leavers and Emergency Housing for those that find themselves homeless.  Our Care and Repair Service allows Blackpool residents to remain in their own homes through the Adaptations team providing the necessary aids/adaptations for this to be achieved.  The More Positive Together (MPT) and MPT Steps Programmes help provide support to local residents in accessing the employment market, as well as BCH providing typical Housing Service functions of Rents, Lettings, ASB and Neighbourhoods.

 

BCH is a dynamic, ambitious and forward-thinking organisation who strives to be the best at everything we do, whether that's repairing a boiler or building a new home.

We know that our people are our most valuable assets, and we want to find and nurture the best people to help us deliver excellent customer service. By working together, we can make a real difference – Inspiring People to Build Sustainable Communities.

 

If you have a strong customer focus and want to join an ambitious, growing organisation, we will help you to develop skills and achieve your own personal goals.

 

BCH is a great place to work

Every member of staff comes to work here with one vision in mind, “Inspiring People to Build Sustainable Communities” and our values help guide the way we all work towards this.

Our 5 core values that reflect the PRIDE that our workforce displays on a daily basis, also guide our conduct and our relationship with customers, partners and stakeholders: 

• Positivity

• Respect and Compassion

• Integrity

• Dynamism

• Energy

 

BCH is a great place to work and has recently received two prestigious Awards at the 2022 Northern Housing Awards for the Best Approach to Employee Wellbeing and the Best Approach to Diversity and Inclusion.

 

We can offer you a friendly and inclusive working environment where you can develop yourself and really can make a difference to people’s lives across Blackpool.

We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which includes:

• Attractive and flexible membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with excellent employer contributions

• Option to join My Money Matters to contribute to a monthly Shared Cost AVC pension plan

• An in-house wellbeing program of wellbeing, social and charitable initiatives with BCH colleagues

• Vivup - the employee benefits scheme for discounts on various high street retailers and cycle to work 

• Option to join BHSF - a voluntary salary sacrifice Health Cash Plan Scheme for help with medical costs such as physiotherapy, optical, osteopathy etc.

• Option to join the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Credit Union for preferential rates on financial services

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to counselling services

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes

• A wide variety of training and learning and development opportunities

• Staff Suggestion Scheme

• Free annual flu vaccinations and Occupational Health Support

 

How to apply

This is a great time to join an ambitious, thriving and expanding organisation.  If you like what you’ve read and think you’ve got what it takes to join our team then take action – apply now!

For further information about this position, please contact Dionne Nicholson, Resettlement Manager at dionne.nicholson@bch.co.uk.

  

To apply, please visit our website https://www.bch.co.uk/work-with-us to complete an online application, where a full job outline and person specification are available.  Alternatively, CV’s will be also considered if applying through an online jobs board, but please ensure your application/CV clearly demonstrates your suitability for this position.

  

Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 22nd May 2024 at noon

Interview date: Wednesday, 5th June 2024

 

*BCH reserves the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received to progress to interview.  Therefore, applicants are advised to apply as early as possible.