Young Persons Housing Project Officer

TALENT SPA ,
Birkenhead, Merseyside
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £16,924 per year

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Young Persons Housing Project Officer Location: Birkenhead Salary: £16924.00 Job Type: Permanent, 37 Hours per week Magenta Living is the largest registered social landlord on the Wirral. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Magenta family and work for one of the largest employers in Birkenhead. Manor Road is a short term supported housing project offering emergency accommodation for 6 young people aged between 16-18. You will offer them the opportunity to make progress in their lives, to build resilience & meet their aspirations. As a Young Persons Project Officer, you will play a key role in supporting residents to maintain their tenancies, identify and achieve their goals, develop independent living skills and move on successfully following their chosen path. Our Project Officers need to be disciplined, flexible, enthusiastic, caring, calm and wise. You must have the ability to relate well to young and vulnerable people from a wide variety of backgrounds, an understanding of their needs and the ability to deliver services with empathy and understanding. The Role: To provide support for residents through advocacy, 1-2-1 support and in group work settings to include life skills and independent living skills. Interview applicants, produce support plans and risk assessments. Work with other team members and other professionals, including Social Workers, Health workers including CPN's , Probation/YOT, Education, Police, Benefits agencies to support residents to maintain their licence/tenancy. Provide scheme cover on a rota basis maintaining safety and security of the scheme. Responsibilities of the Young Persons Housing Project Officer: To conduct assessment interviews and sign-ups to ensure that access to the service is smooth. To be responsible for the identification of risks presented /experienced by service users and how they will be managed and reviewed. Responsible for supporting residents' personal development by ensuring they attend internal and external appointments/interviews. To liaise with internal and external partners to ensure a holistic support service is provided. To liaise with housing providers to support service users to identify and secure move-on accommodation. Maintain accurate records of a confidential and sensitive nature including critical data sheets, risk assessments, support plans in accordance with agreed procedures ensuring confidentiality at all times. To conduct health and safety checks and raise any matters that may cause risk, harm or injury to themselves or others. To minimise voids and arrears through key work. Provide support with budgeting, welfare benefits and life skills to each young person who accesses the service. Responsible for the entire project when lone working, ensuring policy and procedure are adhered to. Responsible for the handover process on a rota basis. Including cash handling, critical data and Health and Safety. To liaise with internal and external partners to ensure a holistic support service is provided. To liaise with housing providers to support service users to identify and secure move-on accommodation. Facilitate life-skills activities including a daily evening meal cooking activity. Requirements of the Young Persons Housing Project Officer: Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills with the ability to relate to a wide range of people. Good administration and organisational skills and ability to prioritise a busy workload. Positive attitude and flexible approach Ability to relate to vulnerable residents must be able to demonstrate empathy towards young people. Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative. Ability to use full range of IT packages. Ability to maintain accurate confidential records. Ability to deal with emergency situations. Ability to work with the wider supported housing team of Magenta Living. Desirable driver and access to a car Enhanced Disclosure and Baring Check for Adults If you feel like you meet the above criteria of the Young Persons Housing Project Officer, please apply now Closing Date: 03/04/2020

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