Support and Progression Worker
Centrepoint
Support and Progression Worker
Salary Not Specified
Centrepoint, East Cliff, Bournemouth
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 3 weeks ago, 22 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 0ec4b64f76a840edbfc30079b7a3ff9f
Full Job Description
- Work face to face with young people and support them to achieve their goals and independence.
- Work independently and as part of a team to ensure the highest possible standards of accommodation
- Undertake initial and ongoing needs/risk assessments for young people
- Manage your own caseload of young people, providing holistic support in line with their needs and aspirations
- Liaise with multiple agencies to ensure effective communication across the service and externally including social work teams, YOS, health, and other statutory services and voluntary agencies
- Make internal and external referrals to a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies for specialist support and Employment and Training opportunities
- Support young people to manage their rent accounts through liaison with the DWP, Social Services and building their own personal budgeting skills, Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.
Are passionate about working with young people - Have experience working within supported housing settings
- Are able to support YP with a range of high to low support needs
- Can work independently, as part of a team, and alongside a range of external partners.
- Have strong communication skills.
- Are looking to bring your energy, skills, and enthusiasm to a new team of colleagues
- Have an interest in working with USAC (Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children)
Centrepoint, the UK's leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Support & Progression Officer to join our team based in our brand new Bournemouth Services. A drivers lisence is desirable due to dispersed nature of services., We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently. Centrepoint provides homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills in order to get them back into education, training and employment. We want to end youth homelessness by 2037. - 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
- Healthcare cash plan (Cover the costs of a wide range of medical treatment including Dental, Optical, Complementary and Alternative therapies).
- 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
Together with our partners, we support over 16,000 young people each year.
Applicants for this role will be expected to work on a rota, which includes early and late shifts as well as weekends.
Why join Centrepoint?
In return for your efforts you'll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:
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.