Supported Housing Manager

Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health. Are you a person-centred leader who thrives on getting the best results possible, leading a dynamic team to encourage positive change for young people? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Supported Housing Manager to join us managing our Crawley Foyer service. Crawley Foyer provides supported accommodation for young people aged 16 - 25 at risk of homelessness, staffed 24 hours a day providing a safe and encouraging environment for residents. In addition, our Youth Advice Centre is located adjacent to the Foyer which enables us to offer a range of services to young people living in the Foyer and in the wider community. The focus of the work is to engage creatively with young people to identify, map and encourage growth of their strengths and talents as they develop into a sustainable and independent adulthood. As a Supported Housing Manager, you will be responsible for the daily operations, providing a high quality, safe, welcoming and secure supported housing accommodation for young people at risk whilst leading and developing the team. In delivering the role, you will be responsible for: -- Service Provision: Responsible for the daily operations of the service so that it meets the requirements of the service specification, and: - reflects Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs), Trauma Informed approaches and restorative practices - identifies, maps and encourages the strengths and talents of each young person, enabling them to acquire the skills they need to lead independent and fulfilling lives -- Leadership and People Management: Lead and manage a team, recruiting and inducting new staff, and supporting their performance to ensure high standards of service at all times -- Partnerships: Develop and maintain effective working relationships with partner organisations that add value to the core, commissioned service (or have the potential to) attending relevant multi-disciplinary meetings as needed -- General: Be a member of the 'on call' rota to provide out of hours management support to projects in the wider locality

You will already have experience of leading supported housing services, with proven experience in safeguarding in a supported housing environment. You will have a sound knowledge of the additional risks incurred by children and young people who have multiple, and complex needs due to their experiences and knowledge of trauma informed practice and how to create psychologically informed environments. In addition, you will be flexible, with the ability to work under pressure, multi-tasking and dealing with competing priorities.

We help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health. Each year, we support thousands of children and young people up to the age of 25 across Sussex and Surrey. We offer support in three service areas:

• Housing provision and sustaining accommodation
• Specialist information, advice and support
• Emotional wellbeing and mental health
We are a member of the YMCA Federation of England & Wales and are guided by their vision of 'transforming communities, so all young people can belong, contribute & thrive'. This vision reflects the original Christian foundation of the YMCA movement, but with a clear emphasis on being an inclusive organisation. Our values - we welcome all, we inspire, we support, and we speak out - guide us in all our actions. Why work for us? Our Benefits Health and Wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan with Health shield
Claim money back for dental, optical, physio costs, alongside access to mental health support, remote GP appointments and counsellors. Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured Range of confidential support services available to you and your immediate family: - Telephone helplines available 24/7 - Formal counselling, either in person or telephone sessions - Online video counselling and online CBT Occupational Health We work with Apollo Direct who offer occupational health assessments to support staff with their health/wellbeing., In the event of your death, your nominated individual(s) will receive a one-off payment equivalent to x2 of your annual salary. Flexible Working patterns (role and service needs dependant) - Flexible working hours - Opportunities to work from home Maternity leave (Enhanced package - dependant Annual leave Incremental annual leave 27 days a year + bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time) After 5 years' service, increases by 2 days (pro-rated for part-time) Pension - A contributory pension scheme with Legal & General. Employees contribute a minimum of 4% of salary (you can opt out) and YMCA DownsLink Group will contribute 3% + 1% tax relief from the government. - Pension and financial advice appointments with Engage Wealth Management. Plus - Free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check: You will need a DBS check to clear you to work with children and young people. We will help you with the application and cover the cost, including the Update Service subscription fee. - Long service awards - Cycle to Work Scheme - Blue Light Card - Company sick pay scheme