Team Leader – Young People

£15,710 - £17,928 for 21 hours per week

Portsmouth

Permanent, Part Time (21 hrs per week)

Monday to Friday flexible hours to be discussed

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you are able to empower people every day to develop their skills and achieve their potential? Do you enjoy working in an environment where every day is different to the next? Then this could be the role for you.

You will be working with our care experienced young people between the ages of 18-25. You will support young people in their own accommodation and provide support, so that they feel more valued and secure, and ready to take the next steps.

For part of this role, you will assess readiness for living independently. You’ll provide support in developing their skills and confidence to live independently and transfer the young person to a permanent tenancy. This will include promoting healthy relationships with families, partners, peers etc, accessing hobbies and extra-curricular activities as well as managing finances and budgeting.

You will work with and manage 1 Support Worker.

Your positive attitude towards your work and your team will help to contribute to a great working environment. You will have a calm and personable manner and be able to handle potentially difficult situations.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend relevant meetings regarding clients or with stakeholders/commissioners, where required
• Reports and data will need to be run and provided where required
• Ensure staff are supporting clients to address all issues i.e, substance use, mental health or debt and including improving practical skills in areas such as budgeting, shopping, cooking, housework, laundry, health & hygiene
• Work with external partners to maximise the opportunities available to clients so that they can resettle in the community
• Help to maintain a welcoming, safe environment, identifying and minimising all potential risks to users of the premises, the organisation and property
• Carry out quality checks on client records to ensure organisational standards are upheld
• You will work flexibly across all areas of operation where required and prior notice given
• You will be part of the on–call service

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA FOR ROLE (Minimum requirements on appointment to this job)

Previous experience in this type of work is not essential, but you will have a real passion for wanting to work with young people. Your values will match ours; you will be committed to helping others and enjoy the real job satisfaction that this brings.

• Clear verbal and written English and great communication skills
• Basic IT and keyboard skills
• Polite, assertive manner
• Passion for working in a client/customer facing role
• Have an interest and genuine concern for young people and related issues
• Experience of working in a residential or institutional or similar
• Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies

Due to the nature of the role, you will need to have a full driving licence and have access to a care for work purposes.

We reserve the right to close our adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

About Us

We offer support to people who are homeless, vulnerable or at risk of becoming homeless and need help rebuilding their lives for a brighter future. Our services include safe, flexible and reliable client led housing and support with a focus on reducing homelessness, improving health and wellbeing and building on individual’s skills and resilience to break the cycle of homelessness, poverty and exclusion.

We work in partnership with multiple agencies and authorities to deliver support and accommodation needs across Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Dorset.

We are dedicated to safeguarding all young people and adults with our services. We follow safer recruitment practices for all our vacancies to assure that all successful candidates are suitable to work with our clients.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that embodies our values and promotes a tolerant and respectful environment where everyone can feel empowered to succeed.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will support with any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.