Supported Lodgings Coordinator - Cheshire West and Chester

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Supported Lodgings Coordinator - Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

Client:

NFP People Limited

Location:

Cheshire West and Chester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

89

Posted:

03.03.2025

Job Description:

This is an exciting opportunity to join an amazing organisation to help set up and develop a new Supported Lodgings service.

Location: Cheshire West and Chester - (borough wide predominantly Ellesmere Port and Chester)

Contract: Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Full time hours

Salary: £24,136 per annum

Closing Date: 8th September 2024

About the Role

The Supported Lodgings Co-ordinator role is a busy and varied one. You will be responsible for ensuring all young people referred to the service are assessed, supported, and placed effectively with their hosts. In addition, you will oversee the recruitment, training, and management of hosts, promoting the service to key stakeholders, and supporting young people directly.

Cheshire West Supported Lodgings service will work across the borough of Cheshire West and Chester, and you will be responsible for the effective delivery of it.

Your work will be underpinned by the organisation's Endeavour model of assets-based, psychologically informed delivery, which aims to ensure that every young person leaves the service with the skills and resilience to be confident and self-determining in their lives.

Working under the direction, guidance, and support of the Deputy Supported Lodgings Manager and the Greater Manchester Prevention Team, you will be responsible for young people needing longer-term placements, as well as sharing responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all hosts and staff at the service.

Key responsibilities include:

• Be the first point of contact for young people and referral partners wanting to access the Supported Lodgings service.
• Lead on the assessment of needs and risk, focusing on suitable risk management plans for the safeguarding, matching, and placement of young people in the homes of hosts.
• Arrange all aspects of a young person’s stay with a host, ensuring they feel welcomed and supported, considering the support needs of individuals.
• Ensure the health and safety of the environment for young people and hosts through regular checks and reporting.
• Work with young people, hosts, and other agencies to prepare them for independent living and access longer-term, appropriate accommodation using support plans.
• Be part of a team responsible for a 24-hour on-call service.
• Recruit, vet, and train hosts both formally and informally, ensuring that the host recruitment policies and procedures are implemented.
• Carry out regular checks on host accommodation and assist them in making necessary changes.
• Proactively work in partnership with multiple agencies, including statutory teams, to support the well-being and ongoing housing needs of young people, working in accordance with safeguarding, data protection, and information sharing protocols.
• Lead on the active promotion and selling of the Supported Lodgings service to all potential hosts and referral partners across the voluntary/statutory sectors and within the wider local community.

About You

You will need to have the following skills and experience:

• Experience and understanding of working with people experiencing homelessness or people in crisis.
• Experience of supporting young people with their support needs, working closely with other key professionals.
• Experience of writing, implementing, and evaluating risk assessments.
• Experience of supervising or supporting hosts or staff.
• An understanding and commitment to working in an assets-based way.
• A clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures and the ability to follow them through to conclusion.
• High-level understanding of professional boundaries and the ability to maintain them.
• Effective collaborative working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively reflect on own practices for ongoing learning and development.

In return for working here, you will receive:

• A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role.
• Flexible working model for suitable roles.
• 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years’ service.
• Family-friendly leave policies including maternity, adoption, parental leave, and Carers leave.
• Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service.
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks, and nutrition advice.
• Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals, and more.
• Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18, including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans, and more.
• Death in service (4x Base salary).
• Legal Advice line.

About the Organisation

The organisation delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialize in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with, and energize opportunities for employment, education, training, and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester, and Milton Keynes.

You may have experience in areas such as: Service Coordinator, Client Services Coordinator, Housing Services Coordinator, Services Coordinator, Residential Services Coordinator.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.