Job Description

Earnings: £26,425 per annum

THE ROLE: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) / Permanent / 7-day rolling rota with shifts of 7.30am-3.30pm and 12-8pm and 2-10pm, this includes weekends, bank holidays and working two in every four weekends.

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you are able to empower young people every day to develop their skills and move towards independence? Then this could be the role for you. You will be working as part of a team at Hastings Foyer which provides supported accommodation for 47 young people at risk of homelessness. You will love helping others and enjoy supporting our residents to build essential life skills, forming tailored goals so they can work towards positive outcomes. You will help to contribute to a great working environment, with a calm, yet assertive manner, being able to handle potentially difficult situations.

CLOSING DATE: 4 September at midnight, with a proposed interview date of 11 September. We reserve the right to close this advert early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible

You will have your own caseload of young people to manage and will work with them on a one-to-one basis with also facilitating group work sessions. You will identify their needs by listening to them, with employing psychologically informed approaches to enable residents to make better choices and take responsibility for their actions. You will be helping them improve their practical skills in areas such as cooking, shopping, budgeting, and help them to access the benefits they are entitled to claim. In addition, will help to maintain a welcoming, safe environment, identifying and minimising all potential risks to residents and the service. You will be diligent in areas of safeguarding and lone working, along with maintaining client records using relevant systems to a good standard and working in accordance with all policies and procedures and Health and Safety regulations.

ABOUT YOU – We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself

Ideally you will have experience working with young people, those considered vulnerable or with multiple and complex needs along with being able to demonstrate a real passion for wanting to work with young people. You will have an understanding of the needs of single homeless clients aged 16-25 and the ability to engage, motivate and inspire, with a strong commitment to changing the life of others for the better. You will already have clear verbal and written communication skills, good IT and keyboard skills and the ability to self -motivate. In addition, you will have the ability to de-escalate volatile situations and manage challenging behaviour appropriately.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion about this post, please contact 

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 Should you require any assistance with our application process, please email us at 

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. Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK

An inclusive workplace – We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment. We encourage applications from people from all sections of the communities that we serve. We particularly welcome applications from People of Colour and minoritised white communities, people who are LGBTQU+, and people with disabilities and neurodiversities because these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. Accessibility – If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact us. If you are local to our Head Office in Hove, we can provide you with a paper copy of the job advert and application form. If you are not local, we can post these to your preferred address. If you require these documents in another format, please let us know.

For more information on our efforts to build an inclusive workplace, and how we can support you with your application, please see the application pack. YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure (including the Children’s barred list and the Adults’ barred list) via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 20,000 - 40,000.

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