Housing Support Worker - OWL Young People

Housing Support Worker (Young People)

£23,937 full time equivalent

Permanent

South Leeds

Do you want the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of Young People? This could be the job for you!

Turning Lives Around is recruiting for the Our Way Leeds dispersed service. Our Way Leeds is a consortium service delivered by Turning Lives Around, Foundation and Gipsil, offering accommodation to empower Young People aged 16-25 to live independently.

As a Housing Support Worker in the dispersed service, you will work as part of a team providing support to Young People in the community. We offer supported accommodation and floating support to Young People who are at risk of homelessness and help them develop skills to ready them for independent living. The role involves supporting a caseload of Young People to manage their tenancies responsibly and help them move on into permanent accommodation.

You will be helping the team look after our properties and report repairs, turn around empty properties for reletting, and take care of housing management matters.

Why join the team?

The wellbeing of our colleagues is paramount at Turning Lives Around. You will benefit from:

· 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after two years

· Free 24/7 employee assistance programme, including access to counselling

· The opportunity to join employee forums, including inclusion and diversity, wellbeing and trauma-informed practice

· Weekend working enhancement and opportunities for overtime

· Opportunities for development and our tailored training plan

· Free eye tests

· Government pension scheme

If you’d like to find out more about the role, please contact Grace Pegden, service manager at gpegden@ourwayleeds.org.uk or on 07548 802 410.

Turning Lives Around (TLA) is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, Young People and adults. TLA will take all reasonable steps to promote safe practice and protect children, Young People and adults from harm, abuse and exploitation.

An application pack can be downloaded from our website at:

Any appointment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £23,937.68 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person