Job Detail

Homelessness can significantly impact a young persons transition to adulthood. The need for youth-specific semi-independent housing, which adapts a trauma-informed way of working, is integral to overcoming barriers to independence.

Hightown Young Peoples’s Services believe that every young person has the right to a safe home and the support needed to help them become independent/lead positive fulfilling lives.

We are keen to recruit individuals who care about supporting vulnerable young people to achieve their aspirations and goals, as well as understanding, promoting and embracing our values.

we will give you all the training and support you need to do the role. We will help you develop your capabilities, provide you with exciting opportunities and work with you on your professional development throughout your role.

• Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year pro rata for part time, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service
• Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance
• Commitment to health and wellbeing with the Five Ways to Wellbeing
• Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support
• Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary
• Refer-a-friend scheme: Earn a £130 bonus for each friend you refer to work for us
• Access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for use at work
• Access to COVID-19 vaccinations
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Employee assistance helpline

This is an exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic team who are determined to help young people reach their potential and move towards independent lives.

• Putting our residents and service users first.
• Treating people with respect, promoting independence and choice
• Developing passionate and committed teams

Being cost-effective without compromising standards or safety.

You will be:

• Empowering the staff team to support vulnerable young people to lead independent and fulfilling lives with the support of a network of staff, social workers and other professionals.
• Expected to use a positive approach to support the young people to develop independent living skills such as cooking, cleaning, budgeting and building their confidence so they can move on positively.
• Empowering the staff team to enable the young people to access meaningful activities such as education, employment, training opportunities and volunteering.
• Liaise with various external agencies jointly to ensure that the young person has a smooth journey
• Line managing a staff team of Support Workers, Assistant Support Workers and Night Supervisors.
• Managing rotas which will include organising annual leave and sickness cover

Supporting young people can often be challenging but incredibly rewarding. Patience, compassion, resilience and creativity will be crucial in this role where you can make a difference to a vulnerable young persons life.

We are looking for enthusiastic and caring individuals to join our young peoples supported housing service in Hemel Hempstead which provides supported accommodation to young people aged 16-24.

If you share our values and our passion for supporting young people, we would love you to work for us.

Ideally, candidates will have 1 year of management experience and at least 2 years experience working within the care & supported housing field/with young people.