Team Leader - Housing First

Posted 22 April by IRIS- Networx Services

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Team Leader - Housing First

Working across Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch

£27,136 progressing to £30,152 plus excellent benefits

Permanent

Full Time (2 week rota - 1 week early shifts then 1 week late shifts. Monday-Friday)

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.

Our client supports people who are homelessness across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch. This is a new service that starts in June, so this is an exciting opportunity to be part of the set up and implementation of this team.

They have a new and exciting opportunity for a Team Leader to join them to manage a team of recovery and night workers which deliver Housing First services to people who are homelessness and rough sleeping who have multiple and complex challenges.

The successful candidates will enjoy supporting others and helping them to progress and achieve their goals. 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 resilient to potentially difficult situations.

Some of your duties will include:

  • Supporting your team to achieve their potential through regular staff supervision, coaching, training and induction

  • Holding a small caseload of clients when required

  • Managing staff annual leave, planning rotas and organising cover for absences ensuring adequate cover at all times

  • Working flexibly where needed, and be part of the rota

  • Empowering your team to work flexibly when engaging with the hard-to-reach clients

  • Ensuring an effective and timely response to all complaints and safeguarding issues taking appropriate action

  • Attending meetings and representing the service to key stakeholders

  • Increasing presence of service in the local area to help win tenders and maintain current contracts

  • Liaising with accommodation providers to develop an excellent working relationship

  • Working flexibly across all areas of operation where required and prior notice given

What you will bring:

Management experience is desirable however not necessarily in this sector. What you will have is a real passion for wanting to work with people who are homeless.

You will receive support and training in understanding the key principles of Housing First but some prior research and understanding of the support model is desirable.

Your values will match theirs, you will be committed to helping others and enjoy the real job satisfaction that this brings.

You will need to hold a full driving licence with access to a car as you will be required to work flexibly across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch locations.

You will have:

  • Clear verbal and written English and great communication skills

  • Good understanding of IT and keyboard skills

  • Polite, assertive manner

  • Passion for working in a client/customer facing role

  • Have an interest and genuine concern for homelessness and related issues

  • Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies would be an advantage

  • Some experience of this sector would be an advantage

  • Knowledge of best practice in supporting people with drug/alcohol and/or mental ill health issues, including realistic harm reduction approaches

  • Flexibility to meet the needs of the service.

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

Staff benefits, support and development

Their benefits include:

  • Pension with life cover

  • Generous holiday allowance

  • Extra mile awards for outstanding work

  • Work offers including discounted shopping vouchers, days out and holidays

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Confidential employee assistance programme including access to counselling

  • Employee voice - their Staff Council

  • Recruitment referral scheme

They support and develop their staff by providing:

  • A comprehensive induction and training programme

  • Management training

  • Trauma-informed care training

  • Specialist training, coaching and development opportunities linked to personal development plans

  • Access to accredited qualifications

  • Mental Health First Aid training and provision

  • Access to counselling psychologists via their Psychology Service

If you have excellent organisation skills and a passion for working with people who are homeless, they would love to hear from you!

Reference: 52514313

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