Team Leader - Young Person’s Housing Support
| Posting date: | 03 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £19.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 June 2024 |
| Location: | HALIFAX, HX1 4SG |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Calderdale 0008 CF7F / 1 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Temporary Team Leader - Young Person’s Housing Support
Reference no: Calderdale 0008 CF7F / 1
Pay Rate: £19.00 per hour PAYE
37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 1-2 months
City: HALIFAX
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
Hybrid working
Team Leader to support the Young Person's Housing Team for a period of 6 weeks. This will involve supervising and coordinating the team and supporting around decision making. You will link in closely with the Social Care and Pathways Teams to assess and identify appropriate housing pathways for 16/17 year olds and care leavers.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead, supervise and motivate the staff working with young people staying in or referred to the service. Undertake training, appraisals, absence monitoring and recording and other human resource functions as agreed with Team Manager. Supervise students and others on work placements.
Organise duty rotas to ensure that the service has adequate staff cover at all times.
Deputise for the Temporary Accommodation Service Team Leader when required.
Ensure that high quality needs assessments are undertaken, support plans developed and housing pathways identified for service clients. Ensure that partner agencies and services are contacted and engage in the process where appropriate.
Ensure that potentially homeless 16 & 17 year olds and 18-20 year old care leavers referred into the service receive a same day response and that action taken is appropriate and proportionate. Ensure that formal homelessness investigations are initiated and completed where appropriate.
Ensure that a diverse programme of activities is offered to young people staying in Calderdale Foyer and if appropriate CMBC temporary accommodation
Ensure that adequate record keeping systems are developed and maintained and that the data required by commissioners, the Council and the foyer Federation is readily available.
Lead on the development of projects, strategies and policies relevant to the service. Including 16/17yr old Protocol and Care Leavers Protocol.
Develop strong links with other agencies and organisations in Calderdale that offer services to young people.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, we cannot, unfortunately, respond to all applications. If, therefore, you have not heard from us within 3 days please make a working assumption that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles
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Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications:
Level 3 qualification in a relevant discipline
‘C’ or above in GCSE English or equivalent
Holds a full UK driving licence and has the use of a vehicle for work purposes
Knowledge:
Knowledge of safeguarding requirements and procedures
Knowledge of the housing options and benefits available to young people aged 16 -21
Experience:
Managing an operational team
Working with young people aged 16 -21 who have experienced homelessness
Skills & Abilities:
Conflict resolution skills especially in relation to young people
Assertiveness skills
Supervisory skills
Leadership skills
Interpersonal skills.
Assertiveness skills
Proven ability to use IT packages including standard Microsoft Office software.
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Job Ref: Calderdale 0008 CF7F / 1
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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