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Part Time Positive Transitions Officer (18.5 hours)
| Posting date: | 13 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,777 to £31,364 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 June 2024 |
| Location: | Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Blackpool Coastal Housing |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 24/341 |
Summary
PART-TIME POSITIVE TRANSITIONS OFFICER (18.5 HOURS)
Working days: Wednesday PM, Thursday and Friday
Blackpool Coastal Housing (BCH) manages almost 5,000 social housing properties across Blackpool. BCH also manages an extensive supported housing offer for both adults, young people and children, as well as managing emergency homeless accommodation in Blackpool.
If you can demonstrate passion and enthusiasm for young people and the aptitude to get the best outcomes for them, through role-modelling empathetic, understanding, positive, kind, sympathetic and level-headed behaviours then we would like to hear from you, as we currently have a fantastic permanent, part-time opportunity to join our award winning and hugely successful Young Persons Resettlement Team!
As a part-time, Positive Transitions Officer, we are looking for a motivated, engaging and dynamic team-player who shares our passion, enthusiasm and commitment to enhancing the life opportunities of vulnerable young people here in Blackpool.
The role of PT Officer supports a caseload of young people leaving care who have been referred from Blackpool Council Children’s Services to make a positive transition from being in care into their new home.
It is recognised that good quality housing underpins success in all areas of a young person’s life so you will ensure this transition is carried out in partnership with the young people and that their personal experience is positive, supportive, truthful and empowering.
PT Officers encourage, motivate and working alongside the young people, to provide a range of support that will inspire them to make essential changes for themselves, through clear goal setting and supporting the young people in developing links with statutory and community services to provide sustainable long term support. PT Officers develop long term outcomes, including exit strategies to enable the young people to successfully sustain their tenancies and prosper in the neighbourhood in which they live in.
This is achieved by providing support to develop practical skills to assist in their ability to improve their own situation and enhance their life choices.
Applicants must possess excellent communication skills, as you will be engaging with care leavers to establish clear goals and shape their individual support plans.
In addition, you will have a good understanding of the requirements of safeguarding children, with knowledge of how to make referrals, awareness of professional boundaries and have experience in working with a diverse range of customers and agencies.
Applicants must possess excellent organisation skills, be conscientious and have a well organised approach to work, as you will be required to manage their own case load.
A minimum of 3 GCSE’s (or equivalent) is essential to include Maths and English at Grade c/4 or above and hold a full UK driving licence, with access to a vehicle for work purposes to be able to transport customers, if necessary.
Any offer of appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (formerly known as a CRB check).
About Blackpool Coastal Housing
Blackpool Coastal Housing was set up by Blackpool Council in 2007 to manage their housing stock of almost 5,000 properties. Our goal is to create an organisation that delivers quality services, first time, every time, within a culture that puts people at the heart of everything we do.
BCH continues to expand its services across many areas and we currently employee just over 200 committed and valued staff.
If you have a strong customer focus and want to join an ambitious, growing organisation, we will help you to develop skills and achieve your own personal goals.
BCH is a great place to work
BCH is a great place to work and has recently received two prestigious Awards at the 2022 Northern Housing Awards for the Best Approach to Employee Wellbeing and the Best Approach to Diversity and Inclusion.
We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which includes:
• Competitive rates of pay
• 26 days paid annual leave per annum, in addition to 8 bank holidays
• Attractive and flexible membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with excellent employer contributions
• An in-house wellbeing program of wellbeing, social and charitable initiatives with BCH colleagues
• Option to join BHSF - a voluntary salary sacrifice Health Cash Plan Scheme for help with medical costs such as physiotherapy, optical, osteopathy etc.
• Option to join the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Credit Union for preferential rates on financial services
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to counselling services
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
• A wide variety of training and learning and development opportunities
• Free annual flu vaccinations and Occupational Health Support
How to apply
For further information about this position, please contact Charlotte Bremner, Resettlement Team Leader on 01253 476058, or via email at: Charlotte.bremner@bch.co.uk.
To apply, please visit our website https://www.bch.co.uk/work-with-us to complete an online application, where a full job outline and person specification are available.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 26th June 2024*
Interview date: Thursday, 4th July 2024
*BCH reserves the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received to progress to interview. Therefore, applicants are advised to apply as early as possible.
Working days: Wednesday PM, Thursday and Friday
Blackpool Coastal Housing (BCH) manages almost 5,000 social housing properties across Blackpool. BCH also manages an extensive supported housing offer for both adults, young people and children, as well as managing emergency homeless accommodation in Blackpool.
If you can demonstrate passion and enthusiasm for young people and the aptitude to get the best outcomes for them, through role-modelling empathetic, understanding, positive, kind, sympathetic and level-headed behaviours then we would like to hear from you, as we currently have a fantastic permanent, part-time opportunity to join our award winning and hugely successful Young Persons Resettlement Team!
As a part-time, Positive Transitions Officer, we are looking for a motivated, engaging and dynamic team-player who shares our passion, enthusiasm and commitment to enhancing the life opportunities of vulnerable young people here in Blackpool.
The role of PT Officer supports a caseload of young people leaving care who have been referred from Blackpool Council Children’s Services to make a positive transition from being in care into their new home.
It is recognised that good quality housing underpins success in all areas of a young person’s life so you will ensure this transition is carried out in partnership with the young people and that their personal experience is positive, supportive, truthful and empowering.
PT Officers encourage, motivate and working alongside the young people, to provide a range of support that will inspire them to make essential changes for themselves, through clear goal setting and supporting the young people in developing links with statutory and community services to provide sustainable long term support. PT Officers develop long term outcomes, including exit strategies to enable the young people to successfully sustain their tenancies and prosper in the neighbourhood in which they live in.
This is achieved by providing support to develop practical skills to assist in their ability to improve their own situation and enhance their life choices.
Applicants must possess excellent communication skills, as you will be engaging with care leavers to establish clear goals and shape their individual support plans.
In addition, you will have a good understanding of the requirements of safeguarding children, with knowledge of how to make referrals, awareness of professional boundaries and have experience in working with a diverse range of customers and agencies.
Applicants must possess excellent organisation skills, be conscientious and have a well organised approach to work, as you will be required to manage their own case load.
A minimum of 3 GCSE’s (or equivalent) is essential to include Maths and English at Grade c/4 or above and hold a full UK driving licence, with access to a vehicle for work purposes to be able to transport customers, if necessary.
Any offer of appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (formerly known as a CRB check).
About Blackpool Coastal Housing
Blackpool Coastal Housing was set up by Blackpool Council in 2007 to manage their housing stock of almost 5,000 properties. Our goal is to create an organisation that delivers quality services, first time, every time, within a culture that puts people at the heart of everything we do.
BCH continues to expand its services across many areas and we currently employee just over 200 committed and valued staff.
If you have a strong customer focus and want to join an ambitious, growing organisation, we will help you to develop skills and achieve your own personal goals.
BCH is a great place to work
BCH is a great place to work and has recently received two prestigious Awards at the 2022 Northern Housing Awards for the Best Approach to Employee Wellbeing and the Best Approach to Diversity and Inclusion.
We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which includes:
• Competitive rates of pay
• 26 days paid annual leave per annum, in addition to 8 bank holidays
• Attractive and flexible membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with excellent employer contributions
• An in-house wellbeing program of wellbeing, social and charitable initiatives with BCH colleagues
• Option to join BHSF - a voluntary salary sacrifice Health Cash Plan Scheme for help with medical costs such as physiotherapy, optical, osteopathy etc.
• Option to join the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Credit Union for preferential rates on financial services
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to counselling services
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
• A wide variety of training and learning and development opportunities
• Free annual flu vaccinations and Occupational Health Support
How to apply
For further information about this position, please contact Charlotte Bremner, Resettlement Team Leader on 01253 476058, or via email at: Charlotte.bremner@bch.co.uk.
To apply, please visit our website https://www.bch.co.uk/work-with-us to complete an online application, where a full job outline and person specification are available.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 26th June 2024*
Interview date: Thursday, 4th July 2024
*BCH reserves the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received to progress to interview. Therefore, applicants are advised to apply as early as possible.
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