POSITIVE TRANSITIONS (PT) OFFICER
| Posting date: | 08 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £31,067.00 to £32,654.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2025 |
| Location: | Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Blackpool Coastal Housing |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 25/156 |
Summary
The role - Ref: 25/156
POSITIVE TRANSITIONS (PT) OFFICER
Full-time, permanent (37 hours)
Scale 6: £31,067 - £32,654 per annum
As a 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 is to support a caseload of young people leaving care who have been referred from Blackpool Council Children’s Services to assist them in making a positive transition from being in care to establishing themselves in their new homes successfully.
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. It is also desirable for applicants to 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 a satisfactory enhanced level check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
BCH is a great place to work
Every member of staff comes to work here with one vision in mind, “Inspiring People to Build Sustainable Communities” and our values help guide the way we all work towards this.
Our 5 core values that reflect the PRIDE that our workforce displays on a daily basis, also guide our conduct and our relationship with customers, partners and stakeholders:
• Positivity
• Respect and Compassion
• Integrity
• Dynamism
• Energy
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 can offer you a friendly and inclusive working environment where you can develop yourself and really can make a difference to people’s lives across Blackpool.
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 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
• Vivup - the employee benefits scheme for discounts on various high street retailers and cycle to work
• 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
• Staff Suggestion Scheme
• Free annual flu vaccinations and Occupational Health Support
How to apply
This is a great time to join an ambitious, thriving and expanding organisation. If you like what you’ve read and think you’ve got what it takes to join our team then take action – apply now!
For further information about this position, please contact Dionne Nicholson, Registered Service Manager/Young Persons Resettlement Manager on 07483 172 522, or via email at dionne.nicholson@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.
Please ensure your application clearly demonstrates your suitability for this position.
Closing date for applications: Sunday, 4th May 2025 at Midnight*
Interview date: Tuesday, 13th May 2025
*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.
POSITIVE TRANSITIONS (PT) OFFICER
Full-time, permanent (37 hours)
Scale 6: £31,067 - £32,654 per annum
As a 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 is to support a caseload of young people leaving care who have been referred from Blackpool Council Children’s Services to assist them in making a positive transition from being in care to establishing themselves in their new homes successfully.
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. It is also desirable for applicants to 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 a satisfactory enhanced level check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
BCH is a great place to work
Every member of staff comes to work here with one vision in mind, “Inspiring People to Build Sustainable Communities” and our values help guide the way we all work towards this.
Our 5 core values that reflect the PRIDE that our workforce displays on a daily basis, also guide our conduct and our relationship with customers, partners and stakeholders:
• Positivity
• Respect and Compassion
• Integrity
• Dynamism
• Energy
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 can offer you a friendly and inclusive working environment where you can develop yourself and really can make a difference to people’s lives across Blackpool.
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 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
• Vivup - the employee benefits scheme for discounts on various high street retailers and cycle to work
• 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
• Staff Suggestion Scheme
• Free annual flu vaccinations and Occupational Health Support
How to apply
This is a great time to join an ambitious, thriving and expanding organisation. If you like what you’ve read and think you’ve got what it takes to join our team then take action – apply now!
For further information about this position, please contact Dionne Nicholson, Registered Service Manager/Young Persons Resettlement Manager on 07483 172 522, or via email at dionne.nicholson@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.
Please ensure your application clearly demonstrates your suitability for this position.
Closing date for applications: Sunday, 4th May 2025 at Midnight*
Interview date: Tuesday, 13th May 2025
*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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