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Our Young People’s Supported Housing Service is funded by Southwark Council to provide supported accommodation to care experienced young people (with the status as looked after children or care leavers), and/or young people at risk of homelessness within the North of the Borough. Our properties are places of safety, Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), from which we work with children and young people using person-led, holistic, trauma-informed and solution-focused approaches.
Job Responsibility:
Providing person-led, holistic, trauma-informed support to young people on their journey out of homelessness
Providing supported accommodation to care experienced young people and/or young people at risk of homelessness
Working within a 24-7 staffed 16 bed Ofsted registered supported housing project for young women aged 16-21
Working within 40 bedspaces of accommodation across 10 properties, for young people aged 18-21 with visiting support
Supporting children and young people to find self-worth and the belief that they deserve a better future
Supporting safe, positive transitions including, where relevant, from care into more independent accommodation, and from childhood to adulthood
Providing holistic support to gain essential life skills, achieve health outcomes, to realise and achieve their aspirations, and reach their full potential
Requirements:
Experience and understanding of the needs of children and young people, especially those leaving the care system and experiencing homelessness, including related issues of mental ill-health, trauma, abuse, alcohol and substance use and offending
Excellent inter-personal communication skills, including the ability to build effective professional relationships of trust with young people and professionals, and de-escalate potential situations of conflict
Ability to provide holistic support to young people, including co-producing support and safety plans, and engaging in multi-disciplinary approaches
Ability to lone work effectively, use initiative and work flexibly in a demanding environment, including while on site overnight in our Ofsted registered service
Occupational Requirement (OR) for the post holder to be a female as exempted in The Equality Act 2010