We have an opportunity to join our High Support team in a busy but rewarding city centre-based housing project for vulnerable young people. If you have a desire to help young people and have excellent support and housing management skills and experience, we want to hear from you. 

We are striving to better represent the young people we support and therefore are particularly keen to increase application from ethnic minorities, Muslim and male candidates as they are currently under-represented in our organisation. We would also like applications from people with relevant lived experience.

Please find full details of how to apply and write your cover letter in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 09:00, Monday 09 January 2023. 

If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.

Who we are:
1625ip are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. We have strong local partnerships and adhere to the best practice in the sector. We build trusting relationships between our young people and our colleagues, and this is at the core of our work.

What we are looking for:

• You engage young people with confidence and passion. You love being around them and working with them.
• You are empathetic and you truly understand the complex needs of young people.
• You have the skills to work with a diverse caseload to help young people to develop and reach their goals and aspirations 
• You work well in a fast-paced environment.

If you have transferrable skills and you are interested in this role, but you are worried about the application process, please get in touch with us. We encourage you to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager to discuss how your personal or professional experience and skills could be transferred to this role. Details of how you can do that are at the end of this advert.

What you will be doing:

• Holding a caseload and providing on-going support for young people.
• Ensuring the safety, security, and wellbeing of young people, yourself, and colleagues.
• By being well organised, efficient, and effective you will support the whole team in a range of housing management functions.
• Supporting young people, your colleagues, and the team in promoting and facilitating a positive rent culture.

What we are offering: 

• 30 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays or a day in lieu if working on a bank holiday
• The opportunity to work in a Psychologically Informed Environment, including access to regular Reflective Practice and to train as a facilitator.
• UK Healthcare employee membership (up to Level 2)
• A culture of mutual openness, shared values, understanding, friendliness, supportiveness and cooperation. (From Colleague Wellbeing Survey 2021).

You will be in the High Support Team and your line manager will be the St Georges House Manager.

Contract details: 

• Hours per week: 40 (including paid lunch breaks on site)
• Contract type: Permanent 
• Pay: £26,357 – £27,852 per annum (starting at the bottom of the scale)
• Location: You will be based in St George’s House, close to Bristol’s main bus station as well as the vibrant city centre.