Youth Engagement Officer

**Annual salary of £23,012 (FTE)**:

- ** Permanent role**:

- ** This is a Night-Shift Role **(Waking Nights)
- ** Full-time **(35 hours average over 2 weeks)
- ** Wirral based **- Greenbank

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(The shift pattern for this role is 4 days one week and then 3 days the next. Set working hours for this role will be 9pm-7am. On occasion you will be required to cover our other services - These shifts will be 10pm-8am.)_**

**The role**

To deliver support to residents within a support service for young people at risk of homelessness or preparing for independent living. The role will also support the Team Leader - Young Person Support Services in the successful delivery of services within designated schemes and teams, as part of the Independent Living Department.

**The right fit**
- A good working knowledge of the care and support sector relating to resident’s and behaviours and the ability to demonstrate engagement with vulnerable and difficult to engage with groups including young people and children
- Outstanding communication and inter-personal skills in both a verbal and non-verbal context. This includes the presentation of documents in a variety of forms to suit the needs of the business and the residents including the use of Microsoft packages to an appropriate standard
- To have a positive and flexible approach to the role and have the ability to work under own initiative and be comfortable with lone working as well as working directly with other team members
- To have excellent communication skills shown by an ability to work in a team who covers a 24/7 shift rota based pattern and ensure that all critical information is updated and easily accessible to the team
- A resilient and professional approach to problem solving and contract dispute with customers and partners, ensuring compliance is maintained throughout various forms of agreements within Care and Support schemes

**Who we are**

Regenda Homes is an award-winning Registered Social Housing provider with around 12,000 homes in Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire. We provide additional support to residents including finding work, money advice or dealing with anti-social behaviour. We work in partnership with residents to scrutinise services and make sure we perform to a high standard.

Regenda Homes is part of The Regenda Group; we work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector, in care and support, and in education, training and careers.

**Next steps**

**What we offer**

Regenda Homes really is a great place to work - and you don’t have to just take our word for it We’re an accredited Best Companies Top 100 employer and have achieved Investors in People Gold status.

We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself, develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to people’s lives.

We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which, amongst other things, includes:

- A range of flexible working options.
- 27 days paid annual leave each year (rising one day per year up to a maximum of 32 days after five years) in addition to 8 bank holidays.
- 6 additional days for volunteering.
- Up to 9% employer’s contribution to the pension scheme (match funded).
- £250 annual ‘Live and Learn’ allowance to spend on learning any new skill.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes.
- Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives.
- A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities.
- Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of computer equipment and travel season tickets.
- Monthly staff lottery scheme.

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"We regenerate places and create opportunities for people"_**

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