Supported Lodgings Coordinator

4 days ago

Chester, United Kingdom NFP People Full time
About the Role

The Supported Lodgings Coordinator is a key position within our organisation, responsible for ensuring the effective delivery and development of our Supported Lodgings service. This role requires a high level of expertise in working with Care Leavers, young people experiencing homelessness, unaccompanied asylum seekers, or people in crisis.

As a Supported Lodgings Coordinator, you will be responsible for assessing, supporting, and placing young people with their hosts, as well as overseeing the recruitment, training, and management of hosts. You will also be responsible for promoting the service to key stakeholders and supporting young people directly.

The role requires a strong understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures, as well as the ability to maintain professional boundaries. You will work closely with other key professionals to support young people with their support needs.

Key Responsibilities
  1. To be the first point of contact for young people and referral partners wanting to access the Supported Lodgings service.
  2. Lead the assessment of needs and risk, predominantly focused on suitable risk management plans for the safeguarding, matching, and placement of young Care Leavers in the homes of hosts.
  3. Arrange all aspects of a young person's stay with a host, ensuring they feel welcomed and supported, taking into account the support needs of individuals.
  4. Ensure the health and safety of the environment for young people and hosts through regular checks and reporting.
  5. Work with young people, hosts, and other agencies to prepare them for independent living and access longer-term, appropriate accommodation using support plans.
  6. Recruit, vet, and train hosts both formally and informally, ensuring that the host recruitment policies and procedures are implemented.
  7. Carry out regular checks on host accommodation and assist them to make necessary changes.
  8. Work in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester Council statutory teams and multiple agencies to support the wellbeing and ongoing housing needs of young Care Leavers, working in accordance with safeguarding, data protection, and information sharing protocols.
  9. Lead on the active promotion and selling of the Supported Lodgings service to all potential hosts and referral partners, across the voluntary/statutory sectors and within the wider local community.
About You

To be successful in this role, you will need to have the following skills and experience:

  • Experience and an understanding of working with Care Leavers, young people experiencing homelessness, unaccompanied asylum seekers, or people in crisis.
  • Experience in supporting young people with their support needs, working closely with other key professionals.
  • Experience in writing, implementing, and evaluating risk assessments.
  • Experience in supervising or supporting hosts or staff.
  • An understanding and commitment to working in an assets-based way.
  • Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures and follow them through to conclusion.
  • High-level understanding of professional boundaries and ability to maintain them.
  • Effective collaborative working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to effectively reflect on own practices for ongoing learning and development.
What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role, flexible working models for suitable roles, 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years of service, family-friendly leave policies, auto-enrolment to a pension scheme with employer contribution, employee assistance programme, and access to various benefits and discounts.

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