Support and Progression Officers

**Contract**: Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week), working a rota with shifts from either 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (early) or 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm (late)

**Salary**: £28,980 per annum

**Location**: Cricklewood, a short walk from Cricklewood train station

**Closing Date**: 15th November 2024
- Interviews: Scheduled for the week commencing 18th November, 2024_

**About Us**

Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is seeking passionate and motivated Support and Progression Officers to join our Barnet Foyer service in Cricklewood. We provide young people with the practical and emotional support they need to secure employment and achieve independent living. In partnership with other organizations, we support thousands of homeless young people each year.

**About Barnet Foyer**

The Barnet Foyer service accommodates up to 24 young people, typically aged 16 to 21, for stays of up to two years as they transition to more permanent housing. The service offers various amenities, including a fully equipped gym, in a welcoming and diverse environment that values cultural inclusivity and community.

**The Role**

This role requires working 37.5 hours weekly on a set rota, Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays). Shifts alternate between early shifts (8:00 am to 4:00 pm) and late shifts (1:00 pm to 9:00 pm). As part of a close-knit team of four Support and Progression Officers, you’ll work alongside another team member on each shift, supported by the manager.

**Location Accessibility**

Our Cricklewood site is conveniently located within walking distance of Cricklewood train station, making the commute straightforward and accessible.

**In this role you will**:

- Work face to face with young people and support them to achieve their goals and independence.
- Work independently and as part of a team to ensure the highest possible standards of accommodation
- Undertake initial and ongoing needs/risk assessments for young people. Be able to identify safeguarding risks and understand how to escalate any concerns
- Manage your own caseload of young people, person centred support in line with their needs and aspirations
- Liaise with multiple agencies to ensure effective communication across the service and externally including social work teams, YOS, health and other statutory services and voluntary agencies
- Make internal and external referrals to a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies for specialist support and Employment and Training opportunities
- Support young people to manage their rent accounts through liaison with the DWP, Social Services CenterPoint’s rent team and building their own personal budgeting skills

**Why join Centrepoint?**

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
- Healthcare cash plan (Cover the costs of a wide range of medical treatment including Dental, Optical, Complementary and Alternative therapies).
- Private Medical insurance
- Income protection
- Employer pension contributions of 5%
- Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale
- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
- An interest-free travel loan
- At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization._
- Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment._

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a **Support and Progression Officer** click ‘Apply’ now