Supported Housing Officers X2

**Contract**:Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

**Working Pattern**: We have a range of shift patterns including weekends, evenings and sleep-ins.

**Salary**:£24,126 - £27,514 per annum

New opportunity not to be missed Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for x2 Supported Housing Officers to join our services based in Camden. In return, you will receive a competitive salary plus excellent benefits.

This is a permanent and full-time opportunity with a closing date of **Monday 20th March. I**nterviews will take place week commencing **Monday 27th March.**

Our services provide support and accommodation to young people aged 16-25 who are experiencing homelessness. We work to empower young people to make and sustain positive changes in their life.

Together with our partners, we support thousands of homeless young people each year.

Camden Housing Support Service (HSS) works with Young People who are proactively working towards gaining their own independent tenancy. We support young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job, access education and live independently.

Bloomsbury Street Service is an 8 bed all-male supported accommodation service in central London. The service accommodates young people with a range of support needs including those who are at risk of re-offending or have gang affiliation, LAC/Care Leavers, and unaccompanied asylum seeking young people. Bloomsbury Team support the young people accommodated in the service to develop their independent living skills, access EET opportunities, and move on to more independent living.

**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
- Manage your own caseload of young people, providing holistic 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 and building their own personal budgeting skills

**This role is perfect for you if you**:

- Are passionate about working with young people
- Have experience working within supported housing settings
- Are able to support YP with a range of high to low support needs
- Can work independently, as part of a team, and alongside a range of external partners.
- Have strong communication skills.
- Are looking to bring your energy, skills, and enthusiasm to a new team of colleagues
- Have an interest in working with USAC (Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children)

**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
- 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 **Supported Housing Officer** click **‘Apply’** now