Job Title: Support and Progression Officer
Contract: Full-Time Permanent (37.5hrs per week rolling rota)
Salary: £24,840 - £30,403 per annum
Closing Date: 4th November 2024
Interview are scheduled to take place w/c 11th November 2024.
Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Support and Progression Officer to join one of our Bradford services, Aldo House.
About us
We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently. Centrepoint provides homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills in order to get them back into education, training and employment. We want to end youth homelessness by 2037.
Together with our partners, we support over 16,000 young people each year.
Aldo House is a semi-independent supported living accommodation dedicated to fostering the growth and development of 16-18 year olds. Our primary goal is to create a safe and nurturing environment where young individuals can enhance their self-worth, boost their confidence, and acquire essential independent living and positive social skills. At Aldo House, we are committed to facilitating a successful transition into adulthood by empowering young people with a diverse set of life skills, including readiness for independent living, education and training, and employment. Through engaging activities such as country walks, seaside outings, cooking sessions, life-wise discussions, and safety workshops, we strive to provide a holistic experience that not only builds life skills but also ensures a supportive and enriching home environment.
We are looking for a dedicated Support and progression Officer to join our close-knit team to play a pivotal part in shaping a safe, welcoming and high-quality environment with our young people.
About you
- Previous experience of working with young and/or vulnerable children or young adults
- Effective communicator with natural ability to build positive working relationships with key stakeholders.
- Strong written, numeracy and verbal communication skills
- Experience of working within Ofsted/ CQC regulated organisations is desirable
- Respectful and empathetic, always considering the impact on our young people.
- Flexible - always adapting to changing needs of the service and team.
- Commitment to Centrepoint values – Accountable, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Focus and Humility.
What you will be doing
- Create and consistently update personalised action plans for each Young Person, providing guidance during key work sessions and interventions.
- Assist young individuals in enhancing life skills by utilising Life-wise modules, fostering independence, and facilitating access to training opportunities.
- Maintain written record ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, Ofsted regulations and GDPR.
- Working alongside internal departments to maintain the building, and health safety.
- Support young people with referral to external agencies and institutions.
- Motivate and engage young people in group activities within Centrepoint and in the community such as, country walks, seaside trips.
- Build strong and supportive relationships with key stakeholder – social workers, health professionals, education and training providers – to assist young people in ensuring best outcomes are achieved.
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.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.
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!
