Placements Officer

Placements Officer

Based: Derby (with travel across YMCA Derbyshire properties)

Salary: £27,008.80

Hours: 35 hours per week

What we offer

• 33 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Your birthday off every year
• Life Assurance (2x salary)
• Health & wellbeing support (EAP)
• Recognition awards, celebration events and long-service rewards
• Training, development and genuine career impact
• …and a role where your work truly matters every single day

About the role

At YMCA Derbyshire, our homes are safe spaces for our residents to rebuild their lives. You’ll be responsible for ensuring they can thrive in their environments and continue on their pathway to independence.

You will work in our Housing Management Team to manage all incoming referrals, assessments of individuals needs and placements into our Young Persons and Supported Housing pathways.

As well as the strong teamwork across Housing internally, you will be working to strengthen our partnerships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, leaving care and probation, highlighting our skills as a flagship leader of supported housing across Derbyshire.

As a key member of the Housing Management Team, you’ll work to maintain our person centred approach to Housing and advocate for our residents both internally and externally.

Driving licence and access to a car essential.

What we’re looking for

• A solutions focused individual who can manage their work in partnership with others, as well as working alone.
• A compassionate and pragmatic approach to placing individuals in appropriate accommodation to meet their needs.
• Someone who understands supported housing and the complexities this can bring when working with vulnerable adults.

YMCA Derbyshire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.

YMCA Derbyshire is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

For an informal chat, contact: Tamara Maguire on 07715243468

For more information, please see Job Description