Young People's Project Worker (Supported Housing)

Young People’s Project Worker (Supported Housing)

Are you a compassionate person who thrives in a client centred role and would relish the opportunity to work for a successful social enterprise that takes pride in looking after its employees? If so, you’ll be interested to hear that North Wales Housing have an exciting opportunity for a Young People’s Project Worker to join the team at the Pendinas Hostel in Bangor.

As an ambitious social enterprise North Wales Housing provides homes and delivers services to over 2,500 households across North Wales. The growing organisation employs up to 200 people and is proud to be accredited with an ‘Investors in People’ award.

Reporting to the Scheme Manager, as a Young People’s Project Worker you’ll be providing an effective housing support service to young people leaving care, teaching them effective management of their accommodation and helping them to being able to sustain their own tenancy on leaving.

Your main responsibilities and duties will include, although not be limited to;

• Taking responsibility for implementing an appropriate individual support plan carrying out regular reviews in accordance with organisational procedures and statutory requirements
• Providing support to prepare the young people for independent living
• Providing support with education/training and volunteering opportunities
• Providing support to young people with moving on to other accommodation where appropriate and support with resettlement
• Liaising effectively with voluntary and statutory agencies ensuring the provision of consistent good quality support and advice
• Liaising effectively with the Association’s Rents and Revenues Team to ensure regular payments of rent and to minimise arrears and debt
• Reporting all relevant housing management and support issues effectively to the Scheme Manager
• Providing a progress and statistical report for the 16+ team on a monthly basis

To be considered for this Young People’s Project Worker role you MUST have the following experience, skills, and attributes;

• Experience of working in a customer focused organisation 
• Ability to support young people to ensure the security of their home, reporting maintenance, maintaining cleanliness of the property
• An awareness of the support needs of vulnerable young people with the ability to work alone with confidence and good judgement
• An increased fluency to converse in Welsh which will include a confidence to give presentations in Welsh. You will have some ability to prepare written documentation in Welsh but may require some support
• Up to date knowledge of welfare benefits and housing benefits, with the ability to advise on budgeting and money management
• Knowledge of local specialist agencies e.g. drug and alcohol, mental health services etc.
• Knowledge of housing management legislation and good practice
• A willingness to undertake any relevant training
• A practical, problem-solving approach to supporting people within their tenancies
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good numeracy skills
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products
• A full driving licence and the availability of a vehicle for work purposes

This post requires an enhanced DBS disclosure.

In return;

Salary: £17,258 per annum

Additional benefits: Employee health assistance scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, complementary tea and coffee, payment of professional membership, contributory pension scheme plus much more

Contracted hours: 35 hours per week

Location: Pendinas Hostel (Bangor, North Wales)

Contract type: Temporary for 12 months

Closing date: 1pm on the 3 April 2017

Interview date: 18 April 2017

By clicking apply on this site, you will automatically be redirected to the North Wales Housing website.

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Gweithiwr Prosiect Pobl Ifanc (Tai â Chefnogaeth)

Ydych chi'n berson thosturiol sy'n ffynnu mewn rôl sy'n canolbwyntio ar y cleient a fyddai'n mwynhau'r cyfle i weithio ar gyfer menter gymdeithasol uchelgeisiol sydd yn edrych ar ôl ei weithwyr? Os felly, byddwch yn falch i glywed bod Tai Gogledd Cymru gyda cyfle cyffrous i Gweithiwr Prosiect Pobl Ifanc i ymuno’r Thîm yn Hostel Pendinas, Bangor.

Mae Tai Gogledd Cymru yn fenter gymdeithasol lwyddiannus sy’n darparu cartrefi a chyflenwi gwasanaethau i dros 2,500 o gartrefi ar draws Gogledd Cymru. Maent yn eu cyflogi tua 200 o bobl ac yn falch o arddangos eu hachrediad Buddsoddwyr mewn Pobl.

Fel Gweithiwr Prosiect Pobl Ifanc, byddwch yn gyfrifol i’r Rheolwr Cynllun ac yn darparu gwasanaeth tai â chefnogaeth effeithiol i bobol ifanc sy’n gadael gofal, ac addysgu rheolaeth effeithiol o'u llety iddynt ac yn eu helpu i gynnal eu tenantiaeth eu hunain pryd mae nhw’n gadael.

Fydd eich prif gyfrifoldebau a dyletswyddau yn cynnwys, ond nid yn gyfyngedig i;

• Cymryd cyfrifoldeb am weithredu'r cynllun cefnogaeth unigol priodol a chynnal adolygiadau rheolaidd yn unol â gweithdrefnau sefydliadol a gofynion statudol
• Darparu cefnogaeth i paratoi’r pobl ifanc i fyw yn annibynnol
• Darparu cefnogaeth i gefnogi’r pobl ifanc gyda cyfleon addysg/hyfforddiat neu gwirfoddoli
• Darparu cefnogaeth i bobl ifanc i symud ymlaen i lety arall lle bo hynny'n briodol a rhoi cefnogaeth asil-sefydlu
• Cysylltu'n effeithiol ag asiantaethau gwirfoddol a statudol gan sicrhau bod cefnogaeth a chyngor o ansawdd da yn cael eu darparu'n gyson
• Cysylltu'n effeithiol â Thîm Rhenti a Refeniw’r Gymdeithas i sicrhau taliadau rhent rheolaidd a lleihau ôl-ddyledion a dyledion
• Adrodd yn effeithiol am yr holl faterion rheoli tai a chefnogaeth perthnasol i’r Rheolwr Cynllun
• Darparu adroddiad misol yn nodi cynydd ag ystagedau i’r tim o 16+

I gael eich ystyried ar gyfer y rôl Gweithiwr Prosiect Pobl Ifanc hon RHAID i chi gael y profiad, y sgiliau a'r priodoleddau canlynol;

• Profiad o weithio mewn sefydliad sy’n canolbwyntio ar gwsmeriaid
• Y gallu i gefnogi pobl ifanc i sicrhau diogelwch eu cartref, adrodd ar gynnal a chadw, cynnal glendid yr eiddo
• Ymwybyddiaeth o anghenion cymorth pobl ifanc sy’n agored i niwed, ac y gallu i weithio yn annibynnol gyda hyder a barn dda
• Bydd gennych rhuglder cynyddol i allu sgwrsio’n Gymraeg gan gynnwys hyder i wneud cyflwyniadau yn Gymraeg. Bydd gennych beth gallu i baratoi dogfennau ysgrifenedig yn Gymraeg ond efallai bydd angen rhywfaint o gymorth arnoch
• Gwybodaeth ddiweddaraf am fudd-daliadau lles a budd-dal tai, gyda’r gallu i gynghori ar gyllidebu a rheoli arian
• Gwybodaeth o asiantaethau arbenigol lleol e.e. gwasanaethau cyffuriau ac alcohol, iechyd meddwl ayb
• Gwybodaeth am ddeddfwriaeth ac arfer da ym maes rheolaeth tai
• Parodrwydd i ymgymryd â hyfforddiant perthnasol
• Ymagwedd ymarferol a’r gallu i ddatrys problemau wrth gefnogi pobl o fewn eu tenantiaethau
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu llafar ac ysgrifenedig da
• Sgiliau rhifedd da
• Yn meddu ar sgiliau da o ran defnyddio TG a Microsoft Office 
• Trwydded yrru lawn a cherbyd ar gael at ddibenion gwaith

Mae’r swydd yn gofyn am ddatgeliad DBS safonol.

Yn gyfnewid;

Cyflog: £17,258 y flwyddyn

Manteision ychwanegol: Cynllun cymorth iechyd gweithwyr, gwell tâl mamolaeth a tadolaeth, te a choffi am ddim, cyfraniad ariannol at aelodaeth broffesiynol, cynllun pensiwn cyfrannol a llawer mwy.

Oriau: 35 awr yr wythnos

Lleoliad: Hostel Pendinas (Bangor, Gogledd Cymru)

Math o gontract: Tymor byr (12 mis)

Dyddiad cau: 1yp, 3 Ebrill 2017

Dyddiad cyfweld: 18 Ebrill 2017

Drwy ddewis 'wneud cais', byddwch yn cael eich ailgyfeirio at gwefan Tai Gogledd Cymru, lle gallwch weld proffil llawn y rôl a gwneud cais ar-lein.