Co-ordinator- Community Accommodation Ex-Offenders
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Luton
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 18 Nov 2021
- Closes
- 16 Dec 2021
- Sectors
- Health, Nursing & Social Care
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Description and Person Specification
Role: Resettlement Co-ordinator- Community Accommodation Ex-Offenders
Responsible to: Team Leader and Service Manager
Hours/Shift Pattern: Full time and part time roles required, flexible shift patterns between 8am and 10pm, Monday to Sunday.
We provide supported accommodation to individuals leaving the prison system or currently within the Criminal Justice System. The scheme runs within HMO's supporting individuals with an intensive 12 week housing related support program from a Hub, with a view to step down into HMO's with weekly floating support to assist individuals to resettle within the community and reduce re-offending.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
• Providing housing related support to individuals leaving the prison who are have complex needs and a history of un-successful housing placements.
• Working intensively and collaboratively with the resident to move towards their individual housing outcomes.
• Provide pathways, support and appropriate interventions to enable successful move on into community accommodation.
• Managing referrals for new service users via our partners within the community, providing assistance and information regarding the service delivery plan, suitability and the referral process.
• Work with internal and external partners, agencies and commissioners including, Rough Sleeping Outreach Teams, Supported Accommodation, Probation services, Drug and Alcohol Services, Local Authority Housing team and other community-based support providers and agencies.
• Key working a case load of service users from initial assessment, creating a personal outcome plan, reviewing the plan whilst working towards tangible move-on options.
• Supporting individuals in the community, alongside outreach duties involving support to build daily living and Independence skills i.e social inclusion, shopping, support groups
• Create robust risk assessments to manage the safeguarding factors of the individual.
• Work alongside multi agency partners to track the progress of the service users on your caseload.
• Partnership working with relevant professionals, agencies and providers to ensure that suitable support is available and provided for the service user
.• To maximise effective communication between all partnerships so that the desired outcomes are achieved for the individual.
• Helping increase the availability of private sector accommodation and the chances of successful move ons into private sector tenancies
• Working in close partnership with partnership agencies, support
providers, facilitate clear communication and information sharing in line
with Keystage Housing and legislative data protection and confidentiality safeguards.
• Recording all service user contact including updating resettlement plans, contact
details and risks as necessary
• Supporting Service Users to attend appointments in the community, promoting social
inclusion and supporting transition into further accommodation.
• Ensuring records are maintained and updated in line with internal and regulatory
policies and procedures.
• Building positive partnerships with the local authority, service providers and agencies,
signposting service users to relevant agencies to increase participation, health and
wellbeing, social inclusion, volunteering opportunities and pathways into paid work.
• Maintaining the health and safety, security of our properties as per the needs of the
service, inclusive of managing voids, preparing rooms for new service users and
maintaining communal spaces.
• Facilitating maintenance needs within the service alongside the property team as
required; raising work orders, managing the service calendar and meeting contractors
etc.
• Actively participate as a member of the team to maintain high standards and
continuous improvement. Attending regular team meetings and briefings.
• To develop the Group's commitment to equal opportunities and to promote nondiscriminatory
practices in all aspects of work undertaken.
• All employees are required by Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act to take
reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be
affected by their acts or omissions.
• To undertake any such additional duties that are reasonably commensurate with the
level of this post.
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list but to indicate the main
responsibilities of the post. It will be reviewed periodically to take into account
changes and developments in service requirements. Any changes will be discussed
fully with the jobholder
Role: Resettlement Co-ordinator- Community Accommodation Ex-Offenders
Responsible to: Team Leader and Service Manager
Hours/Shift Pattern: Full time and part time roles required, flexible shift patterns between 8am and 10pm, Monday to Sunday.
We provide supported accommodation to individuals leaving the prison system or currently within the Criminal Justice System. The scheme runs within HMO's supporting individuals with an intensive 12 week housing related support program from a Hub, with a view to step down into HMO's with weekly floating support to assist individuals to resettle within the community and reduce re-offending.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
• Providing housing related support to individuals leaving the prison who are have complex needs and a history of un-successful housing placements.
• Working intensively and collaboratively with the resident to move towards their individual housing outcomes.
• Provide pathways, support and appropriate interventions to enable successful move on into community accommodation.
• Managing referrals for new service users via our partners within the community, providing assistance and information regarding the service delivery plan, suitability and the referral process.
• Work with internal and external partners, agencies and commissioners including, Rough Sleeping Outreach Teams, Supported Accommodation, Probation services, Drug and Alcohol Services, Local Authority Housing team and other community-based support providers and agencies.
• Key working a case load of service users from initial assessment, creating a personal outcome plan, reviewing the plan whilst working towards tangible move-on options.
• Supporting individuals in the community, alongside outreach duties involving support to build daily living and Independence skills i.e social inclusion, shopping, support groups
• Create robust risk assessments to manage the safeguarding factors of the individual.
• Work alongside multi agency partners to track the progress of the service users on your caseload.
• Partnership working with relevant professionals, agencies and providers to ensure that suitable support is available and provided for the service user
.• To maximise effective communication between all partnerships so that the desired outcomes are achieved for the individual.
• Helping increase the availability of private sector accommodation and the chances of successful move ons into private sector tenancies
• Working in close partnership with partnership agencies, support
providers, facilitate clear communication and information sharing in line
with Keystage Housing and legislative data protection and confidentiality safeguards.
• Recording all service user contact including updating resettlement plans, contact
details and risks as necessary
• Supporting Service Users to attend appointments in the community, promoting social
inclusion and supporting transition into further accommodation.
• Ensuring records are maintained and updated in line with internal and regulatory
policies and procedures.
• Building positive partnerships with the local authority, service providers and agencies,
signposting service users to relevant agencies to increase participation, health and
wellbeing, social inclusion, volunteering opportunities and pathways into paid work.
• Maintaining the health and safety, security of our properties as per the needs of the
service, inclusive of managing voids, preparing rooms for new service users and
maintaining communal spaces.
• Facilitating maintenance needs within the service alongside the property team as
required; raising work orders, managing the service calendar and meeting contractors
etc.
• Actively participate as a member of the team to maintain high standards and
continuous improvement. Attending regular team meetings and briefings.
• To develop the Group's commitment to equal opportunities and to promote nondiscriminatory
practices in all aspects of work undertaken.
• All employees are required by Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act to take
reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be
affected by their acts or omissions.
• To undertake any such additional duties that are reasonably commensurate with the
level of this post.
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list but to indicate the main
responsibilities of the post. It will be reviewed periodically to take into account
changes and developments in service requirements. Any changes will be discussed
fully with the jobholder