Intensive Support Worker

Intensive Support Worker

We are offering an opportunity for a skilled engagement worker to make a difference to the lives of care leavers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

1625 Independent People (1625ip) is a leading youth homeless charity based in the South West, working with over 2,500 young people. We have strong local partnerships and adhere to the best practice in the sector, thereby building trusting relationships between young people and 1625ip staff is at the core of our work.

Our Intensive Support Service offers housing with intensive support to care leavers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, helping them to achieve greater stability and transition successfully from care to independent living.

Our Intensive Support Service offers housing with intensive support to care leavers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, helping them to achieve greater stability and transition successfully from care to independent living.

What we are looking for:

• Someone with strong commitment to supporting young people to improve their life chances.
• Someone who has excellent skills in engaging and communicating with vulnerable young people who have chaotic lives, and complex needs.
• Someone who is able to develop trusting relationships.
• Someone with a can-do approach to overcoming barriers and excellent skills and commitment to working collaboratively with internal and external partners and stakeholders.
• Someone with a working knowledge of housing management processes as they relate to supported accommodation for young people.
• Someone who is able to work some evenings and weekends.

What you will be doing:

• Working intensively with a small caseload, providing flexible, tailored support to enable young people to build independent living skills and maintain their tenancies.
• Ensuring our properties are safe, compliant with relevant legislation, and well maintained.
• Keeping effective records to evidence progress and outcomes for all young people.

You will be in the Specialist Services team, and your line manager will be the Intensive Support Service Team Leader.

What we are offering:

• A generous 30 days holiday per year (pro rata based on 0.9 FTE).
• A supportive working environment with a relaxed dress code.
• Level 1 UK Healthcare Employee membership.
• Regular training and development opportunities.

Contract details: 

• Hours per week: 33.75 (part time based on 0.9 FTE)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay: NJC scale 19-22 starting at the bottom of the scale
• Salary range: £24,799 - £26,317 per annum (pro rata 0.9 FTE)
• The location: You will be based in Kingsley Hall/The Foyer, close to Bristol’s main train and bus stations as well as the vibrant city centre.

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Important dates:

• Application deadline closes: 23:59, 05/05/2019.
• If you have not heard from us by 07/05/2019 please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• Interviews are on 13/05/2019. 

Covering Letter Guidance 

Please note that the online application form cannot be saved until it is fully complete.  We recommend that you prepare your Covering Letter before you start the online application. 

Your Covering Letter will form the most important basis on which your skills, experience and personal attributes will be tested against the job criteria.  Without it, your application cannot progress to the shortlisting stage. 

You should refer to the Person Specification document within the Job Pack and cover only the elements that are tested at this stage of the recruitment process.  Elements that only have the word ‘interview’ next to them will be tested at the next stage of the process and do not need to be covered in your letter. 

ALTHOUGH THE APPLICATION FORM GIVES YOU THE OPTION TO UPLOAD A CV, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A CV AS THIS IS NOT NECESSARY AND WILL NOT BE USED IN THIS PROCESS. 

Equal opportunities for everyone:

We safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Barred List Disclosure Check. 

We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers.  We also pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We are particularly keen to increase applications from Black and Minority Ethnic groups as they are currently under-represented.

Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.   If you need an adjustment made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.