Accommodation and Support Enabler

​Benefits:​

• 1 night free stay at one of the YMCA Hotels
• 60% discount on childcare fees for children up to 3 years of age
• 20% discount on childcare for children over 3 for non-funded hours
• Free and discounted places for children attending Day Camps
• 28 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays per year for full-time staff
• Staff Pension
• Free parking
• Free Gym membership – George Williams Centre, Bridgewater or The Beach Hotel Minehead
• Health Insurance for those staff working over 16 hours per week
• Charity Worker’s Discount at certain high street stores
• Training budget
• Monthly raffle
• Mental Health Support
• Access to Occupational Health Assessment
• Cycle to Work Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Electric Car Scheme (salary sacrifice – lease)
• Discount at our Wedding Venue, Barley Wood

General overview:

YMCA Dulverton Group is a fast-developing charity which currently operates across 20 locations and is serving an area of over 820 square miles across 3 counties. ​We are committed to young people and opening doors for the community. We are looking for a Support Enabler to assist within our supported Housing Projects in West Somerset.

The Accommodation and Support Enabler role will be to support residents in developing the skills to move on into independent accommodation.

Our service is key within the support package which is provided by YMCA Dulverton Group to support young people in securing independent accommodation and ensuring they have the skills to safely sustain their independent accommodation, long term. We take an asset-based approach to actively encourage positive progression for all the individuals we support. Creating professional, positive and trusting relationships will be key to working together with every young person we support in overcoming the barriers which they face.

As a service we provide a safe and welcoming environment for the individuals we work alongside, with their aspirations and desires at the forefront of the support we offer. Overall, we seek to encourage and enable everyone we support to become empowered by providing opportunities for progressive change. This role would best suit an individual who is driven to motivate and enable ​young people into making positive progression and encourage young people to thrive in the community.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support clients in finding services and skills they need by sign posting them to statutory and other services and activities ranging from benefits and criminal justice system to sports and activities, information advice and guidance as well as medical help.
• Carry a case load and help clients to access information about Housing.
• Help clients access community and personal resources that will enable them to have successful living experiences in independent accommodation.
• Provide a responsive, effective, high quality support service to our supported housing scheme clients.
• Maintain clear and professional boundaries at all times with all contacts and promote the concept of independence with our clients, not dependence.
• Take an active role in meetings and activities with groups of colleagues, clients and partner agency staff, contributing to service development.

Desirable Skills, but, not Essential (training will be provided):

• Demonstrate experience in building positive and professional relationships, with individuals you have supported supported in a previous role or your current employment.
• Understand the issues faced by people experiencing homelessness
• Have excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Be a team player but also able to work on own initiative
• Be self-motivated and flexible
• Have ability to maintain good manual and electronic records
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Demonstrate excellent attendance and punctuality record.
• Have a flexible attitude and willing to adapt to new pressures
• Have excellent IT skills
• Will support the Christian Ethos of the YMCA
• Provide a professional, diplomatic and non-judgemental approach
• Be confident to deliver messages in a public forum
• Be driven to influence and motivate people to make positive changes with their own lives
• Have the ability to build rapport with and support people with complex needs (e.g. mental health, substance misuse, physical health, offending behaviour e.t.c.)
• Hold a clean driving licence and have access to own vehicle.

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert prior to the closing date for applications in the event that suitable candidates are identified and appointed.

Salary: £22,861.64 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Supporting Young People: 1 year (preferred)
• Supported Accommodation: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving License (preferred)

Work Location: In person