This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The vacancy
We are looking for someone with a passion to provide excellent services for young people, helping and advising them to achieve their potential and reach independence.
This role is part of Young People’s Housing Related Support Service Our Way Leeds (OWL), delivered by a consortia of service providers. The consortia have GIPSIL as the lead provider alongside Inspire North & Turning Lives Around. OWL provides a wide range of interventions to prevent homelessness, four types of supported housing and pre and post-tenancy support schemes for young people & young people leaving care including unaccompanied asylum seeker children. Young people can be single, young families or couples.
The main responsibilities of the post include:
Using strength-based, restorative and trauma informed practice putting young people at the centre of their support.
Work independently, often lone working for long periods, providing support in a 24/7 living environment for young people making the transition to independent living.
To facilitate support in order to ensure young people develop domestic skills, parenting skills, life skills, social skills and behaviour management skills, where appropriate, to sustain a tenancy and home.
Alongside the young person, professionals and close family members develop and implement a support plan and the risk assessment;
Play a critical role in ensuring there is smooth handover to the night support staff.
Who we are
GIPSIL works with children, young people, and families in the most disadvantaged communities in Leeds and Wakefield to provide them with the support and resources they need to thrive.
At GIPSIL, we believe that community is the foundation of success. We are proud to lead four consortiums, Our Way Leeds, Elevate, CHP and Engage. Each consortium addresses different vulnerable issues in Leeds and supports the community with programs designed to uplift and empower individuals who may be struggling. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everybody feels valued and heard.
As an organisation we are committed to the following principles in recruitment to ensure we can effectively achieve our aim of providing equal opportunities and safer recruitment;
We recruit for potential, not perfection
We are a values based recruiter
We value lived experience as a demonstration of capability for a role
We only utilise truly “essential” criteria in recruitment
We are committed to safer recruitment practice
The benefits
Starting at 29 days holiday per year, rising to 33 days.
Flexible working hours & working from home options.
Personal Pension Schemes available.
Company sick pay.
Company Maternity Pay.
Health and Wellbeing Scheme.
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Compassion: We treat everyone with compassion.
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Courage: We are courageous.
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your qualifications, skills, experience and employment history;
whether or not you have a disability for which GIPSIL needs to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process;
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equal opportunities monitoring information, including information about your ethnic origin, sexual orientation, health, and religion or belief. Please note you do not have to supply this information and it will not affect your application if you choose not to do so.
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