Swyddi ar lein
Youth Homelessness Co-ordinator
£15,075 - £16,010 a year | Temporary (see job advertisement)
- Reference:
- 22-24826
- Job title:
- Youth Homelessness Co-ordinator
- Directorate:
- Children and Supporting Families
- Service:
- Youth Service
- Closing date:
- 06/04/2023 10:00
- Job type/Hours:
- Temporary (see job advertisement) | 18.5 Hour
- Salary:
- £15,075 - £16,010 a year
- Pay Scale:
- S3
- Location(s):
- Caernarfon
Details
Job Advertisement
Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this Information Pack
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
This is a temporary post to be held until the end of March, 2025
For further information about this post please contact Steffan Williams on 07702479672
Interview date to be confirmed.
Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel: 01286 679076
E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
CLOSING DATE: 10.00 AM, THURSDAY, 6 APRIL, 2023
The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.
If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.
Person Specification
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
ESSENTIAL
Ability to develop positive and effective relationships with young people, especially those at risk or facing homelessness
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize work
• Ability to make decisions and be challenging, enterprising and ready to take action.
• Ability to work as part of a team and establish and maintain supportive relationships with colleagues and partners.
• Ability to be flexible and creative in the way they work and in providing support to young people
• Ability to work within professional boundaries
• Ability to demonstrate empathy and an ability to listen to the needs of individuals and act in response.
• Ability to negotiate on behalf of vulnerable individuals.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong commitment to customer care
DESIRABLE
• Ability to follow instructions, and under the direction of more than one Delivery Leader / Team
• Be able to solve problems creatively
RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
ESSENTIAL
Good education up to A level or
Level 3 Qualification in Youth and Community Work (or equivalent as recognized by ETS Wales) or
Level 3 Qualification in Housing Studies (or equivalent as recognized by CIH).
DESIRABLE
Level 4 or above qualification in Youth and Community Work (or equivalent as recognized by ETS Wales) or
Level 4 or above in Housing Studies (or equivalent as recognized by CIH).
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
Extensive experience of working with vulnerable, disaffected, disenfranchised young people facing complex barriers
• Experience in Housing or any fringe area
• Experience of using motivational techniques to work / support young people
• Experience of networking, negotiation with a wide range of partners and specialist services in the area of youth engagement.
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team / team
DESIRABLE
Experience of working with parents / carers of vulnerable young people.
• Experience of community outreach work
• Experience of tracking progress and reporting results
SKILLS AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
ESSENTIAL
• Understanding and acting within safeguarding procedures
• Ability to maintain and protect individuals' confidentiality and deal appropriately with sensitive and personal information.
• An understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion issues.
• An understanding of the needs of the client group
• IT skills
• Good Communication and presentation skills
• Ability to motivate oneself and others
• Possess a full driving license and vehicle access.
DESIRABLE
• Knowledge of provisions for client group.
• Knowledge of Jobcentre Plus welfare / benefits systems
• Experience of providing training.
• Skills in collecting, analyzing and presenting data and information.
• Conciliation skills.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
COMMUNICATION
Able to communicate fluently in the Welsh and English language, orally and in writing. Able to present all aspects of the job orally, with confidence, through the medium of Welsh and English to the same standard.
READING AND COMPREHENSION Ability to accurately use and analyse any information from various sources in order to fulfil all aspects of the job.
WRITING Ability to present information in writing confidently, using the most appropriate style and language for the subject and audience.
Job Description
Purpose of Post
• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the centre of everything we do.
• Plan, coordinate, and provide a programme of activities and projects for young people
• Build extensive networks to develop this work as much as possible.
• Collaborate with the rest of the Youth Service Team to ensure a smooth transition across the teams and that Health and Well-being is a key part of the service.
• Work with young people within the headings of the Five Ways to Well-being, and ensure that the voice of young people is in everything that is undertaken
• Develop an emotional resilience pathway that is non-clinical jointly with other Agencies.
• Coordinate the Mental Health group
• Implement a programme of activities and projects, ensuring the best possible experience for young people
• This post will focus on the 11-25 age group
Responsibility for Resources. . e.g. staff, finance, equipment
• Responsibility for oversight and organisation of the projects.
• Access to budget for specific projects / resources.
• Personal Equipment (ICT equipment, mobile phone etc).
• Responsible for ensuring that his / her own travel expenses are valid and appropriate.
Main Duties
1. Support the Youth Engagement and Progression Coordinator in identifying and assessing indicators of homelessness and developing an early identification tool that can identify young people at risk of becoming homeless.
2. Support the Youth Engagement and Progression Coordinator to monitor and assess the relationships between young people most at risk of becoming homeless and young people most at risk of not engaging in education, training or work.
3. Support the Youth Engagement and Progression Coordinator to work with partners to ensure that the number of young people becoming homeless is known, and work towards a reduction in youth homelessness.
4. Work with key partners and services, including Housing, Health, Education, Social Care, Youth Justice and the Third Sector, to develop a collaborative and coordinated approach to ensuring that those young people at risk of homelessness receive help them get the support and accommodation that makes a difference to them.
5. Engage and support young people who have been identified as' at risk of homelessness OR work with 11-25 year olds, especially young people at risk of becoming NEET, those who are NEET and in care / after care care and interventions aimed at identifying individual barriers and co-ordinating a package of support to reduce the risk of homelessness.
6. Act as an advocate for the young people, representing their views and rights where appropriate
7. Work with key partners to analyse
accommodation and support across the Authority so that there is a clear picture of how well the provision is meeting the needs of the County's young people.
8. Maintain and develop a multi-agency panel (Youth Homelessness Forum) to identify, track and provide appropriate support to young people who have been identified as being at risk of becoming homeless or who are currently homeless. This will include developing policies, protocols and procedures to support the work of the panel.
9. Deliver Training to relevant partners so that they can develop awareness of youth homelessness and understand how they can effectively support young people.
10. To work with all relevant internal and external partners to raise awareness of homelessness in schools / post-16 education institutions.
11. Prepare, organize, plan, evaluate, and manage resources for each project / program.
12. Provide the key brokerage and advocate role for identified young people.
13. To work closely with partners / organizations and signpost young people to additional personal support as required.
14. Liaise with parents / guardians of young people to enable them to offer informed support
15. Prepare and support young people during key transition periods
16. Support the 16-25 Support Team Leader / Homelessness Team Leader in establishing appropriate performance measures to enable the Youth Service to measure the impact of the support provided to young people
17. Prepare progress reports including monitoring and tracking of young people's progress and outcomes.
18. To ensure a clear and accurate record of work is fed into an information management system, in line with the Youth Service's recording and monitoring systems.
19. To ensure the effective protection and handling of all personal data, in accordance with an agreed Youth Engagement and Progression Framework Protocol.
20. Attend and contribute to Youth Service planning meetings, Team meetings, Post 16 Engagement Panel / case conferences / Welsh Government meetings / other meetings as required.
21. Comply with any Youth Service procedures and systems.
22. Implement and adhere to safeguarding procedures when working with young people.
23. Adhere to the Occupational Standards for Youth Work and the Rights of the Child.
24. Ensure that a young person's Voice is heard through everything that is offered and developed
25. Attend youth worker training organized by or on behalf of the Council
26. To undertake other tasks and responsibilities of a similar nature as may be required from time to time by a Youth Support Team Leader aged 16-25 and a Homelessness Team Leader in relation to the smooth running of the service.
27. Responsible for self-development.
28. To ensure compliance with workplace Health and Safety rules in accordance with the responsibilities set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council's Health and Safety Policy.
29. To act within the Council's policies and procedures in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
30. Responsibility for information management in accordance with the Council's information management guidelines. Ensure personal information is handled in a manner that complies with Data Protection legislation.
31. Commitment to reducing the Council's carbon emissions in line with the Carbon Management Plan and encouraging others to work positively towards reducing the Council's carbon footprint.
32. Undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the salary and responsibility levels of the post.
33. Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
Special Circumstances. . e.g. the need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements etc.
The post holder should have a full driving license and own a car.
• You will need to work across the County
• We will look again at the job description within a year of the appointment
