Part Time Positive Transitions Officer

Job information Part Time Positive Transitions Officer from the Company Blackpool Coastal Housing, this latest Part Time Positive Transitions Officer job vacancy is located in the city Blackpool. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Engineering field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Description :

The role – Ref: 24/341

PART-TIME POSITIVE TRANSITIONS OFFICER (18.5 HOURS)

Scale 6: £29,777 – £31,364 per annum, pro-rata for 18.5 hours

Permanent

Working days: Wednesday PM, Thursday and Friday

As a part-time, Positive Transitions Officer, we are looking for a motivated, engaging and dynamic team-player who shares our passion, enthusiasm and commitment to enhancing the life opportunities of vulnerable young people here in Blackpool.

The role of PT Officer supports a caseload of young people leaving care who have been referred from Blackpool Council Children’s Services to make a positive transition from being in care into their new home.

It is recognised that good quality housing underpins success in all areas of a young person’s life so you will ensure this transition is carried out in partnership with the young people and that their personal experience is positive, supportive, truthful and empowering.

PT Officers encourage, motivate and working alongside the young people, to provide a range of support that will inspire them to make essential changes for themselves, through clear goal setting and supporting the young people in developing links with statutory and community services to provide sustainable long term support. PT Officers develop long term outcomes, including exit strategies to enable the young people to successfully sustain their tenancies and prosper in the neighbourhood in which they live in.

This is achieved by providing support to develop practical skills to assist in their ability to improve their own situation and enhance their life choices.

Applicants must possess excellent communication skills, as you will be engaging with care leavers to establish clear goals and shape their individual support plans.

In addition, you will have a good understanding of the requirements of safeguarding children, with knowledge of how to make referrals, awareness of professional boundaries and have experience in working with a diverse range of customers and agencies.

Applicants must possess excellent organisation skills, be conscientious and have a well organised approach to work, as you will be required to manage their own case load.

A minimum of 3 GCSE’s (or equivalent) is essential to include Maths and English at Grade c/4 or above and hold a full UK driving licence, with access to a vehicle for work purposes to be able to transport customers, if necessary.

Any offer of appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (formerly known as a CRB check).

About Blackpool Coastal Housing

Blackpool Coastal Housing was set up by Blackpool Council in 2007 to manage their housing stock of almost 5,000 properties. Our goal is to create an organisation that delivers quality services, first time, every time, within a culture that puts people at the heart of everything we do.

BCH continues to expand its services across many areas and we currently employee just over 200 committed and valued staff.

Our services include an Operations Service providing responsive repairs to our valued tenants, empty homes management and refurbishment/capital works across Blackpool. Supported Housing; including supported living in Sheltered Schemes, Young People’s Resettlement Schemes including Care Leavers and Emergency Housing for those that find themselves homeless. Our Care and Repair Service allows Blackpool residents to remain in their own homes through the Adaptations team providing the necessary aids/adaptations for this to be achieved. The More Positive Together (MPT) and MPT Steps Programmes help provide support to local residents in accessing the employment market, as well as BCH providing typical Housing Service functions of Rents, Lettings, ASB and Neighbourhoods.

BCH is a dynamic, ambitious and forward-thinking organisation who strives to be the best at everything we do, whether that’s repairing a boiler or building a new home.

We know that our people are our most valuable assets, and we want to find and nurture the best people to help us deliver excellent customer service. By working together, we can make a real difference – Inspiring People to Build Sustainable Communities.

If you have a strong customer focus and want to join an ambitious, growing organisation, we will help you to develop skills and achieve your own personal goals.

BCH is a great place to work

Every member of staff comes to work here with one vision in mind, “Inspiring People to Build Sustainable Communities” and our values help guide the way we all work towards this.

Our 5 core values that reflect the PRIDE that our workforce displays on a daily basis, also guide our conduct and our relationship with customers, partners and stakeholders:

· Positivity

· Respect and Compassion

· Integrity

· Dynamism

· Energy

BCH is a great place to work and has recently received two prestigious Awards at the 2022 Northern Housing Awards for the Best Approach to Employee Wellbeing and the Best Approach to Diversity and Inclusion.

We can offer you a friendly and inclusive working environment where you can develop yourself and really can make a difference to people’s lives across Blackpool.

We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which includes:

· Competitive rates of pay

· 26 days paid annual leave per annum, in addition to 8 bank holidays

· Attractive and flexible membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with excellent employer contributions

· An in-house wellbeing program of wellbeing, social and charitable initiatives with BCH colleagues

· Vivup – the employee benefits scheme for discounts on various high street retailers and cycle to work

· Option to join BHSF – a voluntary salary sacrifice Health Cash Plan Scheme for help with medical costs such as physiotherapy, optical, osteopathy etc.

· Option to join the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Credit Union for preferential rates on financial services

· 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to counselling services

· Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes

· A wide variety of training and learning and development opportunities

· Staff Suggestion Scheme

· Free annual flu vaccinations and Occupational Health Support

How to apply

This is a great time to join an ambitious, thriving and expanding organisation. If you like what you’ve read and think you’ve got what it takes to join our team then take action – apply now!

For further information about this position, please contact Charlotte Bremner, Resettlement Team Leader on 01253 476058, or via email at: Charlotte.bremner@bch.co.uk.

To apply, please visit our website https://www.bch.co.uk/work-with-us to complete an online application, where a full job outline and person specification are available.

Please ensure your application/CV clearly demonstrates your suitability for this position.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 26th June 2024*

Interview date: Thursday, 4th July 2024

*BCH reserves the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received to progress to interview. Therefore, applicants are advised to apply as early as possible.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Expected hours: 18.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension

Shift:

• Day shift

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 26/06/2024Reference ID: 24/341