Young People’s Resettlement Worker

Salary: £26,771 – £31,879 per year

Resettlement Worker – Young Person’s Services

Newark

£22,309 – £26,566

Would you like to work for a busy and dynamic supported housing service for young people aged 16 – 21 years?

In this role you will:

• Assist and prepare young people to be ready to move on
• Helping young people complete the appropriate referrals forms for housing, coordinating referrals or arranging and attending referral interviews
• Mediate between young people and their families to facilitate moves back home
• Help service to access grants/ charitable funding for white goods or other furnishings
• Arranging and facilitating pre move in meetings, joining the property inspection
• Deputise for the manager where necessary – a fantastic opportunity if you’re looking for the next step

For this role you must:

• Have an awareness of housing options and available funding to enable young people to maintain their tenures and resettle back to family or appropriate accommodation
• Have a knowledge of welfare benefits
• Be highly motivated and resilient but also patient and kind
• Have a positive attitude
• Have a full valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle. You will be able to claim mileage proving you have business cover on your insurance.
• Be able to work on a rota basis. Typical shift patterns are 08:00 – 15:30 and 14:30 – 22:00