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CASUAL YOUNG PERSONS RESETTLEMENT WORKER

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as a Casual Young Persons Resettlement Worker, as part of a pool of casual staff supporting our outstanding permanent team! If you are passionate about supporting young people, have flexibility to cover shifts across our 24/7 provision and have the enthusiasm and dedication to help our young people achieve the best outcomes, we want to hear from you.

Blackpool Coastal Housing provides an Ofsted registered supported accommodation home at two sites within Blackpool, for young people aged 16 to 18. We are looking for someone who can lead by example, demonstrating empathy, understanding, positivity, kindness, and a calm, level‑headed approach. This is a casual position within our award‑winning and highly successful Young Persons Resettlement Team – don’t miss your chance to be part of something truly impactful!

Rate of Pay: £15.08 per hour for Monday to Friday. Weekend hours will be paid at £22.62 per hour. Plus an additional payment will be made for covering a sleep‑in (currently £41.78) on an‑hoc basis.

Typical day as a Young Persons Resettlement Officer Worker:

• You will manage the day‑to‑day running of the house and support young people to reach their full potential through inspiring, motivating and positively influencing them to prosper in the community in which they will live.
• You will provide support to empower young people to maintain their accommodation and learn a variety of life skills, including cooking and money management to enhance their future prospects.
• You will encourage our young people into further education, training and employment, to set clear goals and encourage their participation in meaningful activities, developing links with statutory and community services.
• Ensure the safety and security of the building, carrying out regular Health and Safety checks, room checks, assisting with fire risk assessments and ensuring all repairs are completed within timescales.
• You will be identifying and dealing with safeguarding concerns.
• Carry out a thorough risk assessment making further enquires by liaising with other professionals and identifying control measures to reduce and manage risk.

The successful candidates will be excellent communicators with a confident manner and will have the ability to remain calm under pressure. You will have demonstrable experience of working with young people with a range of support needs. Knowledge of young people’s rights and a clear understanding of professional boundaries is essential.

• You must have 3 GCSE’s (or equivalent) to include Maths and English.
• Travel across both sites may be required, as service needs dictate, so flexibility is required.
• We provide a 24‑hour, 7 day a week service so the successful candidate will be required to cover regular sleep‑in duties, evening, weekend and bank holiday working as per a rota, so flexibility is essential.
• Any offer of appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as a CRB check).

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, right first 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.

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.

• Positivity
• Respect and Compassion
• Integrity
• Dynamism
• Energy

• Attractive and flexible membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with excellent employer contributions
• Generous annual leave offer of a minimum 26 days leave per year plus Bank Holidays
• Option to join My Money Matters to contribute to a monthly Shared Cost AVC pension…