Youth Housing Worker

Employer Location: Published

Job description

MACS provides 24/7 supported housing for young people aged between 16 and 21, who are leaving care, or who may be homeless. Young people can live with us for up to 2 years before moving into the community.

Responsibilities

• To establish a positive relationship with Young People and to support them to create a safe home environment.
• To provide holistic support (on a one to one and group basis) to all young people accessing the service, ensuring the support meets their needs.
• To support the Housing Worker to ensure accommodation is well maintained, and is safe for young people to live in.
• To support the move in and move on process.
• To provide a service that nurtures and encourages development.
• To ensure that young people’s ideas, thoughts and feedback are recorded, responded to and actioned. Feedback to line management or relevant subgroups where appropriate.
• To support and engage young people to be a good neighbour and assist in the resolution of neighbourhood disputes.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• 6 months’ experience (paid or voluntary) of supporting people in a caring role as an employee, volunteer or carer.
• Understanding and knowledge of homelessness, mental health and substance use.
• Ability to practice in line with MACS ethos and values.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of working in a supported housing or residential environment.
• A full, current driving licence with access to a car, insured for business use is required to meet the requirements of the post in full.
• A health and social care qualification or third level education.