Accommodation Support Officer - (Preston)Are you passionate about helping people? Join our team as an Accommodation Support Officer and support our participants with their housing needs.You'll work with a caseload of adult males within a custodial or community environment. In partnership with probation practitioners, you'll complete initial assessments to understand their specific needs, and then create tailored accommodation plans to meet this through an agreed number of interventions. This will include ensuring that the participants are aware of any decisions that affect them, plus informing them of their rights within the process.We need your excellent interpersonal skills to create and maintain effective professional relationships with both our participants and external stakeholders. We're looking for an excellent role model who can encourage positive changes in attitudes and behaviour.Our successful candidate will ideally have knowledge of homelessness legislation or experience working within the criminal justice sector. However, we appreciate that not everyone can tick every box, so long as you are engaging and comfortable working with a diverse range of people from a variety of backgrounds, we can provide on-site training and support to enable you to develop your knowledge and skills.This is a rewarding opportunity that will allow you to utilise your skills to influence, support and encourage others to maximise their potential and build a better future.In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we're offering a competitive salary of £23,088 up to £24,801 per annum (dependent on experience), with these great benefits:25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days)2 Volunteer DaysPension - 5% Employee 5% EmployerHealthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assuranceAnnual salary reviewRefer a friend schemeFree access to Benefit Hub - an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme, and additional voluntary benefitsInterested? There's an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 595200.Location: Managing cases from Preston 3 days per week, Remote 2 days per week.Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week.Contract: PermanentClosing Date: 24 September 2024Key ResponsibilitiesManage a caseload of participants, producing personalised accommodation plansCarry out initial assessments, considering risk, situation and needRecord progress and outcomes timely and accurately using case management systemMaintain contact with participants, identifying any emerging risks and concernsExperience or knowledge of Accommodation (incl. legislation) - desirableHighly effective interpersonal and communication skills both verbally and in writingAbility to establish and maintain effective working relationshipsExperience or knowledge of the work of the Criminal Justice SystemGood organisation skills and ability to meet deadlinesAdditional InformationCommunities and Education Division is the Justice and Social Care division of Seetec, delivering tailored support to participants across a range of contracts, including as CFO Activity Hubs, Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing and Approved Premises. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to build a better future, regardless their past choices or the challenges they face.We are committed to combining our knowledge, skills and talents across the justice and social care sectors to deliver services and interventions that overcome the barriers that hold people back from living more fulfilled lives. Ultimately, our aim is to equip individuals with the necessary skills needed to desist from offending, successfully reintegrate into their local communities and address barriers to work.Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.You will be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Seetec supports the recruitment of ex-offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of "Ex-Offenders" can be found on our website under 'About us'.Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
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