Job Description

We are looking for someone with a passion to provide excellent services for young people, helping and advising them to achieve their potential and reach independence

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This role is part of Young People's Housing Related Support Service Our Way Leeds (OWL), delivered by a consortia of service providers. The consortia have GIPSIL as the lead provider alongside Inspire North & Turning Lives Around. OWL provides a wide range of interventions to prevent homelessness, four types of supported housing and pre and post-tenancy support schemes for young people & young people leaving care including unaccompanied asylum seeker children. Young people can be single, young families or couples.


The main responsibilities of the post include:

Using strength-based, restorative and trauma informed practice putting young people at the centre of their support. Work independently, often lone working for long periods, providing support in a 24/7 living environment for young people making the transition to independent living. To facilitate support in order to ensure young people develop domestic skills, parenting skills, life skills, social skills and behaviour management skills, where appropriate, to sustain a tenancy and home. Alongside the young person, professionals and close family members develop and implement a support plan and the risk assessment; Play a critical role in ensuring there is smooth handover to the night support staff.

GIPSIL works with children, young people, and families in the most disadvantaged communities in Leeds and Wakefield to provide them with the support and resources they need to thrive.



At GIPSIL, we believe that community is the foundation of success. We are proud to lead four consortiums, Our Way Leeds, Elevate, CHP and Engage. Each consortium addresses different vulnerable issues in Leeds and supports the community with programs designed to uplift and empower individuals who may be struggling. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everybody feels valued and heard.


As an organisation we are committed to the following principles in recruitment to ensure we can effectively achieve our aim of providing equal opportunities and safer recruitment;

We recruit for potential, not perfection We are a values based recruiter We value lived experience as a demonstration of capability for a role We only utilise truly "essential" criteria in recruitment We are committed to safer recruitment practice

Old Fire Station

Gipton Approach,

Gipton

LS9 6NL