Job Description

• Annual salary of \xc2\xa320,428 (FTE)
• Permanent role
• 35 hours, inclusive of early shift, late shift and weekend work. Also inclusive of bank holidays
• Birkenhead based \xe2\x80\x93 Bessborough Road, Prenton

The role

To deliver support to residents within a support service for young people at risk of homelessness or preparing for independent living. The role will also support the Team Leader \xe2\x80\x93 Young Person Support Services in the successful delivery of services within designated schemes and teams, as part of the Independent Living Department.

The right fit

• A good working knowledge of the care and support sector relating to resident\xe2\x80\x99s and behaviours and the ability to demonstrate engagement with vulnerable and difficult to engage with groups including young people and children
• Outstanding communication and inter-personal skills in both a verbal and non-verbal context. This includes the presentation of documents in a variety of forms to suit the needs of the business and the residents including the use of Microsoft packages to an appropriate standard
• To have a positive and flexible approach to the role and have the ability to work under own initiative and be comfortable with lone working as well as working directly with other team members
• To have excellent communication skills shown by an ability to work in a team who covers a 24/7 shift rota based pattern and ensure that all critical information is updated and easily accessible to the team
• A resilient and professional approach to problem solving and contract dispute with customers and partners, ensuring compliance is maintained throughout various forms of agreements within Care and Support schemes

Who we are

Regenda Homes is an award-winning Registered Social Housing provider with around 12,000 homes in Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire. We provide additional support to residents including finding work, money advice or dealing with anti-social behaviour. We work in partnership with residents to scrutinise services and make sure we perform to a high standard.

Regenda Homes is part of The Regenda Group; we work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector, in care and support, and in education, training and careers.

Next steps

If you like what you\xe2\x80\x99ve read so far and think you\xe2\x80\x99ve got what it takes to join our team, then apply now with a copy of your CV and a short covering letter detailing why you think you would be a good fit the role.

Our People Services team will review your application and will be in touch shortly.

What we offer

Regenda Homes really is a great place to work \xe2\x80\x93 and you don\xe2\x80\x99t have to just take our word for it! We\xe2\x80\x99re an accredited Best Companies Top 100 employer and have achieved Investors in People Gold status.

We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself, develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to people\xe2\x80\x99s lives.

We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which, amongst other things, includes:

• A range of flexible working options.
• 27 days paid annual leave each year (rising one day per year up to a maximum of 32 days after five years) in addition to 8 bank holidays.
• 6 additional days for volunteering.
• Up to 9% employer\xe2\x80\x99s contribution to the pension scheme (match funded).
• \xc2\xa3250 annual \xe2\x80\x98Live and Learn\xe2\x80\x99 allowance to spend on learning any new skill.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes.
• Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives.
• A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities.
• Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of computer equipment and travel season tickets.
• Monthly staff lottery scheme.

"We regenerate places and create opportunities for people"

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we\xe2\x80\x99d encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

INDHP

The Regenda Group