St Basils works with young people aged 16-25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, helping over 5000 young people per year across the West Midlands region with specific services in Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, the Wyre Forest and Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity to help support the needs of young people within a new St Basils service.
Key activities specific to the role include:
- To manage a small case load of young people with very complex needs; contribute to their comprehensive, formulation-driven assessment, in addition to developing dynamic, strengths-based support plans.
- Ensuring the needs, wants and wishes of the young person are at the heart of their support plan by engaging them in a collaborative process, and finding creative ways to ensure that they are empowered to contribute to their own recovery.
- To work closely with colleagues within the Transition Hub multi-disciplinary team to secure positive outcomes for young people; as well as developing positive relationships with the Young Persons’ friends, family and wider support network of professionals.
- To support young people to maintain their accommodation, as well as providing consistent opportunities for the residents to take part in the running of the Transition Hub and contribute to service improvement.
The ideal candidate will hold:
- NVQ 4 in Care, Advice and Guidance or other relevant subject
- Experience of working within the following areas: Youth Work, Residential or Social Work, Probation/Criminal justice, Community Work, Education and Training, housing or support work.
In return for your skills and experience, St Basils are able to offer the following benefits:
- 28 days annual leave plus 8 Statutory Bank Holidays per annum, pro rata
- Childcare, cycle to work and life assurance schemes
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Wellbeing Support
- Long Service awards
- Health Scheme
- Free Mandatory Training
- Enhanced DBS check and renewal covered by St Basils
- National Express Discount
- Technology Scheme Vouchers
- Shopping, Leisure and Day Out discounts
Please see the applicant Information Pack for a list of further requirements.
If you require any further information please contact St Basils, Human Resources Department on 0121 772 2483, or email recruitment@stbasils.org.uk.
St Basils is committed to a policy of ensuring equality of opportunity in employment for all, and to taking action to avoid discrimination.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.