Leaving Care Tenancy Support Officer

Leaving Care Tenancy Support Officer
£34,292 - £41,554 per annum
Fixed Term (Until April 2028)
Full Time (36 Hours)
Wandsworth, London
Hybrid Working: Minimum 3 days per week office based

Calling all tenancy support professionals looking for a unique and exciting new opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young people by supporting their housing journey!

Future First, the Leaving Care Service for Wandsworth Children's Social Care support over 440 young people aged 16-25 who are in the care of Wandsworth Borough Council. As part of a dedicated, vibrant, and enthusiastic team of 36 professionals, your role will be to help young people build stable and successful independent lives.

Would you like the opportunity to join our incredible Personal Advisors and multi-agency colleagues as we transform outcomes for Care Experienced young people?

About the Role

Working under the requirements of the Homeless Reduction Act 2017 and the Leaving Care Act 2000,you will work with a maximum of 15 young people at a time, offering them a dedicated 3-month service to stabilise their tenancies and ensure that they are equipped with the skills to manage their home. You will work closely with Wandsworth Council Housing colleagues as well as the young person's Personal Advisor and our other 3 specialist Housing Colleagues within the service, to ensure that our young people have the very best opportunity to succeed in their housing journey.

You will build meaningful and supportive relationships with young people to support them to address the issues that place them in housing difficulties and support them to achieve positive outcomes. We are looking for somebody who is committed to working in a trauma informed way, delivering the best service to our Care Leavers.

This role entails regular liaison with external and internal partner agencies and extremely proficient organisation and interpersonal skills. With clear Key Performance targets around maintaining tenancies under guidance of the manager, you will provide intensive support to your allocated caseload.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Enthusiasm and passion for supporting young people.
• Experience of identifying safeguarding concerns and risk management.
• Experience of working with young people aged 18-25 who are care experienced.
• Experience of working with local authority Housing Department, voluntary sector housing and community organisations.
• Good communication skills (written and spoken).
• Ability to engage young people in complex situations.

Please note, the post entails occasional travel around the UK and some limited evening work when required in line with service participants availability and duty arrangements.

If you are passionate about making a difference by supporting care experienced young people on their housing journey and meet the above criteria, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

Contact details

For an informal conversation about this role, please contact Nora Dudley, Service Manager by email

Closing Date: 26th January 2025
Shortlisting Date: 28th January 2025
Interview Date: 4th February 2025

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.