Accommodation Support Officer (Worcestershire)

Role Title: Accommodation Support Officer

Base: YSS Head Office, Worcester

Reporting to: Accommodation Services Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £23,405 per annum

YSS enables people to be emotionally resilient, to thrive and feel they belong to a community. We uphold people’s rights and responsibilities and enable them to exercise these with dignity and respect.

Since 2003, YSS has been delivering rehabilitation and resettlement services to adults in the Criminal Justice System. In partnership with NACRO, YSS have been successful in our application to deliver accommodation services to those on a probation community order or custodial license across Warwickshire and West Mercia. The new service includes both pre and post release support.

Our aim is to break-down the barriers to maintaining, or securing, suitable and settled accommodation, including difficulties accessing social housing or securing accommodation within the private rental sector due to having served a prison sentence, financial hurdles and or a lack of knowledge/experience to navigate the housing market.

About the Role:

As Accommodation Support Officer you will provide structured, tailored, one-to-one,

rehabilitation and resettlement support to individuals on a custodial license and under supervision in the community. The support provided aims to help individuals overcome any barriers to obtaining secure and stable accommodation so that they can successfully reintegrate into society.

For more information about YSS and the Accommodation Support Officer role please visit our website www.yss.org.uk or speak to Dave Andrewartha, Operations Director on 07791 764140

For more information on the role specifications, download the Accommodation Support Officer Job Description

To apply for this role, in the first instance, please forward your CV and cover note to [email protected] 

Applicants’ meeting the skills & experience detailed in the person specification, or who are able to evidence relevant transferable skills & experience, will be invited to complete an application form, prior to shortlisting for interview. Completed application forms must be returned by the closing date - Friday 13 May 2022 

Early Help Senior Family Support Worker

Role Title: Senior Family Support Worker   

Base: Shropshire 

Reporting to: Team Manager 

Responsible for: Early Help Support Workers 

Contract Type: Permanent  

Hours: 30 hours minimum 

Grade: £24970 - £26488 per annum (pro rata) 

YSS enables people to be emotionally resilient, to thrive and feel they belong to a community. We uphold people’s rights and responsibilities and enable them to exercise these with dignity and respect. For more information about YSS, please visit our website www.yss.org.uk   

Early Help 

YSS is commissioned by Shropshire Council to deliver part of the Early Help offer. Early Help is a Targeted Early Help service which aims to provide flexible support, using a variety of interventions, to build resilience and confidence in children, young people and their families. The service aims to offer a wide range of targeted and focused support to enable the families to break through barriers and to achieve their potential. The service user and their family will be at the heart of service delivery. 

We are looking for an experienced practitioner who is flexible and solution focused to join our Shropshire Early Help Team. For more information about the EH service please visit our website www.yss.org.uk/shropshire-early-help or speak to Sue Green, Team Manager on 07791 876599. 

For more information on the role, consult the Early Help Senior Family Support Worker Job Description

To apply for this role, in the first instance, please forward your CV and cover note to [email protected] 

Applicants’ meeting the skills & experience detailed in the person specification, or who are able to evidence relevant transferable skills & experience, will be invited to complete an application form, prior to shortlisting for interview. Completed application forms must be returned by the closing date – Friday 22nd April 2022. 

If you require any assistance with your application or more information on our recruitment processes please contact our HR Department on 07584 278741 

Youth Engagement Coordinator

[We are no longer receiving applications for this position]

Role Title: Youth Engagement Coordinator
Base: YSS Head Office, Worcester
Reporting to: WYC Team Manager
Responsible for: Volunteers where appropriate
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Grade: £20922 - £23405

YSS enables people to be emotionally resilient, to thrive and feel they belong to a
community. We uphold people’s rights and responsibilities and enable them to exercise these
with dignity and respect.

About the role:

The Youth Engagement Coordinator post is an exciting new role at YSS
and we are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated, hard-working and solution focused
individual to join our team.

Would you like to actively engage with young people, to support and empower them to build
their confidence and community connections, creating opportunities for them? The Youth
Engagement Coordinator will encourage participation and enable young people to have
their say, using this intelligence to engage with partners and to develop our own internal
processes.

For more information about YSS and the Youth Engagement Coordinator role please visit
our website www.yss.org.uk  or speak to John Cawdron; Team Manager on 07717766152.

Youth Engagement Coordinator Job Description

Applicants meeting the skills & experience detailed in the person specification, or who are
able to evidence relevant transferable skills & experience, will be invited to complete an
application form, prior to shortlisting for interview.

Completed Applications must be returned by the 15th of April 2022.

Remember Veteran Link Worker

[We are no longer receiving applications for this position]

Role Title: Remember Veterans Link Worker
Base: Telford & Shropshire
Reporting to: Team Manager
Responsible for: Volunteers where appropriate
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Working Pattern to be agreed)
Grade: £20923 - £23405 (per annum, pro rata)

YSS enables people to be emotionally resilient, to thrive and feel they belong to a
community. We uphold people’s rights and responsibilities and enable them to exercise these
with dignity and respect. For more information about YSS, please visit our website
www.yss.org.uk

Remember Veterans

YSS are looking for a dedicated, hardworking and solution focused RV Link Worker to join our
organisation, who is passionate about Veterans and the life challenges that they face. The
RV Link Worker will support a caseload of Veterans who are in or at risk of entering the
Criminal Justice System, across the 7 life pathways (Accommodation, Well-Being,
Relationships, Finance, Drugs/Alcohol, Attitudes/Behaviour, Education, Training and
Employment), empowering the Veteran to make positive changes to their life, this will include
working in partnership with other Veteran specific services and other YSS projects.
Current commissioners include John Campion – West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner,
DMWS – Defence Medical Welfare Service and the Armed Forces Covenant.

For more information about YSS and the RV service please visit our website
www.yss.org.uk/remember-veterans  or speak to Lisa Burnett; RV Lead on 07773930149.

Remember Veterans Link Worker Job Description

Applicants meeting the skills & experience detailed in the person specification, or who are
able to evidence relevant transferable skills & experience, will be invited to complete an
application form, prior to shortlisting for interview.

Completed Applications must be returned by the 15th of April 2022.

Worcestershire Young Carers Community Keyworker

Role Title: Community Keyworker   

Base: YSS Head Office, Worcester 

Reporting to: WYC Team Manager 

Responsible for: Volunteers where appropriate, Young Carers and Families 

Contract Type: Permanent  

Hours: 37 hours per week 

Grade: £20922 - £23405

YSS enables people to be emotionally resilient, to thrive and feel they belong to a community. We uphold people’s rights and responsibilities and enable them to exercise these with dignity and respect. 

We are looking for a flexible, hardworking and dedicated person to join our Worcestershire Young Carers (WYC) team.  

The service supports young carers to reach their potential by enabling them to balance their caring responsibilities with other life demands, guiding them through key life transitions and milestones. We believe that caring responsibilities should not hamper young people’s chances of a good life, that their own mental and physical health is paramount and that they have equal opportunities to achieve their goals and dreams.  In addition to supporting young carers directly, the service raises awareness and supports other professionals to support young carers so that their needs are met wherever they present.  

For more information about YSS and the WYC service please visit our website www.yss.org.uk  or speak to Jon Cawdron; WYC Team Manager on 07717 766152 

For more information on the Worcestershire Young Carers Community Keyworker Role please consult the document available here: Worcestershire Young Carers Keyworker Role Description

The application deadline for this post is the 29 April 2022 at 9am, so make sure to send your application before that. To apply for this role, in the first instance, please forward your CV and cover note to [email protected] 

Applicants’ who’s CV’s meet the criteria detailed on the person specification will be contacted and invited to complete an application form. 

If you require any assistance with your application or more information on our recruitment processes please contact our HR Department on 07584 278741 or email [email protected]  

How to apply for these roles:

To apply for these roles, please send a CV, cover letter, safeguarding declaration form and equal opportunities form (available to download below) to [email protected]

Applicants’ meeting the skills and experience detailed in the person specification, or who are able to evidence relevant transferable skills and experience, will be invited to complete an application form, prior to shortlisting for interview.

Completed application forms must be returned by the closing date.

Vacancies may close early depending on the number of applications received.

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YSS Safeguarding Declaration Form

All successful applicants to YSS are required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring (DBS) check appropriate to the role.

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