An invitation to join us at Young Devon as our next…
Housing Resolutions Officer (Job Ref 24-55)
Salary - £20,015.20 per annum
Permanent part-time contract– 29.6 hours per week
(with opportunity to pick up occasional additional work on other contracts)
Based in Newton Abbot and Teignbridge District Council
Are you committed to working with and supporting young people aged 16-25 and those that are care experienced?
Do you have resilience, creativity and the personal qualities to coach our young people into developing life skills to manage independently?
We work in partnership with Teignbridge District Council, supporting young people aged 16-25, who may have experienced multiple disadvantages as they transition into independence.
This role gives you the opportunity to engage and work alongside young people and support them to maintain or access accommodation. Building relationships of trust and understanding, whilst responding to a young person’s needs through a trauma informed lens. Supporting them to make decisions, have their voice heard and obtain the services they need. We want to support young people to achieve their housing aspirations.
Knowledge on housing protocols, legislation and housing options would be an advantage. However, training will be given for this specialised post.
If you think you have what it takes, especially if you have experience of working in housing or with care experienced young people, then we would love to hear from you.
Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Friday 22nd November 2024
Interviews: Friday 29th November 2024, Newton Abbot
To apply for this role - please request an Application Pack (including the Application Form and Job Description) from hr@youngdevon.org or download from our website at
Please submit your Application Form to hr@youngdevon.org
Please read the job description and person specification. If you then have any further questions about the role please contact Jenny Lynch on 07706 326815.
What can we offer?
Young Devon provides generous holiday entitlement from day 1, not to mention our welcoming, kind and passionate workplace culture.
Young Devon is a youth work charity (1057949) passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and embracing diversity. We are committed to Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable groups and all applicants who will or could have unsupervised access to these groups will complete the required checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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