Job description
Based at: Across the service area, (within Doncaster)
Salary: Grade 8, £31,372 - £34,949
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time, 37 Hours per week
Closing date: 28 th January 2024
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join City of Doncaster Council.
We are passionate about Doncaster - it’s a great place to live, do business and visit.
We have plenty to shout about – Doncaster is the UK’s best connected location, we have many major developments in the pipeline, a vibrant urban centre with a thriving arts and cultural scene, sport and leisure attractions, wonderful green spaces and a fascinating heritage. We firmly believe, as do our partners, that Doncaster is the place to be with a bright future and ambitions ahead of it. But don’t just take our word for it – anyone joining the council, can look forward to expanding their knowledge and skills in a dynamic, creative and nurturing environment while truly making a difference to the communities we serve.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Housing & Independence Service as a Deputy Manager for the new phases of the Key to Your Future Project, this is newly acquired supported accommodation, we are looking for experienced and motivated individual to support staff with our young people on their road to independence.
We are committed to ensuring that care experienced young people transition successfully to living independently. It is recognised that young people achieve independence at different ages linked to their cognitive ability, early life experiences, resilience and their experiences with regulated care settings. Taking this in to account we developed the Housing & Independence service which as part of this would deliver the ‘Key to Your Future Project’ in its entirety.
The ‘Key to Your Future Project’ utilises the Trusts Psychological services to provide formulations of the young people prior to them starting the programme as well as a dialectical behavioural Therapy based programme, that the young people work through with staff support. The young people will also be completing the Key to My Future preparation for independence programme. This well-established programme that was developed collaboratively with our young people leaving care, focuses on the practical aspects of managing a tenancy and living independently. All the work they completed on the programme will be processed through to AQA’s unit award scheme for accreditation certificates.
The applicant will need:
To have experience of working with young people in and leaving care.
To be a supportive and inspirational leader of the support team.
Some experience of therapeutic approaches and a willingness to develop the use of these in the Project
To be an innovative and creative thinker who looks for opportunities to improve the offer to our young people
Have an excellent understand of the pathway to Independence & Housing for young people
To have a good understand of the Health & Safety responsibilities of the building
Further details about the responsibilities and requirements of the role are contained in the job profile and role summary.
In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, local government pension scheme and access to a range of staff discount and flexible benefits schemes. Visit our page to find out more.
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on 7 th February 2024.