We are excited to be recruiting into our High Support team in a busy but rewarding city centre-based housing project for vulnerable young people. If you have excellent administration skills and want to support a dedicated team in delivering high quality support and housing management, we want to hear from you.
Please find full details of how to apply via our website in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 23:59, Wednesday, 15 January 2025.
We are striving to better represent the young people we support and therefore are particularly keen to increase applications from minoritized ethnic group, and male candidates as they are currently under-represented in our organisation. We also encourage applications from people with relevant lived experience.
If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.
Who are we?
We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. At 1625ip we are driven by Social Justice and Passion: we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people’s lives.
What you will be doing:
• Be the first point of contact for young people, colleagues and visitors on reception, both face to face and over the phone.
• Support the project Manager in data collection, monitoring, and reporting.
• Extensive use of our internal housing management systems for recording and monitoring purposes.
• By being well organised, efficient, and effective you will support the whole team in a range of housing management functions.
• Support young people, your colleagues, and the team in promoting and facilitating a positive rent culture.
You will be in the High Support Team and your line manager will be St George’s House Senior Project Worker.
At 1625ip we are led by our Competency Development Framework. This connects our values to our behaviours in everything we do and gives us the tools to develop. The framework ensures our recruitment is better informed, applications and interviews are behaviourally based and job profiles are developed on the ‘how’ of a job.
No prior experience? No problem! We believe in your potential and are committed to providing training and support to help you thrive. If you have transferrable skills and you are interested in this role, but you are worried about the application process, please get in touch with us. We encourage you to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager to discuss how your personal or professional experience and skills could be transferred to this role. Details of how you can do that are further down in this advert.
Contract details
• Hours per week: 24 (this represents 0.6 FTE)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay: £25,992 - £27,269 per annum (pro rata based on 0.6 FTE)
• The location: On site at St George’s House
A few benefits at 1625ip
In return for your dedication, we offer:
• A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum (pro rata) plus all Bank Holidays
• Employee Health Cash Plan with HSF
• A supportive and approachable team with an emphasis on colleague wellbeing
• “I feel grateful to work here every day! The work feels useful and worthwhile, and I feel like I am able to make a difference for our young people” (From Colleague Wellbeing Survey 2023).
• “I couldn’t be happier with the opportunities and support I have received in my career progression that has led me to my dream job!” See what other colleagues have said about their career development with us on our website.
• 1625ip is a Disability Confident Employer.
Important dates
• Application deadline closes: 23:59, Wednesday, 15 January 2025.
• If you have not heard from us by the end of the day on Friday, 17 January 2025 please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• Interviews are on Friday, 24 January 2025.
Application information
Ready to see yourself in this rewarding role? We can’t wait to hear from you.
• To access the Job Pack and submit an application, please visit the vacancy page on our website.
• You will be asked to answer 4 questions at the end of the Word application form. These are required to ensure your application can be shortlisted.
• Please note the online e-application form cannot be saved so we recommend you prepare your Word application form before you start filling in the e-form.
• Please get in touch with us if a hard copy of the application form would be preferred. We will organise a time for you to collect it from and return it to Kingsley Hall (our main office in Old Market). An online application will then be created for you.
Contact us
• To have an informal chat about the role, please contact Federica Ventura – federica.ventura@1625ip.co.uk
• If you have any queries, please email jobs@1625ip.co.uk
• For support with your application should you need it, Future Bright - WECA provide free coaching.
Equitable opportunities for everyone
We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers and encourage applications.
As an organisation who safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. Successful candidates will need to provide our organisation with sufficient documentation to prove ID. We comply fully with the DBS code of practice and undertake to treat all applications for positions fairly. For successful candidates with a criminal record, a risk assessment process will take place with the recruiting manager.
We also pride ourselves on being an equitable opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation.
Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.