Through Care Homelessness Prevention Manager

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Job description
Part Time 22.5 hours per week, Fixed Term for 18 months.

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people? Bristol City Council is seeking a dynamic and dedicated professional to join our Youth Homelessness Prevention team. This strategic role is pivotal in promoting and supporting the Council's objective of improving accommodation transitions for those leaving care.

This is an exciting new role, funded by a Department for Education grant to promote innovative solutions to prevent care leaver homelessness. The role will focus on developing better systems across housing and children's social care to achieve systemic change which maintains improved outcomes for care leavers. This will include creating multi-agency meetings / forums, scrutiny of data to understand our child in care population and future accommodation commissioning needs, understanding the holistic needs of children approaching 18, championing them within the accommodation pathway, creating systems to prioritise the right young people for in demand accommodation, quality assurance of practice around care leaver accommodation and homelessness, and full review and implementation of the Joint Housing Protocol for Care Leavers.

You will work alongside commissioners to lead on our innovative project to house care leavers in shared supported housing, matching young people to the accommodation and holding risk management / provider meetings as required.

The role will be managed within the Youth Homelessness Prevention Project team, working across both City Hall and B-Bond offices, to achieve the balance between strategic and operational work that the post requires.

We are looking for someone who can successfully bring stakeholders together to improve accommodation transitions for young people leaving care. You will be able to confidently act as a champion for best outcomes for care leavers in relation to accommodation and will be able to lead challenging negotiations with a range of partners across differing priorities, including developing and delivering training and briefing sessions across a multi-agency workforce.

You will have well developed skills in data analysis (including use of large spreadsheets and various databases) and report writing, an understanding of commissioning processes, and will be able to identify and address operational gaps in service delivery in the context of youth housing.

You will also have an excellent understanding of the challenges, needs and risks that affect young people in and leaving care and will act as an advocate for young people leaving care, working in a tenacious, creative and dynamic way to find bespoke solutions to meet their housing needs.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Should you wish to have an informal discussion about the role prior to application, please contact Jo Essex - Service Manager for Care Leavers: Jo.Essex@bristol.gov.uk Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

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