Support Officer

Job title:

Support Officer

Company

A2Dominion

Job description

Support Officer
Salary: £25,148.00 – £26,472.00
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: 35 hours a week, 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday
Additional Info: Driving license and access to a car is essential (45p per mile reimbursed for business travel)
Location: Oxfordshire, with office presence required at 6 Collins Street, Oxford, OX4 1NNRole OverviewWe are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Support Officer to work closely with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Care Leavers. The role involves supporting these young people in their transition to independence, including moving from supported housing to independent living within the community.Key Responsibilities– Develop personalised support plans with young people, setting clear tasks and objectives.
– Regularly review and update support plans to ensure progress and address any changing needs.
– Identify potential risks to the safety and wellbeing of young people.
– Create and maintain risk assessments, updating them as required to reflect any changes in circumstances or needs.
– Help young people in managing the transition from supported housing to independent living, ensuring they are fully prepared and equipped to live autonomously.
– Attend case conferences, safeguarding meetings, and any other required gatherings to ensure appropriate action and follow-up.
– Ensure that all relevant records and documentation are completed accurately and submitted on time.
– Maintain high standards of data integrity and confidentiality in all client interactions.
– Empower clients by promoting responsibility and self-sufficiency in maintaining safety, security, and cleanliness within the project.
– Ensure adherence to internal policies and procedures, and report any maintenance or repair issues promptly.
– Follow lone working procedures to ensure safety while performing duties in non-office settings.About youWe want you to bring your knowledge and experience to play your part in improving people’s lives:– Previous experience supporting asylum seekers and/or young people
– Experience of working in a customer-facing role, motivating complex and diverse client groups to sustain housing, health and/or work outcomes
– Driving license and access to a car is essential
– This role will require working alone more often than not, so discipline and self-motivation is keyIf you don’t feel you meet the experience requirements mentioned above, fear not! We encourage people to apply that don’t necessarily have experience in this sector, as we recognise that transferrable skills and knowledge are equally valuable. We are specifically looking for candidates with the right skills and attitudes who will demonstrate and promote our values of caring by nature, working better together and thinking for tomorrow.About A2DominionWe are a UK housing association committed to a new vision – providing homes people love to live in.With over 38,000 homes in management across London and southern England, we provide a wide range of homes for social, affordable, and private rent, specialist services, as well as homes for sale and shared ownership.Our 70,000+ customers come from a diverse range of backgrounds with varying levels of income. We’re here to provide them all with homes that are safe, high quality and sustainable.And with social housing roots going back eight decades, we continue to ensure that every penny of profit is reinvested into our charitable social purpose – delivering more homes and better services for customers.Choosing us is easyAs an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life.We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include:

– 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
– Up to 8% contributory pension
– Flexible working
– Investment in your learning and developmentIn addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family.We also operate a Cycle to Work Scheme whereby employees have access to cycling equipment throughout the year and can pay via monthly salary deductions.A2Dominion Group is a Disability Confident Employer which means that we are committed to employing disabled people and will: actively look to attract and recruit disabled people, provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job, be flexible with assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job, make reasonable adjustments as required.At A2Dominion Group, we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and inclusivity in our hiring processes. We always aim to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions, and beliefs.If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Team to request: resourcing@a2dominion.co.ukMeeting the role requirementsWe recognise that some females will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, we’d still encourage you to apply and also to arrange a call with one of our recruitment team to discuss your application further at resourcing@a2dominion.co.ukA2Dominion are proud to be a family friendly employerEveryone is welcome at A2Dominion Group. We know that equality, diversity, and inclusivity make us better. We embrace the unique contributions of our people and seek to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Find out why our people love working with us.”Join us at A2Dominion, where your expertise will be integral to our recovery journey, creating lasting positive changes in the lives of our customers. If you possess the right motivation and drive to contribute to our recovery and change initiatives, we invite you to apply and be a crucial part of our team.

Expected salary

£25148 – 26472 per year

Location

Oxford

Job date

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:36:49 GMT

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