Supported Housing

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Niyaa People are working with a housing association who are seeking a Support Worker to work with the elderly and make an immediate impact within their older people' services team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a well established organisation on a permanent basis.

As a Support Worker, your key duties will be:

• To manage a caseload of vulnerable customers and support them by increasing their understanding of health and wellbeing.
• identify, plan, and implement support plans and with their agreement, initiative changes in line with their changing needs and aspirations.
• develop activities designed to improve and maintain physical and mental wellbeing
• liaise with external agencies on behalf of customers, you will support them to make informed decisions around the suitability of their accommodation.

As a Support Worker, you will also have:

• An enhanced DBS check issued within the last 12 months.
• Level 2 qualification in English and Maths
• Ability to drive with access to a car
• Experience of working within a supported housing environment and promoting independent living
• Knowledge of housing legislation.

In return you will be offered:

• 23 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Social Housing pension scheme
• Free car parking
• Celebration awards
• Life assurance

If you are interested in applying for this, please get in touch for a confidential chat 0121 773 0966 or send your up to date CV to [email protected]

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Community Engagement Business Partner - Salary circa 27k (dependent on Skills & Knowledge)
Location - Newent, Gloucestershire (Agile working arrangements available)
Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Are you an innovative thinker with experience in delivering change through customer engagement? If so this could be the role for you!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Engagement Business Partner to assist our Senior Business Partner in being the face of a reputable housing association. You will work closely with our customers and engagement groups, whether in person or via social media, to drive improvements and ensure their feedback influences our services. As well as maximising the number of customers actively involved and coordinating our customer consultation groups, you will manage grant applications to our community fund scheme, and work closely with managers and other teams to ensure customer views are taken into account across all service areas.
Your key responsibilities will include:
·Increasing customer involvement, both in person and using digital methods, ensuring tenants understand how they can influence change and actively participate in issues relating to their communities.
·Develop content, post information and act as the moderator on specific social media platforms.
·Seek out grant funding opportunities and prepare and submit bids where appropriate.
·Promote and publicise an effective customer focused Community Engagement service
·Undertake activities that meet with the organisation's strategic objectives and improving local communities.
We're looking for someone who:
·Has experience of working in a high standard customer focused role
·Can work independently and also as part of a larger team, working with various services and organisations.
·Has experience of chairing and managing meetings
·Has strong problem solving and decision-making skills
·Experience of delivering change through engagement would be advantageous
·Is able to manage their own workload and has strong organisational skills
·Is a competent IT user with strong Microsoft Office and excellent social media skills
·The role will involve driving therefore the post holder must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car.
·Experience of delivering change through engagement would be advantageous
We offer a flexible approach to working and work-life balance, including options to use our agile working policies. Our comprehensive package of employee benefits includes pension scheme with matching contributions up to set limits, health cashback plan, competitive holiday entitlement, life insurance and more.
If you would like to apply for this role please send your up to date CV to [email protected] niyaapeople.co. uk

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Integrated Living and Support Manager
Boston
£40k p/a - Permanent

The Company
A charitable community-based organisation, that channel back profile into services and projects that benefit the community of local neighbourhoods.
Purpose of an Integrated Living and Support Manager;
• As the Integrated Living and Support Manager your main responsibilities will include the safe and effective running of LHP's Integrated Living and Support Service providing housing for older and vulnerable customers.
• You will be a positive and professional representation of the organisation, to customers, visitors, key partners, contractors, local authorities adult care services, health care and other professionals.

Principal Accountabilities for an Integrated Living and Support Manager;
• Provide strong leadership and day to day operational management to staff to enable effective delivery of a responsive, Customer First focussed Integrated Living and Support Service to residents living in the LHP's Sheltered Housing Schemes and Extra Care Scheme.
• Manage the Community Support Service so that it delivers high quality, cost effective services and is that business development opportunities are identified and evaluated.
• To ensure that all LHP Sheltered Housing Schemes are managed and maintained to a good standard and meet Health & Safety compliance requirements and ensure a safe and positive environment for the client group.
• Develop the dementia service offer and day centre activities through partnerships and work towards LHP becoming a dementia friendly organisation.
• Deliver Key outcomes under the Housing for Older and Vulnerable person's strategy action plan.
• Take a lead role in continuously developing the service to meet the needs of customers and effectively deliver service improvements.

Knowledge and Experience
• Minimum of 5 years management experience of managing a sheltered/supported housing service.
• Professional Qualification in Health and Social Care or Housing
• Experience of the performance management cycle and HR processes, including quality of output, behaviours, and absence.
• Proven experience of leading a team, motivating, coaching, and developing staff to achieve performance targets and maintain a high level of service delivery.
• Full / clean Driving license

What you will get in return

- Holiday entitlement starting at 24 days + Bank holidays
- Agile working
- Mixture of working from home and in the office
- Pension and health scheme available

If you are interested in applying for the role of Integrated Living and Support Manager, please get in touch for a confidential chat with Jessica Olsen Social Housing on 0121 790 0980 or send your updated CV over to Jess @niyaapeople.co.uk.

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Job Title: Volunteer Co-ordinator
Location: Evesham (with some travel across different sites)
Salary: £23,000

This is an opportunity to join a reputable housing ensuring that a good provision of trained volunteers is available to support individuals and community groups
To be successful in the role on Volunteer Co-ordinator you will:

- Come from a similar role within Supported Housing
- Have experience managing a team of volunteers
- Experience delivering services using volunteers befrienders and mentors
- Experience running meetings organising activities and talk in front of groups
- Level 3 in Management of Volunteers would be desirable but not essential

The role of Volunteer Co-ordinator

- Work with the Supported housing team to enhance and promote support services to customers by placing volunteers to help clubs
- Recruit and place volunteers
- Prepare Volunteer Agreements to commencement of their role ensuring that these are up to date and the volunteers are aware of their obligations under the Volunteering Policy and Code of Conduct
- Manage Performance and ensure all operate within agreed policies and procedures
- Ensure the volunteers are engaged and motivated through consistent and effective communication
- Asses Volunteer Activities making sure tasks assigned are carried out

If you would like to apply for this role please send your up to date CV to [email protected] co. uk

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Niyaa People are working with a national Housing assosiation who are seeking a Support Worker for an immediat. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a well established organisation on a temporary basis.

As a Tenancy Support Worker, your key duties will be:
• To assist young people to improve their life skills through designing and implementing life and social skills programmes.
• To prepare young people to take up and sustain settled accommodation and to continue to provide ongoing support to them.
• To take responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of young people.
• To support young peoples' progress, working innovatively and flexibly to assist with any problems which may arise.

As a Tenancy Support Worker, you will also have:
• Experience of working with young adults.
• Previous tenancy support worker knowledge
• Knowledge of housing legislation.

If you are interested in applying for this, please get in touch for a confidential chat 0121 790 0980 or send your up to date CV to Jessica Olsen

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