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At Squared we pride ourselves on being a great place to work, where everyone feels fairly treated and enjoys their work in a welcoming and friendly environment. We’re a not-for-profit housing association that has been providing affordable housing in Luton and South Bedfordshire since 1962.

We currently have several fantastic opportunities for an Assistant Resident Coach to help our hostel residents make the move to independent living. We firmly believe in proactively supporting our residents to improve their lives and we want to coach them to realise their goals, moving from supported housing to an independent way of life.

You’ll carry out assessments of new residents, devise and implement support plans and risk management plans; conduct regular coaching sessions and support the Resident Coaches, participate in group and one to one interventions with residents of a specialist nature (e.g. CT informed interventions, motivational interviewing or harm minimisation interventions) where possible. You’ll also participate in reflective practice sessions with regards to supporting residents with complex needs; utilise your knowledge, skills and experience to recognise difficult or challenging resident situations, supporting colleagues to influence and bring about positive change to the residents behaviour, all whilst ensuring that residents are fully informed of their rights and responsibilities. There will be mandatory training to take part in during your induction, which takes place during the working day as a general rule, so you’ll need to be available for this.

The successful candidate will have experience working with vulnerable people within a customer centred environment and will have an awareness of social issues such as homelessness, well-being, support services and affordability. You will be self-motivated, have excellent communication skills, be IT literate and a confident decision maker and highly organised, enabling you to plan and prioritise effectively. Ideally, you will have evidence of community-based work/voluntary work and have experience in social care or housing-related sector.

Due to the nature of the role, we are seeking a driven and forward-thinking individual who is qualified or would be prepared to study towards a relevant qualification. You must have a full clean UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle for work purposes. Please note, this role will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

So, if you welcome the challenge, have experience of coaching vulnerable adults and like to work in a collaborative and authentic way that gets results, we’d love to hear from you. In return we can offer various amazing company perks including great price cinema tickets, high street discounts and loads more!

The closing date and time for this role is Friday 3rd June 2022 The interviews will be held on Friday 10th June 2022

At Squared we pride ourselves on being a great place to work, where everyone feels fairly treated and enjoys their work in a welcoming and friendly environment. We’re a not-for-profit housing association that has been providing affordable housing in Luton and South Bedfordshire since 1962.

Our Homes department is a vital division of Squared providing more than just housing to our customers who are most in need. We work closely with a range of partners including the Department for Work and Pensions, Luton Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. We have around 370 homes for independent living for people in need in our local community, spread across Luton, Dunstable, Caddington and Barton le Clay which range from bedsits and one-bedroom flats to houses with four or more bedrooms.

As an housing professional, you will be able to hit the ground running to manage our housing portfolio. You will be the main point of contact and will deliver an end to end tenancy management service, proactively managing the customer relationship. You will ensure our customers’ needs are met and exceeded whilst searching for innovative ways to enable as many people as possible to benefit from our limited housing resource.

You’ll play an important role at Squared both now and as it develops and grows. We need people to join a small team of like-minded individuals prepared to attempt something new, who are committed to meeting the needs of our customers through delivery of high-quality housing services.

You must have a full clean UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle for work purposes. Please note, this role will be subject to a DBS check.

So, if you welcome the challenge, and are capable of marrying strong self-management and administrative skills with empathy and support for individuals yet capable of being tough when needed, we’d love to hear from you. In return we can offer various amazing company perks including great price cinema tickets, high street discounts and loads more!

Closing date for the role: 5pm on Friday 3rd June 2022

Interview Day: Thursday 16th June