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Living Well Coordinator (Staying Close) – Young People
£32,930 p/annum
35 hours p/week (Flexible Working) ¦ Fixed Term until 30/11/25
Wythenshawe (M22)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Living Well team as we are looking to recruit a new Coordinator to join the team on a fixed term basis.

This role is working with young people to address their housing needs as well as supporting young people into further independence.

The core offer should deliver the following benefits for young people who are leaving care;

Accommodation stability
Wellbeing
Employment, Education & Training
Strong relationships and support network
Independent living skills

The successful candidate will have solid experience in working with young people and experience of giving great benefits advice, dealing with low level Community Safety concerns and housing allocations. An up to date knowledge of current legislation in relation to all elements relating to housing is desirable.

You will need to facilitate tenancy ready courses, effective preventative work and intervention as required as well.

You will need to be able to build strong relationships not just with the young people but also with partner agencies that you will be working in collaboration with, further developing local protocols to support care leavers into accommodation.

You will need to support young people to gain knowledge around tenancy management and their rights and responsibilities as a tenant by delivering housing related elements of courses to individual young people or in a group setting, such as the resettlement passport independence toolkit.

In order to fulfil this role you will need the following key skills, knowledge & experience;

Evidence of supporting care leavers / young people
An understanding of the issues that relate to supporting care leavers with complex needs and evidence of delivering high quality intensive support interventions
Demonstratable working knowledge of the welfare benefits system and the ability to give accurate and up to date advice in these areas
An experience of delivering consistently excellent customer service in the field of support
Experience of case work and taking appropriate action, willing to challenge and change to improve and innovate

The ideal candidate will also already hold a housing related qualification.

Due to the nature of the role you must be willing to undertake a full DBS check.

Why join us?

Not only do we have an Investors in People recognition we are also recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer 3 years running. In addition we offer a wide range of additional benefits such as;

Additional leave (we let you buy and sell additional holidays) Enhanced leave options for maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave Enhanced pension scheme contributions Our Health care plan gives you money off a gym membership, money back for dental, optical & therapy costs and more Car Lease Scheme Cycle to work scheme Volunteering days in the local community

About Us

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) manages almost 14,000 properties, providing homes for more than 29,000 people in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.

We are committed to investing in the health, wellbeing and development of colleagues, who we will reward fairly and empower and trust to deliver their best work for the benefit of WCHG, our tenants and stakeholders. WCHG is an inclusive employer of choice where differences are recognised as strengths in delivering our purpose. A disability confident employer WCHG will work to make reasonable adjustments where possible throughout its employment processes.

Our purpose is to provide good quality homes and services to our tenants and leaseholders and to play a leading role in creating safer, healthier communities. WCHG boasts an impressive development portfolio which aims to deliver on average 1,100 new homes over the next five years with £195m estimated investment, leaving a lasting legacy in our communities.