Young Persons Housing Navigator

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Young Persons Housing Navigator within Change Grow Live West Sussex, working with people accessing substance use support, with an additional housing need. You will actively engage with people and the services they need to support improved health, wellbeing, and social inclusion. Providing wrap around support including practical, emotional, and social aspects of responding to and preventing homelessness and maintaining a tenancy. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has experience in a similar field and is interested in supporting Young People, who wants to make a difference in working providing Housing Support in our service. This is a pan-West Sussex role working out of our hubs and co-located in district and borough housing teams so flexibility and willingness to travel are essential to this role.

Responsibilities:

• Establish effective communication and referral pathways for young people who are at risk of homelessness and in contact with other health and care agencies.
• Provide wrap around support in emergency/temporary/supported accommodations across West Sussex.
• Prioritise caseload depending on crisis intervention and severity of needs.
• Attend relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings supporting links to health and social care services, peer support networks, community assets and mutual aid.
• Work closely with the local authority, Health & Social care sector, partners and any provision linked to preventing Homelessness and improve joint working.

About you:

• An understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drug and alcohol use in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employment and personal relationships.
• Experience facilitating successful tenancy sustainment and working to achieve positive community connections.
• Experience of engaging with a wide variety of individuals with a variety of backgrounds and needs.
• Experience or interest in supporting young people.
• The ability to work flexibly is a must and have the ability to manage challenging behaviour.

We provide:

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• Paid ‘wellbeing hour’ each week along with access to the Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• A great selection of benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team working in a dynamic environment.
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.
• Refer a Friend Scheme.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.