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Closing Date: 09/05/2024

Location/Division: East Street

YMCA Leicestershire – Transition Coach (12 month fixed term contract)

We're looking for a Transition Coach to work within our Housing team to provide coaching, advice, support and practical measures to enable positive progression out of homelessness for young people within our care.

Position: Transition Coach (12 month fixed term contract until 30^th April 2025)

Salary:  £24,773 per annum

Hours of Work: 40 Hours per week, flexibility as per the rota including evenings and weekends

Location: Leicester

Closing date: 9^th May 2024

Interviews will take place for this role as suitable applications are received and the role may close before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.

Benefits include: A generous 33 days of annual leave including bank holidays, Birthday Leave, Pension and Health Cash Plan, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Free YMCA Gym access, Blue Light Discount Card and Complimentary Y theatre tickets.  

About the role:

All Transition Coaches within the Housing Support Team provide coaching, advice, support and practical measures required to enable positive progression out of homelessness to young people aged 16 – 25 liaising strongly with external agencies and specialist internal teams such as Shine Regional complex needs, Y Skills Coaches and Safe and Sound project.

Key responsibilities will include:

• To coach residents to empower them to develop social and practical competence for a positive future as part of a person-centred approach tailored to individual goals.
• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team helping young people identify and meet their personal, social, health, learning and employment goals.
• To enable young people to transition from homelessness permanently once they leave YMCA Leicestershire
• To fully understand and apply the principles of safeguarding.
• To consistently contribute to a culture of excellence and continually improve and develop our services.
• To act as a positive role model and mentor for young people, providing them with encouragement and support – emotional and practical and challenge to help them identify the actions and changes needed in order to meet their goals.

About you

As a Transition Coach you will have excellent interpersonal skills, with evidence of establishing and maintaining good working relationships with young adults and multi-agency teams. You will also have written and oral communication skills as well as a high level of honesty, integrity and confidentiality. You will be a proactive team-player and have experience of working disengaged young adults with complex needs and challenging behaviour. 

To succeed in the role of Transition Coach, your key skills will include:

• A recognised formal qualification in Social Work, Youth & Community Development, Housing, Criminology or relevant Social Science to degree level or equivalent OR substantial relevant work experience.
• Training / practical experience in using coaching or motivational interviewing approaches
• Proven experience of crisis management.
• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of young adults leaving care and youth offending institutes
• Proven experience in delivering services across one of the three key pathways (Accommodation; Health; Education, Employment, Training)
• Understanding the needs of young homeless adults

About the organisation

YMCA Leicestershire is a multi-faceted organisation that has been providing community services within the City and County for over 139 years. It is one of 83 YMCAs within England and Wales and is part of a federated model. As a charity, registered social landlord, housing association and limited company, we have continuously striven to meet the needs of the community of Leicestershire. Our community services consist of supported accommodation for young adults within the city (104 beds over six sites), a registered children’s home for 3 young people aged 7-17, a homeless day centre, and a 320-seat professional theatre (the oldest in Leicester); providing a varied programme of music, dance, comedy, drama and spoken word

We believe in fairness and opportunity. There are essential building blocks for a full and rewarding life: a safe home; acceptance; guidance; friendship; physical and mental health; academic support; employment skills; and access to real opportunities. Many young people have never known these things; other people have lost one or more as they grew up, but we all need them. Here at YMCA, we provide these critical foundations for a fresh, strong start for young people and a better quality of life in the community.

Our vision is for every young person to have a safe place to call home and the support they need to create lasting change in their lives. Our mission is to create supportive and inspiring places where young people and communities can belong, contribute and thrive. We do this through accommodation, care, support, advice, skills for life, theatre and cultural activities.

We believe that: Everyone should have a fair chance to discover who they are and what they can become.

We are committed to reflecting the multi-cultural/religious nature of their City and County and providing services. As such, they welcome applications from all communities regardless of belief, gender, ability, sexuality, race, or economic circumstances.