Job Introduction

Job Title:  Move On Officer

Salary Banding: £19,580

Job Location:  Wigan

Contract Duration:  Permanent  

Hours (weekly):  35

What’s the role?

Due to an internal move, Your Housing Group has a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Move On Officer in Young Peoples Services.

You will be based at Coops Foyer in Wigan (WN1), supporting young people living independently across the Wigan borough. 

You will be working 35 hours per week, between 8am and 8pm, on a rota basis.

What will I be responsible for?

As Move On Officer, you be responsible for preparing our Foyer residents to move into independent accommodation by delivering the Move On programme to develop life skills ensure tenancy readiness. You will build and maintain relationships with local housing providers to help source move on accommodation for our young people and supporting them through the transition. You will then provide a floating support service to help support a caseload of young people to sustain their tenancies in the community.

What will make me stand out from the crowd?

Our Move On Officers will….

• have the ability to relate to people from various different backgrounds
• be flexible and resilient
• have excellent organisational and time management skills
• be able to demonstrate an Advantaged Thinking approach to supporting people
• have knowledge of managing tenancies

What’s in it for me?

Alongside a competitive salary of £19,580, you will receive 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays and increasing with service).

We also provide a great benefits package including:

• A contributory pension scheme matched up to 8%
• Health cash plan where you can claim for treatments such as dental and optical costs
• Employee assistance programme, providing mental health, financial and 24/7 GP access
• Employee discount scheme including discounted gift cards / gym membership and cinema vouchers.

To see more of our benefits please see the attached benefits information sheet.

Who are Your Housing Group? Well for starters…. 88% of our employees recommend us as a great place to work!  Your Housing Group has over 29,000 homes across the North West, Yorkshire, and the Midlands. Our residents range from teenagers, right through to retirement age and beyond with varying requirements, needs and support.

Prior to submitting your application, please check out the attached Role Profile, it’ll give you a better understanding of the role and responsibilities, etc.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and will require the post holder to carry out ‘Regulated Activity’ as defined under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. Therefore, as part of Your Housing Group’s pre-employment checks, successful applicants will be required to complete a satisfactory Enhanced DBS with barred list(s) check.

Closing date:  17th June 2022

We may close this vacancy earlier than the date indicated; therefore, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for anyone who resides in a Your Housing Group property and any applicants who declare they have a disability. If these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.  Some roles may be subject to probity checks which will override the scheme where a potential conflict of interest or a probity matter has been identified.  YHG2

Your Housing Group