About Aberdeen Foyer

Aberdeen Foyer creates positive and lasting change working alongside young people and adults experiencing tough life situations to address and prevent the root causes of poverty and youth homelessness across local communities in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. We want people to thrive, feel connected and included in their community, to have a safe, decent place to call home and access to resources to live a good life.

We believe there is no limit to what people can achieve in their lives so every day our services create opportunities for people to discover their potential, overcome challenges, connect with peers and build their own positive future as a valued part of their community.

About Foyer Youth Housing

Every young person needs a safe place to call home and the time to develop skills that enable them to live independently.  As a foyer, we adopt an Advantaged Thinking lens to supporting young people ensuring they have access to safe, affordable accommodation and a space to learn the skills and nurture the connections to opportunities needed to help them thrive.

We operate supported housing services in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire which are registered with the Care Inspectorate.  In Aberdeenshire we support up to 120 young people (16-21 years, 26 if care experienced) on an outreach basis, working at the young person’s pace.  Through our Trinity Court accommodation in Aberdeen city centre, we offer up to 27 supported tenancies for young people aged 16-25 years with additional support during the first few months of move on as required.

We work closely with both local authorities seeking to look beyond service delivery and consider ways of preventing youth homelessness which makes up around 30% of homeless presentations across the region. We have additional services including Nightstop and are closely involved in Homewards in Aberdeen with a keen interest in collaboration around ideas that can end youth homelessness and where we can’t, making sure it is rare, brief and non-recurring.

We value the voice of young people in shaping what and how we do things.  We value co-production and challenging ourselves to continually improve.  We proudly hold the Foyer Federation’s FOR Youth accreditation and liaise with Foyers from across the UK and internationally.

About the Role

As Team Leader, you will report to the Youth Housing Service Manager and will have operational oversight and responsibility of our housing service in Aberdeen city. You will oversee the effective monitoring and evaluation of the City Housing team’s performance, ensuring management information is regularly and consistently reviewed and used effectively.  There will be opportunities for you to contribute to the development of solutions, new initiatives and new services that can prevent homelessness and improve affordable housing choices for young people.

Efficient and effective management of resources is key for this role, and the successful candidate must be able to manage, monitor and track budgets to ensure spend remains within this. You will also be expected to build positive stakeholder relationships and community networks to further develop our foyer offering and prevent youth homelessness.

You have a great team to manage who are experienced whilst open to learning and developing their practice to get it right for every young person. You will encourage continuous improvement within the team, through regular performance conversations providing clear direction aligned with contractual requirements. You will inspire, motivate, and lead your team with compassion and respect, supporting their collaboration to make homelessness rare, brief and unrepeated and ensure services are delivered to the highest standard.

You will have oversight and responsibility of all tenancies and the office building, so effective building management and a strong knowledge of health and safety are key. While the staff team are responsible for day-to-day key working with tenants, occasional key working at team leader level may be required. In this role, you will have overall oversight and responsibility for tenant safety, wellbeing, progress towards goals, outcomes, personal outcomes, and wraparound support in place.

About You

We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself .

You will already have experience of leading a team within a registered service and have a good knowledge of housing management, health and safety, and safeguarding principles and practices.  You will require to have and/or be willing to work towards the necessary qualifications required by SSSC and work in line with the SSSC code of practice.

You will manage effective services that consistently achieve quality outcomes with young people.  You will have strong leadership skills and will be dedicated, resilient and enthusiastic with a strong belief in young people, their strengths and amazing potential. You will be skilled at conflict resolution techniques and have the proven ability to address challenging behaviour and will understand risk and keeping people safe.

You will inspire trust and commitment, leading your team with compassion, developing them to their highest potential whilst encouraging a clear work-life balance for all.  In addition, you will be flexible, with the ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and be comfortable managing competing priorities. You will also enjoy being part of the Foyer’s wider management team contributing to the development of the organisation and working with peers to learn from and support each other.

Apply

Please email us at Recruitment@aberdeenfoyer.com‍ with a copy of your CV and cover letter (no more than 2 pages) that gives us a fuller understanding of what interests you about this position and how your experience and skills link to the role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Please note this role is fixed term for a period of 10 months (maternity cover).

Find out more at: www.aberdeenfoyer.com/vacancies