Housing Solutions Coordinator

Salary: Points 28-31, £29, 069- £31,850 per annum.
Department: Homelessness Services
Location: Belfast 
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week on Monday to Friday basis.  You may be required to work evenings, unsocial hours and/or weekends to meet business needs.
Job Purpose: Responsibility for delivery of housing support services, including holding case management of people with complex housing needs.

The Coordinator will be responsible for the development of the skills, knowledge, confidence and competence of staff through mentoring, collaborative learning, bespoke training sessions and consistent guidance to enable the effective and efficient service delivery.

The post holder will liaise with Project and Service Managers around individual responsibilities, local priorities and feed relevant information back through line management structures to develop homelessness prevention services within SCNI. Be responsible for the delivery of prevention services, in-service housing options services and client transition into the community.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

​​​​​​​1. Demonstrate two years experience of using Housing First or Housing Solutions principles in the delivery of support services.
2. Demonstrate two years experience of working with the Common Selection Scheme in the delivery of support services.
3.One years experience of leading/managing/supervising staff in a similar setting.
4. One years experience of managing service delivery and service development, within a similar setting.
5. Demonstrate interpersonal/team working skills to achieve results.
6. NISCC Registered.
7. Regular travel between  multiple locations  is a requirement of the role, A valid driving licence access and to a car  or the ability to demonstrate  suitable alternative mobility arrangements  are  essential.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA:

1. Relevant third level qualification (e.g. Management, Health and Social Care, Youth and Community, Housing).
2. Demonstrate an understanding of supply and availability of housing in Northern Ireland as it relates to people who are at risk of homelessness, including an understanding of social housing and the private rented sector.​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Why work for the Simon Community?
We offer an extensive benefit package, including:

• Pension Plan
• Employer funded Healthcare - Benenden Health and Health Shield (includes savings on gym memberships and retail outlets)
• Death in Service Benefit
• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Compassionate Culture
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Free Access NI check
• Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
• Management Development Programmes
• Long Service Awards
• Blue Light Card Scheme.

​​​​​​​Great Place to Work Accreditation
Achieving the Great Place to Work accreditation is a testament to our dedicated staff. As we celebrate, our commitment to continuous improvement remains steadfast. We pledge to foster a culture of ongoing enhancement, marked by recognition and appreciation. Moving forward, we are determined to make Simon Community an even better workplace.