Engagement Co-ordinator

Salvation Army Homes; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supported housing provider in the UK is seeking an Engagement Co-ordinator to develop and deliver activities for clients living in service. The role requires collaboration with teams and external agencies to ensure educational and practical sessions. Candidates should possess experience in social care or housing with vulnerable individuals. This position offers flexibility in working hours, including evenings and weekends, and numerous benefits including competitive annual leave and personal development support.

Benefits

26 days annual leave, rising to 31 days

Financial bonuses after service milestones

High Street discount scheme

Pension with life assurance

Discounted private medical insurance

Loans for financial emergencies

Occupational Sick Pay

Support for career development

Qualifications

• Experience working with clients facing homelessness or in social care settings.
• Ability to develop engaging educational sessions.
• Confidence in building professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a weekly program of participation activities.
• Collaborate with colleagues and external agencies.
• Ensure sessions are educational and skill-developing.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Resilience

Empathy

Job description

About The Role

A meaningful opportunity for an Engagement co‑ordinator who can work closely with our own teams and the local community and voluntary sectors to develop and deliver activities to clients who are living in the service.

The Engagement Co‑ordinator will work with our teams and clients to:

Deliver a weekly programme of participation activities/sessions. This will include ensuring that you are also collaborating and utilising the skills of the following:

• Colleagues
• External Agencies
• Young people
• In house with Salvation Army homes and other Foyers.

Ensure that the sessions that are delivered are educational, practical and provide the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge while the young person is on their journey at the service. This may include but is not limited to:

• Sports/ fitness
• Cooking
• Consultation
• Arts and crafts
• Money management
• Development of independent living skills
• Practical employability sessions e.g. CV writing, interview techniques.
• External trips and events
• Job fayres
• Opportunities to engage with education.
• Guest speakers
• Activity providers
• Specialist practitioners e.g. life coach/ yoga teacher/ personal trainer
• Photography
• Filmography
• Music
• Attending Residentials away from the service

About You

You will instinctively work in a manner that aligns fully with Salvation Army Homes delivery values and behaviours, demonstrating energy and passion, along with a positive, can do attitude in your daily contribution to transforming lives. You will be a confident and capable communicator, able to build trusting, professional relationships and have a high level of resilience.

You will have good knowledge or experience of working with clients who have experienced homelessness or in a similar social care setting and will need to have a good idea of the wider community and voluntary sectors. Hours of work will be within a rota system that can be flexible based on your availability, which will include some evening and weekend shifts.

Benefits of working as an Engagement Co‑ordinator.

In return for helping to transform lives, we want to help you to transform your lifestyle by giving you access to some great benefits. This includes,

• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 days
• £100 when you start work, plus £250 at 6 months’ service and another £250 at 12 months’ service
• An extra day off on your birthday
• A High Street discount scheme (great savings both on and off-line)
• Pension with life assurance
• Discounted private medical insurance
• Loans available for financial emergencies
• Occupational Sick Pay
• A full Induction package and training relevant to the role
• Long service awards from 2.5 years
• Support to learn and develop your career

About Us

A registered social landlord and one of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK, Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society – mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness.

Salvation Army Homes is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed, however, we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets, but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement services to our residents. That’s where you come in.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.