Would you like to work for a company who is accredited as an outstanding company to work for in Best Companies 2023?
Jigsaw Homes Group offers employees a very competitive 24 days holiday per annum, plus 3 days for Christmas closure (5 day working week) plus bank holidays, plus additional days after 2 years continuous service (to a maximum of 5 days).
We offer our employees the option to buy/sell up to 5 days extra leave per year and we offer compressed hours of work with the option to work a 4 day working week in a number of our roles, with 50% of your time working from home upon completion of a satisfactory probation period. This allows for a great work/life balance for many employees.
As a Jigsaw employee you will also receive incremental salaried pay, occupational sick pay, access to the Social Housing Pension Scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, BHSF membership, access to on-site gyms and training/development opportunities.
If you are looking for a career with an outstanding company then please read on.
Who we are:
Jigsaw Homes Group is one of the largest housing groups in England with more than 37,500 homes across the North West and East Midlands.
We provide quality, low-cost housing and play a wider role in making sure our residents thrive in their homes and benefit from living in healthy, sustainable communities.
About the department:
At Jigsaw Support our focus is on helping people to live happy, healthy lives in a safe home and supporting our most vulnerable individuals is our top priority.
Working within the Jigsaw Support Team you will be part of an innovative, forward thinking team that encourages success. We are passionate about improving the quality of lives of our customers by supporting them to achieve their goals and independence. In addition to delivering our existing support services, we are always seeking new innovative partnerships, solutions and funding opportunities, responding to need and working with communities in which we can make a difference.
With more than 200 staff from offices in Ashton under Lyne, Leigh and in our supported accommodation projects across the North West, we support over 7,000 people annually through the contracts we manage.
Role Information:
This position is within our Tameside Young Persons’ Service (TYPS). The programme offers dispersed temporary accommodation and support to young people aged 17-25, some of whom are care leavers. The service aims to help young people to live as independently as possible and gain the skills and confidence to move onto their own permanent tenancies.
As a TYPS keyworker you will have a crucial role supporting people to overcome the barriers they face. You will work with people to establish their needs and help create a personalised action plan for change, providing advocacy, emotional and practical support, before facilitating their move on into permanent accommodation or specialised accommodation appropriate their individual needs.
You will co-ordinate a package of support, liaising with relevant statutory and voluntary support services throughout. You will complete regular reviews both in person and over the phone, ensuring that the customer’s action plan is delivered, helping improve their situation and empowering them to move forward with their life.
You will have responsibility for managing a caseload of clients, ensuring each person receives the levels of support appropriate to their individual needs.
This is a highly rewarding role that enables you to make a make a real difference to people’s lives.
For more information regarding the role, please refer to the job pack above.
If this sounds like the perfect job for you then don’t hesitate to apply now by uploading your current, up to date CV and a covering letter.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of CVs.
* Please note, the provisional date for interviews is 4th February 2025 *