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Supported Housing Coach

YMCA Milton Keynes

Northampton, West Northamptonshire (On-site)

£26,000 - £29,000 per year

Full-time

Permanent

Actively Interviewing

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Job description

This isn’t just a job. It’s a chance to change lives.

At YMCA, we don’t do box-ticking support. We show up, build trust and walk alongside young people who deserve better chances than life has handed them.

In Autumn 2024, we launched a new supported housing project for young people leaving care in Northampton. These young people have experienced instability, trauma, and loss and they need skilled, consistent adults who believe in them and won’t give up when things get tough. That’s where you come in.

The role: Supported Housing Coach

You’ll work directly with young people with complex emotional and practical needs, providing more than just housing. You’ll help them build confidence, stability and a future they can believe in.

This is frontline, relationship-based work. You’ll be a trusted adult, advocate and coach, helping young people access opportunities at YMCA and beyond, while developing skills around independent living, education, employment, and wellbeing.

You’ll deliver support that is:

Person-centred and asset-based
Trauma-informed
Grounded in a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE)

This is about empowerment, consistency, and doing the work properly.

About you

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

Have experience supporting young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs
Can deliver planned, purposeful, targeted interventions
Build strong, professional relationships
Have safeguarding experience

What we’re looking for:

Background in supported housing, care leavers, or trauma-informed services
At least 2 years’ experience in care or youth work / with vulnerable adults with complex needs
Confidence working on a rota basis, including evenings and weekends
Right to work in the UK
Strong spoken and written English
Safeguarding knowledge

Ready to make your work matter?

If you want a role where your skills genuinely change lives and you’re not afraid of complexity, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and be part of something that actually makes a difference

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