Supported Lodgings Coordinator (7 Months FTC)
Apply to shape a brand‑new Supported Lodgings service where your skills directly create safe homes, stronger futures and lasting independence for young people at risk of homelessness.
Location: Wigan
Salary: £28,836 per annum
Closing date: 27 May, 2026
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Hours per week: 37.5
About the Role
Supported Lodgings Coordinator (Wigan) - 7 Months FTC
Help shape a new Supported Lodgings service and make a real difference to young people aged 16–21. In this fast‑paced role, you’ll assess need and risk, coordinate placements with trained community hosts, and provide practical, strengths‑based support that helps young people build stability, skills and confidence on their journey to independent living.
You’ll also recruit, train and support hosts, work closely with partners across housing, care and safeguarding, and actively promote the service in the local community. If you have experience supporting young people at risk of homelessness, strong safeguarding skills and the energy to build trusted relationships, this is a chance to turn commitment into action and deliver lasting change.
Please note that this job opportunity is offered as a full-time (37.5 hours a week), fixed term contract role (7-Months FTC).
Key Deliverables
Young People
- To be the first point of contact for young people and referral partners wanting to access the Supported Lodgings service.
- You will lead on the assessment of needs and risk, predominantly focused on suitable risk management plans for the safeguarding, matching and placement of young people in the homes of hosts
- Arrange all aspects of a young person’s stay with a host, ensuring they feel welcomed and supported, taking into account the support needs of individuals.
- You will have responsibility for ensuring the health and safety of the environment for young people and hosts through regular checks and reporting.
- You will provide regular support and planning sessions for young people
- To work with young people, hosts and other agencies, to prepare them for independent living and access longer term, appropriate accommodation using support plans.
- You will be part of a team responsible for a 24 hour on call service
Host Recruitment and Support
- You will recruit, vet and train hosts both formally and informally ensuring that host recruitment policies and procedures are implemented.
- You will support and provide regular supervision to hosts.
- You will be proactive in maintaining host’ skills and motivation, including training and celebration events, and provide opportunities for them to shape service delivery.
- You will be responsible for carrying out regular checks on host accommodation and assisting them to make necessary changes.
- You will ensure that all hosts are made to feel safe, secure and valued.
External Relationships
- You will proactively work in partnership with multiple agencies including statutory teams, to support the well being and ongoing housing needs of young people, working in accordance with safeguarding, data protection and information sharing protocols.
- You will lead on the active promotion and selling of the Supported Lodgings service to all potential hosts and referral partners, across the voluntary/statutory sectors and within the wider local community.
Others
- You will be an active member of the Prevention Team, working collaboratively and effectively with your line manager.
- You will be responsible for maintaining up to date records on all young people and hosts, supporting service management with all aspects of report requirements.
- The post will require some flexible working including evenings and weekends.
- You will ensure the safety and wellbeing of young people and hosts in the service at all times, including using safeguarding and emergency alert procedures as applicable
- Ensure financial and payment systems are completed in line with Depaul’s financial policy and procedures
- Work in line with Depaul’s policies and procedures, including EDI, Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Lone Working, adopting our Endeavour approach to working with young people.
- You will undertake further duties as commensurate to the role and identified by your line manager.
What we are looking for from you – Person Specification
When completing your application form please address all the points set out below.
- Experience and an understanding of working with people experiencing homelessness, or people in crisis
- Experience of supporting young people with their support needs, working closely with other key professionals.
- Experience of writing, implementing and evaluating risk assessments
- Experience of supervising or supporting hosts or staff
- Experience of working under pressure with the ability to respond to conflicting demands and challenging situations.
- Ability to find creative and positive solutions to problems, using own initiative
- An understanding and commitment to working in an assets based way
- Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills and the ability to maintain concise and accurate records
- Able to demonstrate clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures and follow them through to conclusion
- Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity, equality and inclusion.
- Personal and professional integrity
- High level understanding of professional boundaries and ability to maintain them
What You’ll Receive
- Tailored training and development
- Flexible working options where suitable
- 26 days annual leave, rising with service
- Family friendly leave policies
- Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 7%
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP access
- Discounts across retail, travel, food, fitness and more
- Cash health plan for you and your family
- Death in service benefit
- Access to legal and practical support
Safer Recruitment
Depaul UK is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If a role requires it under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, we will carry out the appropriate Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. We only look at information that is relevant to the role, and a criminal record will never be treated as an automatic barrier to employment. All DBS information is handled sensitively, confidentially and in line with the DBS Code of Practice, and we encourage applicants to discuss any concerns with us openly.
About Depaul UK
In the 1980s, high unemployment and steep inflation was contributing to a shocking rise in youth homelessness across London. Thousands of young people were sleeping rough every night, with many areas notoriously dubbed “cardboard cities” due to the visible rise in street homelessness. Appalled by the scenes playing out across the capital, a group of people came together to tackle the challenge head on. Led by Cardinal Basil Hume and Mark McGreevy OBE, in 1989 Depaul UK was born.
What began as a single housing project in North London soon expanded across London, Greater Manchester and the North East of England. Today, Depaul UK provides accommodation, prevention and support services to thousands of marginalised young people across the UK each year.
As our name suggests, the work of Depaul UK has been inspired by St. Vincent de Paul – a man who devoted his life to helping vast numbers of people throughout the 17th century. St. Vincent de Paul’s belief in the intrinsic worth of all people and his commitment to taking bold action remain central to our values today. Depaul UK now forms part of a family of Depaul charities around the world. We each focus on the specific challenges in our own countries, but we’re united by our shared values and mission to end homelessness.
Cydlynydd yr iaith Gymraeg
Mae gennym gyfle cyffrous am Gydlynydd yr iaith Gymraeg i gefnogi ymarferwyr blynyddoedd cynnar, gofal plant a gwaith chwarae hefo sgiliau'r iaith Gymraeg.
Swydd: Cydlynydd yr iaith Gymraeg
Lleoliad: O Gartref a bydd angen teithio gyda’r swydd
Oriau: Rhan amser, 22.5 awr yr wythnos
Cyflog: £27,500-29,000HLA y flwyddyn
Hyd: Tymor sefydlog hyd at 31 Mawrth 2027 gydag, estyniad posib yn amodol ar gyllid
Budd-daliadau: Yn cynnwys 26 diwrnod tal o wyliau (codi i 30 diwrnod yn unol â hyd wasanaeth ynghyd a 8 g yl banc) , cynllun pensiwn personol, Cynllun arian parod gofal iechyd, cynllun disgownt ar-lein, rhaglen cymorth i weithwyr, ynllun gwobrau Staff, tal salwch cwmni a phatrwm gweithio hyblyg yn bosib.
Y Rôl
Fel Cydlyndd yr Iaith Gymraeg fyddwch yn chefnogi ymarferwyr y sector blynyddoedd cynnar, gofal plant a chwarae, gyda’r iaith Gymraeg. Cytunir ar dargedau yn flynyddol rhwng llywodraeth Cymru a phartneriaid elusennol. Fyddwch yn cydlynu’r prosiect Iaith Gymraeg yr elusen, yn annog aelodau i ddysgu'r iaith Gymraeg ar-lein a darparu cefnogaeth barhaus i ymarferwyr i gynyddu eu defnydd or Iaith Gymraeg.
Mae’r prif ddyletswyddau’n cynnwys cefnogi’r sefydliad yn eang a’n cwsmeriaid yn y DU a’n cwsmeriaid rhyngwaladol drwy:
- Sefydlu a rheoli gweithdrefnau a systemau cadarn i gefnogi cydlynu, darparu a monitor prosiect yr iaith Gymraeg
- Nodi lleoliadau a recriwtio ymarferwyr ar gyfer darparu cyrsiau hyfforddi
- Hyrwyddo datblygiad sgiliau Cymraeg drwy roi gwybodaeth am y cwrs hunan-astudio ar-lein, ac annog ymarferwyr i gofrestru ar gyfer yr hyfforddiant
- Rhoi cymorth i ymarferwyr i sicrhau bod dysgu o’r hyfforddiant yn cael ei weithredu yn y gweithle
- Datblygu adnoddau i sicrhau bod hyfforddiant yn dylanwadu ar ymarfer
- Cyflwyno sesiynau rhyngweithiol gydag ymarferwyr a phartneriaid arall
- Casglu data, monitro ac olrhain cynnydd y chyfranogwyr
- Darparu adroddiadau ysgrifenedig yn nodi y cynnydd yn erbyn targedau
- Cynal ymweliadau mewn sefydliadau sydd efo aelodaeth yng Ngogledd Cymru i nodi lleoliadau a allai fod eisiau trosglwyddo i statws dwyieithog neu statws gyfrwng Cymraeg
Amdanoch Chi
I fod yn llwyddiannus yn y rôl bydd angen y sgiliau canlynol arnoch:
- Sgiliau cyfathrebu effeithiol yn rhugl yn y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg
- Gwydodaeth am fudd a gwerth y Gymraeg yn y sector blynyddoedd cynnar
- Profiad o ddefnyddio amrywiaeth o gymwysiadau TGCH gan gynnwys Microsoft Office / Excel
- Sgiliau gweinyddol rhagorol gyda sylw i fanylion
- Gallu meithrin perthnasoedd yn hawdd a chyfathrebu ar bob lefel, gan gynnwys y gallu i ddefnyddio iaith a sgiliau cyfathrebu eraill y gall plant ifanc iawn eu deall ac gallynt ymwneud a.
- Brwdfrydedd dros y blynyddoedd cynnar, gofal plant a chyfleodd gwaith chwarae
- Y gallu i gwrdd â therfynau amser a blaenoriaeth llwyth gwaith
- Yn weithiwr tîm a rhwydwaithiwr brwdfrydig, hunangymhellol a trefnus
- Y gallu i weithio'n annibynnol a defnyddio eu menter eu hunain
- Y gallu i drefnu a blaenoriaethu gwaith gyda chyn lleied o oruchwyliaeth a phosibl
Er mwyn gyflawni'r rôl hon mae'n rhaid bod gennych y defnydd o'ch trafnidiaeth eich hun a'r gallu i deithio yn ôl yr angen.
I wneud cais, gofynnir i chi gyflwyno eich CV ynghyd â llythyr eglurhaol sy'n manylu ar sut mae eich sgiliau, eich gwybodaeth a'ch profiad yn bodloni gofynion y rôl.
Yngl n â'r Sefydliad
Mae'r sefydliad yn elusen genedlaethol ac yn gymdeithas aelodaeth yn gymdeithasol ar gyfer meithrinfeydd. Maent yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth a meithrinfeydd, awdurdodau lleol ac ystod o bartneriaid i ddatblygu amgylchedd lle gall dysgu cynnar a gofal ffynnu.
Mae'r sefydliad wedi ymrwymo i bolisi o gyfleoedd cyfartal ac yn mynd ati i wrthwynebu gwahaniaethu mewn cymdeithas.
Efallai y bydd gennych chi brofiad mewn meysydd fel Swyddog Cymorth Cymraeg, Rheolwr Prosiect Siarad Cymraeg, LSA Siarad Cymraeg, Cynorthwyydd Dysgu Cymraeg, Cyfieithydd Cymraeg, Athro'r Gymraeg, etc.
Welsh Language Coordinator
We have an exciting opportunity for a Welsh language Coordinator to support early years, childcare and play work practitioners with Welsh language skills.
Position: Welsh Language Coordinator
Location: Home Based, Travel will be required to undertake this role.
Hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours per week
Salary: £27,500 - £29,000 pro rata (dependent upon experience)
Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2027, extension possible subject to funding
Benefits: Include pro rata of 26 days paid holiday (rising to 30 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Online Discount Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Flexible working patterns
The Role
As Welsh Language Coordinator you will support early years, childcare and play work practitioners with Welsh language skills. Targets are agreed annually between the Welsh Government and charity partners. You will co-ordinate the charity’s Welsh language project, encourage Members to embark onto the online self-learning course, and provide ongoing support to practitioners on increasing their use of the Welsh language.
Main duties include supporting the wider organisation and our UK and international customers through:
- To establish and manage robust procedures and systems to support the co- ordination, delivery and monitoring of the Welsh Language project
- Identify settings and recruitment of practitioners for the delivery of training courses
- Promote the development of Welsh language skills by providing information on the online self-learning course, encouraging practitioners to sign up for the training
- Provide support to practitioners to ensure learning from the training is implemented in the workplace
- Development of resources to ensure training influences practice
- Delivery of live interaction sessions with practitioners and other partners
- Collection of data, monitoring and tracking the progress of participants
- Provide regular written reports identifying progress against targets
- Systematically gather and record sector intelligence and research
- Carry out visits within member settings in North Wales to identify settings which may want to transition to Bilingual or Welsh medium status.
About You
To be successful in the role you will need the following skills and experience:
- Effective communication skills - fluent in both English and Welsh
- Knowledge of the benefits and value of the Welsh language in the early years sector
- Experience of using a range of IT applications including Microsoft Office/ Excel
- Excellent administrative skills with attention to detail
- Able to build relationships easily and communicate at all levels, including the ability to use language and other communication skills that very young children can understand and relate to
- Enthusiasm for quality early years, childcare and play work opportunities
- Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise a busy workload
- An enthusiastic, self motivated, organised, team worker and networker
- Ability to work independently and use their own initiative
- Ability to organise and prioritise work with a minimum of supervision
In order to fulfil this role you must have the use of your own transport and the ability to travel as needed.
To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.
About the Organisation
The organisation is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries. They work in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.
The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society.
You may have experience in areas such as Welsh Language Support Officer, Welsh Speaking Project Manager, Welsh Speaking LSA, Welsh Speaking Teaching Assistant, Welsh Translator, Teacher of Welsh, etc.