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Single Homeless Project have a new opportunity for a Youth Opportunities Coordinator to join our team based in Greenwich. You will join us on a full time, permanent?basis, working 37.5 hours ?and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £28,247.60 and rising incrementally to £30,342.85 per annum.

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 12,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

About the Youth Opportunities Coordinator role:

Are you passionate about empowering young people and helping them build a brighter future? As a Youth Opportunities Coordinator, you will play a key role in transforming the lives of young people in our accommodation services in Greenwich. This is an exciting opportunity to design and deliver meaningful activities that help young people gain the tools and confidence they need to thrive outside traditional services.

In this role, you will lead the Young People’s Opportunity Programme, providing dynamic workshops and sessions focused on art therapy, sport and health, wellbeing, and life skills. The program is designed to support young people, particularly those who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training), by helping them develop crucial skills and prepare for the next steps in education, training, or employment. You will work closely with the frontline support team, creating tailored content that promotes positive change, while also collaborating with the wider Opportunities team to share best practices and continuously improve the program.

Skills and experience we're looking for in our Youth Opportunities Coordinator:

You bring experience working with young people who struggle with change and motivation. 

Your toolkit includes practical skills in motivation and coaching young people.  

Your approach is creative, analytical, trauma-informed and rooted in person-centred ways of working. 

You can creatively inspire opportunities for our young people to thrive and to develop to their highest potential. 

Can multi-task and manage working under pressure. 

Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to supporting young people achieve the outcomes and goals we support them to set for themselves. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period

A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services

25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),

A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary

Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme

Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

Closing Date: Sunday 13th April at midnight 

Interview Date: Wednesday 23rd April at SHP Head Office in Kings Cross

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.  

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to join the Single Homeless Project team – please click ‘apply’ now to become our Youth Opportunities Coordinator - we'd like to hear from you!

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

At Single Homeless Project, we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to having a workforce that is made up of diverse individuals, skills, experiences and abilities. ?Due to current under –representation at management level, we particularly encourage applications from individuals within our Black and Asian communities