Supported Lodgings Coordinator (7 Months FTC)
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
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.
This is a full‑time (37.5 hours a week), fixed term contract role (7‑Month FTC).
Key Deliverables
Young People
* First point of contact for young people and referral partners wanting to access the Supported Lodgings service.
* Lead on assessment of needs and risk, focusing on suitable risk management plans for safeguarding, matching and placement.
* Arrange all aspects of a young person’s stay with a host, ensuring they feel welcomed and supported, with consideration of individual support needs.
* Ensure health and safety of the environment through regular checks and reporting.
* Provide regular support and planning sessions for young people.
* Work with young people, hosts and agencies to prepare them for independent living and access longer‑term accommodation using support plans.
* Participate in a 24‑hour on‑call service.
Host Recruitment and Support
* Recruit, vet and train hosts, implementing host recruitment policies and procedures.
* Provide regular supervision to hosts.
* Maintain host skills and motivation through training and celebration events, and provide opportunities for them to shape service delivery.
* Carry out regular checks on host accommodation and assist them with necessary changes.
* Ensure hosts feel safe, secure and valued.
External Relationships
* Work in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies to support the wellbeing and ongoing housing needs of young people.
* Adhere to safeguarding, data protection and information sharing protocols.
* Lead on active promotion and selling of the Supported Lodgings service to potential hosts, referral partners and the wider local community.
Other Responsibilities
* Active member of the Prevention Team, working collaboratively with the line manager.
* Maintain up‑to‑date records on all young people and hosts, supporting service management and reporting.
* Exercise flexibility, including evenings and weekends as required.
* Apply safeguarding, emergency alert procedures and financial/payout systems in line with organisational policy.
* Adopt the organisational Endeavour approach and policies (EDI, Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Lone Working).
* Undertake further duties as commensurate to the role and identified by line manager.
Person Specification
* 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.
* Clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and ability to follow them through to conclusion.
* Commitment to promoting 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
All applicants will be assessed according to fair and inclusive recruitment policies. Where required under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, appropriate Disclosure & Barring Service checks will be carried out. We handle all DBS information sensitively, confidentially and in line with the DBS Code of Practice.
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