Overview
The Stone Foundation, established in 2015, is a registered charity dedicated to providing housing and tenancy support to vulnerable adults. The charity works to create stable housing solutions and support individuals to sustain their tenancies. Operating from Sproughton, Ipswich, The Stone Foundation is committed to fostering independence and resilience in the community. Through its programs, the organisation helps individuals navigate challenges related to housing and achieve better life outcomes.
Responsibilities
* To promote and deliver Ready Steady Rent, Tenancy Skills course across Suffolk.
* To promote the training and coaching service and to network and engage with relevant organisations to secure an ongoing referral stream.
* To help facilitate the course, engaging on a 1-1 basis and small groups of people in learning about managing tenancies, managing self and understanding budgeting, banking etc.
* To adapt the course as necessary to suit the needs of the delegates.
* To keep training materials accessible for all and up to date, amending where necessary.
* To collate and analyse statistical information on outcomes of training.
* To carry out any other function in relation to the pre-tenancy training courses.
* To carry out any housing related tasks for the charity as and when required by the Chief Executive.
* To help the Team in any fundraising activity for the charity.
Qualifications
What we are looking for
We are looking for an energetic and engaging individual with a genuine interest in social change, education, and the empowerment of young and/or vulnerable and possibly challenging people. You will:
* Be educated to degree level or have an equivalent level of professional experience.
* Ideally be an experienced trainer, life coach/mentor or have experience of working in those or similar fields.
* Have a good grasp of financial matters and an understanding of housing generally.
Experience
* Have a minimum of five years’ experience in working pro-actively with a diverse range of people - including vulnerable youth (e.g. those leaving care, NEET), people with mental health/emotional issues, learning disabilities and/or people who may have challenging behaviours.
* Have a strong interest in financial education and be committed to becoming an expert in this topic e.g. understanding welfare benefits, budgeting and ways to maximise a person’s income. Ideally you will have experience of delivering financial education.
* Have previous experience of housing management, and a proven track-record of success in communicating via attention-grabbing information either verbal or written.
Skills
* Have an engaging style of communication, with the ability to take attendees on a memorable learning journey.
* Be creative, with the ability to think on your feet and embrace new ideas.
* Possess IT and digital skills with an interest in using technology in education. An ability to design educational materials using a variety of media.
* Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with vulnerable people of all ages.
* Have excellent relationship management skills to build up a lasting network of partners in agencies across Suffolk.
You must have
* A full driving licence
* A satisfactory enhanced DBS check (TSF will fund this)
* Willingness to travel to different locations across Suffolk.
* Willingness to work reasonably flexibly to meet fluctuations in workload within appointed hours
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