House Project Facilitator
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Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
9/11/2025
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Job Description
House Project Facilitator
£41,133 - £43,680 per annum
Office based role – Newham Dockside E16 2QU
Closing date: 05/10/2025 at 23:59
please apply ASAP as we may interview shortlistable candidates before the closing date.
Job Description
JOIN US AND HELP BUILD A FAIRER NEWHAM
About The Job
We are seeking a House Project Facilitator to support the delivery of the Newham National House Project, working directly with approximately 12 young people aged 16+ who are preparing to leave care. You will help them develop the skills, confidence and independence needed to transition successfully into adulthood and sustain their tenancies.
You will ensure they have maximum ownership of the project and maintain active membership to achieve positive outcomes. This role involves working innovatively and flexibly in a solution focused and empowering way. This is a physically active and highly relational role, involving group activities, residential trips, and close collaboration with young people and professionals across housing, education, employment and health services.
About The House Project
The National House Project is a youth-led initiative that supports care-experienced young people to move into their first home and thrive. Over the course of a year, young people co-design their journey, build life skills, and receive ongoing support post-graduation.
Want to learn more about the House Project?
Visit the National House Project YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNationalHouseProject
About You
Key Skills:
Newham is a vibrant, dynamic, culturally rich London Borough with a young population and limitless potential. We’ve been working hard to make Newham a great place to work.
To apply please submit your CV through our online recruitment portal .
Closing date: 05.10.2025 at 23:59*
Interviews: week commencing 20 th October 2025
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or want to discuss joining Newham Children’s Services with one of our managers, please contact [email protected]
Additional Information
We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.
The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.
We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.
The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn .
About Us
The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.
House Project Facilitator
£41,133 - £43,680 per annum
Office based role – Newham Dockside E16 2QU
Closing date: 05/10/2025 at 23:59
please apply ASAP as we may interview shortlistable candidates before the closing date.
Job Description
JOIN US AND HELP BUILD A FAIRER NEWHAM
About The Job
We are seeking a House Project Facilitator to support the delivery of the Newham National House Project, working directly with approximately 12 young people aged 16+ who are preparing to leave care. You will help them develop the skills, confidence and independence needed to transition successfully into adulthood and sustain their tenancies.
You will ensure they have maximum ownership of the project and maintain active membership to achieve positive outcomes. This role involves working innovatively and flexibly in a solution focused and empowering way. This is a physically active and highly relational role, involving group activities, residential trips, and close collaboration with young people and professionals across housing, education, employment and health services.
About The House Project
The National House Project is a youth-led initiative that supports care-experienced young people to move into their first home and thrive. Over the course of a year, young people co-design their journey, build life skills, and receive ongoing support post-graduation.
Want to learn more about the House Project?
Visit the National House Project YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNationalHouseProject
About You
Key Skills:
- Developed communication, interpersonal and influencing skills in a variety of contexts with young people, e.g. one to one, group discussions and formal meetings, with the aim of achieving consensus, decisions, team commitment and good outcomes.
- Ability to form positive relationships with young people which facilitate positive personal development, involving them in decision making at every level.
- Ability to work collaboratively and build effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, such as schools, training providers, Youth Service, social care and Health, to progress ideas and proposals and solutions.
- Ability to negotiate with external stakeholders and with the young person e.g. around housing options and provisions.
- Ability to work effectively on your own initiative, manage your own time and achieve challenging outcomes to tight deadlines, whilst also being aware of when to refer issues to the Project lead.
- Good problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and plan accordingly.
- Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or experience, demonstrating that level of applied knowledge in providing advice and support to young people.
- A strong working knowledge of national policy and legislation regarding children’s social care.
- Substantial experience working with young people in social work, youth work or education settings.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work relationally with young people and collaboratively with professionals.
- Committed to co-production and youth empowerment.
- Skilled in assessing young people’s needs holistically and safeguarding effectively.
- Able to work flexibly, creatively and tenaciously to achieve positive outcomes.
- Comfortable with a physically active role, including participation in group activities and residential trips.
Newham is a vibrant, dynamic, culturally rich London Borough with a young population and limitless potential. We’ve been working hard to make Newham a great place to work.
- A commitment to addressing disproportionality wherever we find it.
- We’re a GOOD local authority focused on reaching excellence.
- We offer genuinely flexible/hybrid working as long as children and families are supported.
- Stability: 100% of senior management and 80% of Team Managers are now permanent.
- Our firmly established practice model, Circles of Support, was recently nominated for the prestigious MJ Award for Innovation in Children’s Services and allows systemic, restorative practice to flourish.
- Career progression and access to Social Care Academy – our academy received significant praise from Ofsted and 50+ social workers have studied for systemic higher education with us since 2020.
- Oyster card/parking permit for business use.
- Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits
- Travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme, Local Authority pension.
To apply please submit your CV through our online recruitment portal .
Closing date: 05.10.2025 at 23:59*
Interviews: week commencing 20 th October 2025
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or want to discuss joining Newham Children’s Services with one of our managers, please contact [email protected]
Additional Information
We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.
The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.
We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.
The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn .
About Us
The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.
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