Assistant Supported Housing Worker (Greenbank)

IRIS Recruitment; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

IRIS Recruitment in Greater Manchester is hiring an Assistant Supported Housing Worker (Greenbank) to support young people aged 16–25 in Trafford. The role offers full- and part-time hours across a 7:45am–8:10pm rota, with weekends on a rotation, and no sleep-in duties required.

Salary is £25,335.77 per annum (FTE) plus LOBH allowance. The role requires Enhanced DBS and the ability to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays; full-time and part-time options are available to cover shifts in a

Qualifications

• Strong communication, interpersonal, numerical and IT skills.
• Experience of carrying out administrative and record-keeping tasks.
• Understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries.
• Ability to use authority appropriately and manage challenging situations.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with clients, families, colleagues and partner agencies.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience of working with young people would be advantageous.
• Enthusiasm for learning, training and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support and promote young people aged 16 to 25 to access and engage in meaningful activities.
• Provide administrative support to the project team.
• Use a person-centred approach to help customers build life skills, relationships and sound decisions.
• Use coaching and strengths-based approaches to help customers engage in education, training, employment, volunteering and sport.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Numerical skills

IT skills

Job description

Assistant Supported Housing Worker (Greenbank)
Old Trafford, Manchester
£25,335.77 per annum (FTE) + LOBH Allowance
Permanent, Full Time & Part Time hours available

Closing date: 29th September 2026

Interview date: 5th October 2026

Interview location: Oaklands House, Suite 2, Second Floor, Oaklands House, 34 Washway Road, Sale, M33 6FS

Full Time

35 hours per week, with services operating between 7:45am and 8:10pm, Monday to Sunday. Worked on a shift rota including 1 weekend in every 5 weeks. Shifts are either 7:45am to 3:15pm (Early) or 12:10pm to 8:10pm (Late), No sleep-in duties are required.

Part Time

21 hours per week covering late shifts on Friday, Saturday and Sundays (12:10pm – 8:10pm) No sleep-in duties are required

Our organisation is all about people – the people who live in our homes, the communities we serve, and those we work with. So, it’s no surprise that we recruit for attitude and behaviour which are central to us building relationships and delivering great experiences for these people. We employ colleagues who are passionate about making a difference who will take responsibility to get things done.

As a not-for-profit housing association, providing affordable homes and services to more than 20,000 people across Greater Manchester. We have a strong social purpose and make it our mission to enable people to live well in their home and community.

This role will help us achieve our ambition by working as part of a team within a supported housing service in Trafford, Greater Manchester, providing high quality, personalised housing related support to young customers aged 16 to 25 years old.

In this role, you will be responsible for

• Supporting and promoting young people aged 16 to 25 to access and actively engage in meaningful activities.
• Providing administrative support to the project team.
• Using a person-centred approach to enable customers to build life skills, develop healthy relationships and make decisions that are right for them.
• Using coaching and strengths-based approaches to help customers overcome barriers and encourage engagement in education, training, employment, voluntary work and sport.

We need people who are

• Strong communication, interpersonal, numerical and IT skills.
• Experience of carrying out administrative and record-keeping tasks.
• An understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries.
• The ability to use authority appropriately, deal effectively with challenging situations and challenge unacceptable behaviour.
• The ability to build positive working relationships with clients, families, colleagues and partner agencies.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience of working with young people would be advantageous
• Enthusiasm for learning, training and professional development.

Please note that an Enhanced DBS check is required for this role and you must be able to work shifts, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays where required.

The successful candidate will be flexible, reliable, resilient, professional and passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of vulnerable adults and young people.

Everyone’s welcome here. Our culture is inclusive, and we are committed to increasing diversity. We enable everyone to be themselves at work, so that they feel at home with us. And we trust and support people to do their best, in a role that is fulfilling and rewarding because we know that this helps us to deliver better outcomes for our customers and our colleagues.

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