Assistant Supported Housing Worker (Greenbank)

CIH International Housing Group; Sale; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and coaching

Stakeholder pension scheme

Up to 30 days holiday a year

Two volunteer days a year

Medical cash plan

Birthday day off

Job summary

CIH International Housing Group invites applications for a role in our Trafford-based supported housing service, focused on young people aged 16 to 25. You will provide high-quality housing-related support, promote engagement in education, training, employment, and activities, and work within a motivated team to improve outcomes.

The role requires DBS clearance, strong communication, and the ability to work varied shifts including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• 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 work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Numerical skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Tools

IT skills

Job description

The vacancy

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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About us

We are a not-for-profit housing association, providing affordable homes and services to over 16,000 people across Greater Manchester. We build affordable new homes, work with partners to reduce homelessness, and support people to reach their potential.

Our organisation is all about people - the people who live in our homes, the people in the communities we serve, and the people we work with.

So, it's no surprise that we recruit for attitude and behaviour which are central to us delivering great experiences for everyone!

We employ people who are passionate about making a difference who can take responsibility and get things done. And we have developed a culture that supports people to do this.

The ICL team

Our Independent & Community Living team pride themselves on delivering a fantastic service to our customers, providing accommodation-based services to adults and young people across Greater Manchester, and striving to make a real difference in people's lives! Forging positive and supportive relationships with our customers is central to what we do, none more than in our Community & Independent Living team, where we provide supported housing and independent living schemes for customers of all ages and with a variety of support needs. Whether our team are on-site 24-hours a day supporting young people living with Autism and ADHD, working at one of our fantastic independent living schemes for older people, or based at our specialist service for people with memory loss and dementia, we ensure our customers are at the heart of the services we provide, supporting them to develop and maintain their independence.

As well as working to support our customers, our team also makes sure the services we run are great places to live and really call 'home'. Safety is always a priority, and our teams take a proactive role in making sure homes are always safe, secure and well managed. It's a great feeling for the team knowing they can help to make services better for our customers!

Stats:

• We provide over 300 places for people with additional support needs to live well
• We have homes and services in eight local authorities across Greater Manchester
• We provide nearly 500 homes across 12 schemes for older people in our Independent Living service
• We work with over 20 different partners to provide specialist support services in our communities

Rewards we offer

• Training and coaching
• Stakeholder pension scheme
• Up to 30 days holiday a year
• Two days every year to volunteer in the local community
• A medical cash plan
• Get your birthday off!
• £150 Perkbox allowance - plus access to hundreds of discounts and freebies
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistant Program
• Financial education
• Loans scheme for travel season tickets
• Cycle to work scheme

Accreditations

• Good Employment Charter
• Disability Confident
• Armed Forces Covenant
• Living Wage Employer
• Houseproud