Homeless Recovery Worker

Two Saints

Southampton

On-site

GBP 26,000 - 27,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension with life cover

Blue Light Card

Employee assistance programme

Generous and flexible holiday

Job summary

Two Saints is recruiting a Homeless Support Worker to join our Southampton service on a full‑time (37hrs) basis. The role focuses on guidance, encouragement and empowering clients to achieve their goals, with a compassionate, person‑centred approach to homelessness and related needs.

You'll build trust, support life skills, and help clients plan next steps while working within safeguarding policies and a collaborative team environment. Enhanced DBS is required.

Qualifications

Genuine interest in homelessness and related issues.
Ability to contribute positively to a multi-disciplinary team.
Deal promptly and calmly with challenging situations in crises.
Clear verbal and written English; proficient IT skills.

Responsibilities

Provide compassionate support to clients to build confidence and life skills.
Guide and empower clients to achieve goals and plan next steps.
Work within safeguarding policies and collaborate with the team.

Skills

Interest in homelessness

Team collaboration

Calm under pressure

Verbal & written English

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

The Vacancy

Homeless Support Worker

Full Time - 37hrs

Southampton

Starting at £25,974, progressing to £26,474

Enhanced DBS Required

Reference: TWO1239635

Drivers Licence: Desirable

Lone Working: Yes

Night Working: No

Weekend Working: Yes

For full role and service details please see the attached Job Description and Service Brief for the role of Homeless Recovery Worker. Links can be found at the bottom of the advert page on our website.

At Two Saints, we are proud of our values and our mission: to provide people with homes and specialist support so they feel valued and secure, and ready to take their next steps. We're seeking compassionate, adaptable people to join our Southampton service as a Homeless Support Worker. You'll bring a passion for supporting people to build confidence, develop essential life skills, and recognise their own strengths and support needs through positive, meaningful interactions. As the ideal candidate, your ability to connect with people experiencing homelessness and care leavers will help them build trust, resilience, and a sense of possibility for their future. You'll understand safeguarding, work proactively within our policies, and contribute to a strong, collaborative team environment. Our Homeless Support Worker roles are support-based, focused on guidance, encouragement, and empowering clients to achieve their goals. The work can be challenging, but also truly rewarding - made even more so by the supportive, values-driven team you'll be part of.

Homeless Support Worker Essentials:

* A genuine interest and concern for homelessness and related issues
* Ability to positively contribute to a team
* Deal promptly and effectively with challenging situations/crises in a calm manner
* Strong communication skills, clear verbal and written English
* Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word

Homeless Support Worker Desirables:

* Experience of managing a caseload of clients
* Understanding of risk assessment and person-centred, outcomes-based delivery
* Awareness of the support needs of people experiencing homelessness or those with complex needs
* Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies, housing regulations and the benefits system

Two Saints is committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment, using pre-employment checks such as Enhanced DBS, Overseas Police Checks (where appropriate), Reference Checks and CV gap querying upon appointment to the role. We value diversity and believe that different perspectives make us stronger. We are committed to providing a fair, inclusive recruitment process that provide equal employment opportunities for everyone.

For further information:

Email: recruitment@twosaints.org.uk; twosaints@twosaints.org.uk

Telephone: 01329 234600

Website: https://www.twosaints.org.uk/

About Us

We offer support to people who are homeless, vulnerable or at risk of becoming homeless and need help rebuilding their lives for a brighter future. Our services include safe, flexible and reliable client led housing and support with a focus on reducing homelessness, improving health and wellbeing and building on individual's skills and resilience to break the cycle of homelessness, poverty and exclusion.

We work in partnership with multiple agencies and authorities to deliver support and accommodation needs across Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Dorset.

We are dedicated to safeguarding all young people and adults with our services. We follow safer recruitment practices for all our vacancies to assure that all successful candidates are suitable to work with our clients.

We're committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that embodies our values and promotes a tolerant and respectful environment where everyone can feel empowered to succeed.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will support with any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Our vision

To be a safety net for people in tough times and the springboard to a brighter future.

Our mission

To provide people with homes and specialist support so they feel more valued and secure, and ready to take the next steps.

Our values