Housing Support Worker

The Regenda Group; Oldham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

25 days annual leave (27 after 3 years

8 bank holidays

Volunteer days

Pension contribution

Learning and development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Petrus is seeking a compassionate and motivated support worker to assist service users in our Oldham projects. You will work with individuals facing homelessness and complex needs, empowering them to participate in community life and work toward independent living.

You will join a team committed to safeguarding and high-quality records, with rota shifts as needed, and a friendly, values-driven workplace offering flexible options and a generous benefits package.

Qualifications

• Must be compassionate, motivated and organised.
• Experience supporting vulnerable people, ideally in housing, homelessness or support services.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively with partner agencies.
• Confidence in maintaining accurate records and support plans.
• Ability to manage a varied workload and respond to challenges professionally.
• Strong commitment to safeguarding, health and safety and equality.
• Teamwork and person-centred support to empower people.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to service users living at our projects.
• Engage service users and help them live independently and be active in the community.
• Work to empower service users and develop resilience.

Skills

Compassionate

Motivated

Organised

Experience with vulnerable people

Communication skills

Partner agencies collaboration

Record keeping

Workload management

Safeguarding

Team player

Job description

• There are 2 positions available for this role

• Annual salary of £29,504 (FTE)
• Permanent role
• Full-time (37 hours)
• Based in Oldham
• There are 2 positions available for this role

Please Note:

We are not using recruitment agencies for this position. All applicants should apply directly through the Regenda Website. Any applications submitted through agencies will not be considered.

Proposed Assessment Day:

Monday 19th October 2026

The role

The post holder will provide support to service users living at our projects. You will need to be able to work sympathetically with service users who have been homeless, have complex needs and may have experienced trauma. You will work to empower service users, actively engaging them with the community and helping them to support each other, to develop resilience, to live independently and to be an asset to the community.

You may be required to work on a rota basis.

The right fit

• You’re compassionate, motivated and organised.
• You have experience supporting vulnerable people, ideally within housing, homelessness or support services.
• You have excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Ability to work effectively with partner agencies.
• You’re confident in maintaining accurate records and support plans.
• You can manage a varied workload and respond to challenges professionally.
• You have a strong commitment to safeguarding, health and safety and equality.
• You must be able to work as part of a team and provide person centred support that empowers people to achieve positive outcomes.

Who We Are

Petrus provides support services for people facing homelessness or in housing need. We are a charitable organisation and deliver both drop in and residential services in Rochdale and Oldham.

We believe people should have access to safe, secure, quality housing. We help people to develop skills, independence and make positive choices. We believe collaboration with other agencies and organisations is key to creating a world where everyone has a safe place to live.

Petrus is part of The Regenda Group; we work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector, in care and support, and in education, training and careers.

What We Offer

Petrus really is a great place to work – and you don’t have to just take our word for it! We’re accredited by Best Companies for our ‘world class’ levels of staff engagement and have been consistently named as one of the Best Companies to Work For in the North West.

We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself, develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to people’s lives.

We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which includes:

• A range of flexible working options.
• 25 days paid annual leave each year (rising to 27 days after three years) in addition to 8 bank holidays.
• 6 additional days for volunteering.
• 5% Employers Contribution to the Pension Scheme.
• £250 annual ‘Live and Learn’ allowance to spend on learning any new skill.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes.
• Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives
• A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities.
• Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of computer equipment and travel season tickets.
• Monthly staff lottery scheme.

"We regenerate places and create opportunities for people"

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.