Housing Support Worker

Regenda Group; Oldham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Regenda Group is seeking a Housing Support Worker to provide essential support to individuals who have experienced homelessness. This full-time role involves engaging with service users to promote independence, resilience, and community involvement, requiring strong communication skills and relevant experience.

Benefits

Flexible working options

25 days paid annual leave

6 additional days for volunteering

5% employer contribution to pension

£250 annual 'Live and Learn' allowance

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Interest-free loans for computer equipment and travel

Monthly staff lottery

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience with individuals with multiple and complex needs.
• Experience delivering support that empowers change.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to service users with complex needs.
• Engage service users within the community.
• Empower users to develop resilience and live independently.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to build relationships

Understanding of barriers faced by the homeless

Ability to deliver empowering support

Job description

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• Full-time (37 hours, Mon – Sun on a rota basis), part-time and flexible working patterns available
• 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 Interview Date: W/C 30th June 2025

The role

As the Housing Support Worker, you will provide support to service users at our projects. You will need to be able to work sympathetically with service users who have been homeless and have complex needs.

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 will be required to work on a rota basis.

The right fit

• We’re looking for someone with a minimum of 2 years experience working with individuals with multiple and complex needs.
• You’ll have an understanding of the barriers faced by those affected by homelessness.
• Experience of delivering support that empowers change.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• You have the ability to consult, identify and facilitate key activities to promote wellbeing.
• You must be able to build and maintain partner relationships with external agencies.
• You can deliver effective support based on each individuals needs.
• You must have a positive ‘can do’ attitude as part of a team.

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.

Next steps

If you like what you’ve read so far and think you’ve got what it takes to join our team, then apply now with a copy of your CV and a short covering letter detailing why you think you would be a good fit the role.

Our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and will be in touch shortly.

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 an accredited Best Companies Top 100 employer and have achieved Investors in People Gold status.

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. Therefore, if you are interested, we’d encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.