Housing Support Worker x3 Engage · Northside Exchange, Kirkstall

Barca Leeds; Leeds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization focused on housing-related support is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join their Engage Leeds team. These roles are vital in preventing homelessness and promoting independence among adults. Successful candidates will work closely with individuals in their homes, fostering empowerment and building strong, positive relationships to meet housing needs effectively.

Qualifications

• Candidates should work pro-actively to reduce barriers and challenges.
• Lived experience is valued and encouraged.
• Drivers with energy to deliver solution-focused plans are sought.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and provide one-to-one support to prevent homelessness.
• Build relationships with individuals in their homes and promote independence.
• Deliver individual, positive solutions in housing needs.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Resilience

Proactivity

Empowerment

Independence

Job description

x1 permanent role andx2 fixed-term roles(until 31st March 2026)

What will the role look like?
We are looking for people who are enthusiastic, resilient and passionate to join our Engage Leeds Team. Engage Leeds is a city-wide housing-related support service working with adults (18+) to prevent homelessness, sustain accommodation and integrate people into communities.

The individual is required to carry a caseload and work on a one-to-one basis with people within their own homes, promoting empowerment and independence, as part of the wider Engage Leeds team and service.

We work in a person centred way to build relationships with people we support and we are looking for driven and energetic individuals to deliver individual, positive, solution focused plans to the people we support, within the West wedge of the city, in relation to their housing needs.

What we are looking for?

We welcome applications from people who can work in a proactive way to reduce barriers and challenges.

At Barca Leeds we encourage applications and recognise the value that people who have their own lived experience can bring to the team and service.

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A copy of our competency framework can be found here.

All our roles are subject to funding.For further information and guidance when applying, please have a look at our information for applicants guide.

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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) generated answers is discouraged. The use of AI may affect the depth and understanding that is required, to demonstrate successful answers to experience and knowledge based questions, in our shortlisting process.Barca-Leeds uses Humans to shortlist for interview.

Barca-Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. It is the organisation’s policy to require the successful applicant to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check at a level appropriate to the role, before appointment is confirmed. The disclosure of a criminal conviction will not necessarily exclude candidates from appointment.

Please note that although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this job role.