Housing Worker - Lords Place and Dragon's Tail

Westward Housing Group; Paignton; On-site; GBP 9,400 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plan with retail discounts

Company pension scheme with matched 10

Training and development opportunities

Casual dress code

Refer a friend scheme

Colleague recognition awards

Job summary

Westward Housing Group in Paignton/Torquay area seeks a part-time Housing Worker (15 hours per week) to provide housing related support and help customers sustain their accommodation. The role covers Torquay and Brixham with potential cross-location hours across Totnes, Torbay and Exeter. A UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are required.

The role offers a competitive annual salary and benefits, with closing date 1 November 2026 and interview dates in early November.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for work
• Excellent communication skills with customers and colleagues
• Experience or passion to work within Supported Housing

Responsibilities

• Provide housing related support to customers to enable them to settle into and maintain accommodation
• Work towards organisational targets on rent arrears and voids
• Ensure customers are well informed and consulted about services and opportunities
• Identify and act on safeguarding concerns

Skills

Driving licence

Excellent communication

Job description

Salary £10,494 per annum (FTE £26,237) Lords Place and Dragons Tail have an exciting opportunity for a Housing Worker with experience or passion to work within housing management to join our team. You will provide high quality, one to one housing support to our customers giving them the best opportunities, enabling them to maintain their accommodation and own wellbeing. Our Torquay and Brixham based scheme support customers with learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities and you will have a designated office in Paignton.

Housing Worker

Torquay and Brixham

15 hours per week

Your duties will include providing a housing related support that achieves organisational targets against rent arrears and voids, ensuring successful tenancy and licence management, followed by move on for customers. We have several part-time opportunities available across Totnes, Torbay and Exeter. For suitable candidates seeking additional hours or a full-time position, we may be able to combine roles across multiple locations.

Your duties will include:

• Ensuring that customers receive appropriate support, encouragement and advice according to their individual needs to enable them to settle into and maintain their accommodation
• Providing a housing related support service working with organisational targets against rent arrears and voids
• Ensuring customers are well informed and consulted about the services provided and available opportunities
• Identifying and acting on any safeguarding concerns

Is this you?

• Experienced or have a passion to work within Supported Housing
• A solution focused thinker with the ability to work creatively
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults
• Have excellent communication skills with customers and colleagues
• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for work

The benefits of working for Westward include:

• A competitive annual salary of £10,494 per annum (FTE £26,237)
• 26 days annual leave and bank holidays (pro rata)
• Healthcare plan with retail discounts
• Company pension scheme with matched contributions up to 10%
• Training and development opportunities
• Casual dress code
• No personal care responsibilities
• £250 refer a friend scheme
• Colleague recognition awards

In this role the Housing Worker is frequently working on their own in the projects.

Closing date 1st November 2026

Interview dates: 6th and 9th November 2026

We aim to promote an inclusive environment, which attracts people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to advance the service we provide, for the benefit of all our employees and communities we support.