Lead Worker

Trident Group; Newbury; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Life assurance (3 x salary)

Employee Assistance programme

Flexible working options

Learning & Development opportunities

Job summary

Trident Group is seeking a Lead Worker in Newbury to provide early, targeted support to individuals and families, focusing on homelessness prevention and tenancy sustainment. You will help clients achieve financial independence and improve health and well-being across multiple locations.

The role requires strong communication, the ability to work autonomously or in a team, and proficiency with IT systems for accurate documentation. A driving licence and access to a car are desirable.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and advocacy skills; ability to work with external agencies.
• Experience with IT systems and accurate record-keeping in a care/housing context.
• Knowledge of housing-related support, financial management and safeguarding practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of customers' housing, financial, health, and social support needs.
• Develop personalised, outcome-focused support plans tailored to individual strengths and goals.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners to deliver coordinated and holistic support services.
• Provide practical assistance with budgeting, debt management, and accessing welfare benefits.
• Support customers in connecting with community services, reducing isolation, and fostering social inclusion.
• Uphold safeguarding standards, ensuring the health and safety of vulnerable individuals.
• Maintain accurate records, ensuring compliance with KPIs.

Skills

Communication

Advocacy

Collaboration with external agencies

IT systems & record-keeping

Housing-related support knowledge

Financial management

Safeguarding practices

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Lead Worker

Date: 2026-09-05

Location: Newbury, Berkshire, GB, RG14 5

Additional Information: Any

Closing Date: 2026-12-04 at 09:34:41.253

Reference: 108315 Lead Worker Telford and Wrekin

Salary: £17,485.00 per annum

Hours: 25 hours per week

Contract: 6-month Fixed Term Maternity Cover

Requirements: Must have a valid driving licence and access to a car

About the role

As a Lead Worker, you will provide early, targeted, and flexible support to individuals and families across Telford and Wrekin. You will work with young people aged 16-54 and older individuals aged 55+, supporting them to maintain their tenancies, achieve financial independence, and improve their health and well-being. This role focuses on homelessness prevention, tenancy sustainment, and promoting independent living.

What you'll be doing

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of customers' housing, financial, health, and social support needs.
• Develop personalised, outcome-focused support plans tailored to individual strengths and goals.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners to deliver coordinated and holistic support services.
• Provide practical assistance with budgeting, debt management, and accessing welfare benefits.
• Support customers in connecting with community services, reducing isolation, and fostering social inclusion.
• Uphold safeguarding standards, ensuring the health and safety of vulnerable individuals.
• Maintain accurate records, ensuring compliance with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Who we're looking for?

A motivated and compassionate individual, driven to make a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable people. Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team, demonstrating accountability and professional integrity. Strong communication and advocacy skills, with experience working collaboratively with external agencies. Proficient in IT systems and record-keeping, ensuring accurate documentation of customer support. Knowledge of housing-related support, financial management, and safeguarding practices. Flexibility and adaptability in supporting a diverse caseload across multiple locations. A commitment to continuous professional development.

Why join us?

This is not just a job; this is the feeling of knowing that you are part of something bigger and being able to go home each day with job satisfaction and pride in what is achieved by Trident Group every day. Our purpose is putting people and communities at the heart of our services and the safe homes we provide. To deliver against our purpose we will be:

• Trustworthy
• Collaborative
• Accountable
• People Focused
• Caring in all we do

The benefits

• 34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
• A day off for your birthday
• 4 days off when you move home
• Life assurance (3 x salary)
• Employee Assistance programme & wellbeing programme
• Flexible Working options
• Learning & Development opportunities

Who we are?

Trident Group has over 60 years' experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,600 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. The Group employs more than 650 staff, works with volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships for many more. The Group consists of:

• Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance
• Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity delivering trauma informed care and support services.

We celebrate Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and as a trauma informed organisation we are continually striving to build a community where everyone feels valued, respected and equally guided by our beacon of hope. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to: ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, communicate and promote vacancies, offering an interview to disabled people, anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required, supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work, and at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.