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Alabare; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Alabare is seeking an Enablement & Transition Officer to support people experiencing rough sleeping and homelessness to regain independence and secure housing. The role focuses on practical support, tenancy maintenance, and moving clients from crisis to stability.

It requires strengths-based, trauma-informed approaches, with flexibility including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins. A driver’s license is preferred but not essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in housing support or homelessness services.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive housing-related, practical, and transition-focused support to people who are homeless or at risk.
• Help clients maintain tenancy and lease compliance.
• Develop daily living skills and move towards suitable accommodation or longer-term independence.
• Offer practical, strengths-based, and trauma-informed support to build trust and progress.

Skills

Frontline support

Trauma-informed practice

Strengths-based approach

Housing support

Client engagement

Job description

Enablement & Transition Officer - Reference 95

Turn compassion into action by supporting people experiencing rough sleeping and homelessness to rebuild their lives, gain independence and achieve a place they can call home.

Every day you'll help someone take practical steps away from crisis and towards safety, stability and a brighter future. Through trusted relationships, practical support and life-changing opportunities, you'll see the real impact of your work as people move from surviving to thriving.

Every day is different. Every day matters.

The Enablement Transition Officer is a key frontline role supporting young people and adults to build stability, confidence and independence. The role provides intensive housing-related, practical and transition-focused support to people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, leaving care, living in supported or hostel-based accommodation, or preparing for independent living. The postholder helps clients maintain their licence agreement, reduce risk, develop everyday living skills and move towards suitable accommodation or longer-term independence.

This is a rewarding role for someone who can offer practical, strengths-based, psychologically informed and trauma-informed support. Clients may have experienced poverty, family breakdown, care experience, poor health, substance misuse, exploitation, domestic abuse, debt, unemployment, offending, isolation, disrupted education, limited support networks, long-term homelessness or other complex challenges. The focus is on building trust, recognising strengths and helping each person make realistic progress.

The role sits within services that may operate 24/7, requiring flexibility including evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays, sleep-ins and other rota requirements. It is a skilled frontline specialist role, offering the opportunity to make a direct difference without carrying management or service leadership responsibility.

Car Driver preferred with access to a road worthy vehicle and business insurance but not essential.

Company: Alabare Salary: £26,968.50 to £27,787.50 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Trowbridge Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 2 Sept 2026 Closing date: 25 Sept 2026

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