Senior Practitioner

Porchlight; Swanley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Porchlight is seeking an experienced homelessness practitioner to join our team and lead on quality-focused support. You will work with clients in supported accommodation and in the community to secure suitable housing, provide ongoing guidance, and help build independence and life skills.

You will also help develop the Porchlight team alongside the service manager, ensuring quality standards are applied consistently and a culture of continuous improvement is fostered.

Qualifications

• Significant homelessness sector experience to improve practice.
• Strong commitment to quality improvement.
• Ability to listen and co-create plans with clients.
• Passionate about improving experiences in homelessness services.

Responsibilities

• Support people at risk of homelessness to find accommodation.
• Provide ongoing support and life skills for independent living.
• Develop the Porchlight team with service manager to implement quality standards.
• Foster continuous improvement and high-quality practice.

Skills

Coaching

Active listening

Quality improvement

Team collaboration

Job description

Within this role you will work as part of a team with the aim to support people who are at risk of homelessness. You’ll help to provide support to people who could be experiencing a range of issues, including mental health, substance misuse and domestic abuse.

This role will include working with clients in supported accommodation and those experiencing unstable housing in the community. You will support them to find suitable and sustainable accommodation, provide ongoing support to help them manage their future accommodation and work with clients around building independence and managing life skills.

You will also help to develop the Porchlight team, working alongside the service manager making sure that quality standards are implemented and maintained. You will have an evident commitment to quality practice, making sure that support is consistently of a high standard, and that a culture of continuous improvement is developed.

This role is perfect for individuals with significant experience of working within homelessness services, with a strong focus on quality and improvement, and the ability to effectively support delivery staff to develop their practice.

Are you right for the job?

• Do you have significant experience within a homelessness setting which you can use to support others to continually improve their practice?
• Is quality front and centre of your work, with a strong and evident commitment to quality improvement?
• Do you have the ability to listen to and understand people to find out what they need, and through coaching, make a plan together that they can achieve?
• Do you feel passionate about improving people’s experience of homelessness services?

Porchlight is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

Working pattern:

37.5 hours, Working across a rota system between the hours of 8am - 6pm, 8-hour shifts including some weekend working

Location type:

On-site

Contract type:

Permanent

Interview date:

9th November 2026 to 12th November 2026

Please note, salaries are pro-rata for part-time positions.