Senior Support Worker - Bridgend ABBA

The Wallich; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wallich in Bridgend is seeking a Housing Support Worker to coordinate residential and floating support for priority needs homeless people. The role provides housing-related support within temporary accommodation as a safe alternative to Bed and Breakfast arrangements, promoting independence and sustainable move-on.

You will work to empower service users, addressing housing and personal difficulties, building skills and confidence, and ensuring a supportive, person-centred service.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS disclosure required.
• Driving licence and own vehicle essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate residential and floating support to enable individuals to address housing and personal difficulties, build skills and confidence, and move-on towards independent accommodation.
• Ensure delivery of a safe, secure and effective housing support service within temporary accommodation and across Bridgend.

Job description

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8am-4pm/ 9am-5pm/12pm-8pm. Please note there is also an on call rota 1 weekend in 6

The Wallich is a leading homelessness and rough sleeping charity in Wales. For more information about our innovative work to support people across the country, visit The Wallich website. Find out about Wales' leading homelessness charity, The Wallich www.thewallich.com/about-us

Project Description

The project operates across Bridgend and works with priority needs homeless people to provide housing related support within temporary accommodation as a safe alternative to Bed and Breakfast accommodation. The service provides residential support with the aim of meeting individuals' needs, which promote independence and lead to a sustainable move-on.

Purpose of Role

To coordinate and provide residential and floating support that enables and empowers Service Users to address housing and/or personal difficulties, build their skills and confidence, and ultimately improve their ability to maintain their current or future accommodation. The support will not create or increase dependence. It will 'do with' rather than 'do for' to enable people to improve their control, understanding and involvement in dealing with the issues that affect them, and assist Service Users to achieve their preferred outcomes. In addition, to meet the housing management needs of the project ensuring the delivery of a safe, secure and effective service.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

Please note: Driving Licence and use of own vehicle is essential

We are not utilising agencies with this role and kindly ask that agencies do not approach to assist us with this vacancy.

Closing date for this vacancy is 19th October 2026 at 09:00am.

The Wallich reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration.

At The Wallich, we're fully committed to supporting and improving Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to ensure we're the best community we can be. There is always still room to evolve and improve and we are striving to create an environment where all staff can bring their authentic selves to the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and if you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require, please contact [e-mail] or call 02920 668 464