Support Workers

Westward Housing Group; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plan with retailer discount

Company pension (matched up to 10%)

Work equipment and training

DBS paid

Casual dress code

Bank holiday overtime (time-and-a-half

Refer a friend £250

Job summary

Westward Housing Group is recruiting for the Plymouth Parents Accommodation and Support Service (PPAS). We seek confident, caring and trustworthy support workers to help parents aged 16+ and their children in our supported accommodation.

Roles are part time, permanent, with 27.5 or 30 hours per week and evening shifts on a rota basis. Personal care duties are not required.

Qualifications

• Confident, caring and trustworthy individuals.
• Experience with working with young families preferred.
• Willing to work evenings and weekends on a rota.

Responsibilities

• Help parents develop living and parenting skills.
• Support families to be safe and sustainably housed.
• Promote positive parenting and run group sessions.
• Advise on housing-related welfare benefits, finances and budgeting.
• Report safeguarding concerns and attend multi-agency meetings.

Skills

Confident

Caring

Trustworthy

Job description

27.5 hours and 30 hours per week roles available

£19,240 per annum for working 27.5 hours per week

£20,989 per annum for working 30 hours per week

Our Plymouth Parents Accommodation and Support Service (PPAS) is an exciting and vital project providing support and developing living skills to parents (aged 16+) and their children who live in our supported accommodation. We are looking for confident, caring and trustworthy support workers to work at the project on a part time, permanent basis. There are no personal care responsibilities in this role.

As a support worker, you will be helping parents develop their living and parenting skills. We are looking for people with a passion to bring their experience of working with young families into our friendly team. This role involves working evening shifts and weekends until 9pm on a rota basis.

You will work alongside parents and their children who are experiencing significant challenges, helping them to attain a better life by enabling and supporting them:

• to be safe
• to become sustainably housed
• to develop their positive parenting skills
• by implementing and facilitating group sessions
• by promoting engagement and supporting access to community services that can further enhance their development
• by advising on housing related issues including welfare benefits, finances and budgeting

Westward is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues to share this commitment. You will be required to work closely in reporting any safeguarding concerns and attend multi-agency meetings with other professionals involved.

The benefits of working for Westward include:

• A competitive annual salary of £26,237 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays (pro rata) with the option to purchase an additional week's leave
• Healthcare plan with retail discount scheme
• Company pension scheme, matched contributions up to 10% of salary
• Work Equipment and Training opportunities
• We pay for your DBS and have a Casual dress code
• Paid time and a half for bank holidays
• £250 refer a friend scheme

Interview date: 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.