Supported Housing Project Worker (Greenbank)

CIH International Housing Group

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On-site

GBP 21,000 - 29,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Training and coaching

Stakeholder pension scheme

Up to 30 days holiday a year

Two days every year to volunteer in a\

Job summary

CIH International Housing Group is recruiting for a permanent, full-time role based in Greater Manchester, focusing on high-quality, personalised housing-related support for young people aged 16 to 25. The post involves flexible shift patterns, including evenings and weekends, with a commitment to safeguarding and empowering service users toward sustainable independence.

You will work as part of a team in a supported housing service, using person-centred coaching to enable move-on and access to

Qualifications

Experience in a supported housing environment or relevant social care setting.
Experience supporting young people or vulnerable adults with multiple support needs.
Knowledge of safeguarding, professional boundaries and risk management.

Responsibilities

Use a person-centred approach to enable customers to develop independent living skills and move into suitable permanent accommodation.
Help customers access work, training or education.
Apply coaching and strengths-based approaches to build emotional resilience and independence.
Contribute to housing management duties including rent collection, repairs reporting, and health and safety of the building.

Skills

Supported housing experience

Young people support

Safeguarding knowledge

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Health and Social Care qualification

Job description

The vacancy

Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)

Closing date: 29th September 2026 Interview date: 5th October 2026 Interview location: Oaklands House, Suite 2, Second Floor, Oaklands House, 34 Washway Road, Sale, M33 6FS

35 hours per week, with services operating between 7:45am and 8:10pm, Monday to Sunday. Worked on a shift rota including 1 weekend in every 5 weeks. Shifts are either 7:45am to 3:15pm (Early) or 12:10pm to 8:10pm (Late), No sleep-in duties are required.

Our organisation is all about people - the people who live in our homes, the communities we serve, and those we work with. So, it's no surprise that we recruit for attitude and behaviour which are central to us building relationships and delivering great experiences for these people. We employ colleagues who are passionate about making a difference who will take responsibility to get things done.

As a not-for-profit housing association, providing affordable homes and services to more than 20,000 people across Greater Manchester. We have a strong social purpose and make it our mission to enable people to live well in their home and community.

This role will help us to do this by working as part of a team within a supported housing service in Greater Manchester, providing high quality, personalised housing related support to young customers aged 16 to 25 years old.

In this role, you will be responsible for

Using a person-centred approach to enable customers to develop independent living skills and move on successfully into more permanent accommodation suitable to their needs.
Successfully building on skills that will support customers to access work, training or education.
Using techniques such as coaching and strengths-based approaches to enable customers to develop emotional resilience, overcome barriers and take control of their lives.
Be involved in all aspects of housing management, which include but are not exclusive to; collecting rent, reporting repairs, maintaining the health and safety of the building.

We need people who have

Experience of in working within a supported housing environment or relevant social care setting.
Experience of supporting young people or vulnerable adults with multiple support needs.
Knowledge and understanding of the needs of young people and vulnerable adults.
Knowledge of issues that can impact the lives of young people, including homelessness, mental health and tenancy sustainment.
Understanding of safeguarding, professional boundaries and risk management.
Strong communication, recording and interpersonal skills.
The ability to build positive relationships with clients, colleagues and partner agencies.
The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

It would be advantageous if you have:

Experience of working within supported housing services.
Knowledge of legislation and best practice relating to housing support, safeguarding
A qualification in Health and Social Care or a related subject.

Please note that an Enhanced DBS check is required for this role and you must be able to work shifts, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays where required.

The successful candidate will be flexible, reliable, resilient, professional and passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of vulnerable adults and young people.

About us

We are a not-for-profit housing association, providing affordable homes and services to over 16,000 people across Greater Manchester. We build affordable new homes, work with partners to reduce homelessness, and support people to reach their potential.

Our organisation is all about people - the people who live in our homes, the communities we serve and the people we work with.

So, it's no surprise that we recruit for attitude and behaviour which are central to us delivering great experiences for everyone!

We employ people who are passionate about making a difference who can take responsibility and get things done. And we have developed a culture that supports people to do this.

Everyone's welcome here. Our culture is inclusive, and we are committed to increasing diversity. We enable everyone to be themselves at work so that they feel at home with us. And we trust and support people to do their best, in a role that is fulfilling and rewarding because we know that this helps us to deliver better outcomes for our customers and our colleagues.

The ICL team

Our Independent & Community Living team pride themselves on delivering a fantastic service to our customers, providing accommodation-based services to adults and young people across Greater Manchester, and striving to make a real difference in people's lives!

Forging positive and supportive relationships with our customers is central to what we do, none more than in our Community & Independent Living team, where we provide supported housing and independent living schemes for customers of all ages and with a variety of support needs. Whether our team are on-site 24-hours a day supporting young people living with Autism and ADHD, working at one of our fantastic independent living schemes for older people, or based at our specialist service for people with memory loss and dementia, we ensure our customers are at the heart of the services we provide, supporting them to develop and maintain their independence.

As well as working to support our customers, our team also makes sure the services we run are great places to live and really call 'home'. Safety is always a priority, and our teams take a proactive role in making sure homes are always safe, secure and well managed. It's a great feeling for the team knowing they can help to make services better for our customers!

Stats

We provide over 300 places for people with additional support needs to live well
We have homes and services in eight local authorities across Greater Manchester
We provide nearly 500 homes across 12 schemes for older people in our Independent Living service
We work with over 20 different partners to provide specialist support services in our communities

Rewards we offer