Weekend Support Worker (Supported Housing)

JULIAN HOUSE; Frome; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading charity as a Weekend Support Worker, providing essential support for individuals facing complex challenges. In this role, you'll empower clients towards greater independence while benefiting from competitive pay, development opportunities, and a supportive work environment dedicated to inclusivity.

Benefits

Free monthly training sessions

Up to 6 free counselling sessions

27 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days

30% staff discount at charity shops

Generous pension scheme

Instant access to healthcare professionals

Reflective practice sessions from external facilitators

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with complex needs and challenging behaviours.
• Valid driver's license and access to own vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to individuals with a history of rough sleeping.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients to help them achieve independence.
• Record and track client referrals and progress.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Problem Solving

Job description

Julian House is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. We run several projects and every year we help thousands of people out of homelessness, into employment, away from domestic abuse, and more.

If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects, and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for!

Job Role: Weekend Support Worker (Supported Housing)

Salary: £8.075 per year (full-time equivalent £25,235)

Hours: 12 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Mendip, Shepton Mallet & Frome

Additional information:

• Valid driver's license and access to own vehicle – business insurance will be required for roles involving travel for work.
• Standard working days are Saturday and Sunday

The Role:

As a Weekend Support Worker, you’ll be providing vital support to individuals with a history of rough sleeping and complex needs.

Based across four properties, you’ll help residents maintain their tenancies and work towards greater independence. This is a hands-on, person-centred role where you’ll build strong, trusting relationships and support clients in a meaningful and consistent way. Working in close partnership with the weekday Support Worker, you’ll ensure continuity of care and play a key part in each individual’s journey toward a more stable future.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Empowering clients with diverse and complex needs
• Championing a strength-based, trauma-informed approach
• Building strong partnerships with local agencies
• Keeping client records accurate, clear, and up to date
• Tracking referrals into the service

Since job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the post holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience working with people who may have complex needs and/or challenging behaviours
• Valid driver's license and access to own vehicle – business insurance will be required for roles involving travel for work

There are many great reasons to join our team!

• Great opportunities for career development and free monthly training sessions from experienced facilitators
• Wellbeing-related support/advice, and up to 6 free counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme
• 27 days annual leave, including an extra day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays - increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment (pro rata for part-time staff)
• 30% staff discount at Julian House charity shops
• 20% staff discount at Julian House bike workshops
• A generous and competitive pension scheme
• Instant access to healthcare professionals and discounts on a variety of health treatments through our Simply Health Scheme
• A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
• 6 weekly reflective practice sessions from objective, external facilitators

Our Ethos

As an Equal Opportunities employer, we have an Equality and Diversity Action plan in place showing our commitment in ensuring continuous improvement in creating an inclusive culture. We also have a committed group of Inclusion & Diversity champions who meet monthly to ensure progress is being made. We invite applications from people from all backgrounds and cultures, especially minority groups that are underrepresented in the workplace. We also welcome applications from those with lived experience. We embrace flexibility and are proud to be a Disability Confident and Mindful employer, as well as an Armed Forces Covenant Supporter.

If you have any special access requirements or other support needs throughout the application process (including interview), please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you. We accept CVs and applications in all formats.

DBS Checks

We welcome applications from people with lived experience. All applicants working with our clients will be expected to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. A criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent you from becoming an employee, the decision will depend on the type of offence and its relevance to the role. If you would like to discuss any convictions you may have, please contact the person named in the advert. All information will be dealt with according to our Data Protection Policy.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about this role, please get in touch with the recruitment team at [e-mail]. We look forward to speaking with you soon!

Please note: We reserve the right to close our vacancies once the perfect candidate has been found. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible so that you don’t miss out!