Supported Housing Worker

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 youd like a real sense of job satisfaction great career prospects and a competitive benefits package you could be who were looking for!

Job Role:Supported Housing Worker

Salary: 22543.27 per year (full time equivalent 25235)

Hours: 33.5 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Exeter

Additional information:

• Participation in an out-of-hours on-call rota

The Role:

Join our Exeter Supported Housing Service as a Supported Housing Worker where youll play a key role in helping clients maintain safe accommodation manage personal finances and access multi-agency support.

Youll work with individuals facing complex challengessuch as trauma mental health issues and substance misuseempowering them to build resilience and move towards independent living. With 11 supported units across Exeter youll help ensure high standards of safety effective referrals and meaningful progress for each client.

If youre organised compassionate and ready to make a difference wed love to hear from you.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Delivering direct support and housing management services to clients
• Building strong partnerships with local agencies
• Keeping client records accurate clear and up to date
• Tracking referrals into the service
• Creating a safe supportive and empowering environment that promotes personal growth and sustainable move-on

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 Were Looking For:

• Experience working with people who may have complex needs and/or challenging behaviours
• Understanding of the causes of homelessness and social exclusion and the approaches which seek to address these

There are many great reasons to join our team!

• Access to our Rewards Platform which includes an Employee Assistance Programmeand Health Cash Plan
• Great opportunities for career development and free monthly training sessions from experienced facilitators
• 27 days annual leave including an extra day off for your birthday increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment (pro-rata for part time staff)
• 30% staff discountat Julian House charity shops
• 20% staff discountat Julian House bike workshops
• For all the fantastic and valuable work youll be doing makes you eligible for the Blue Light Card which offers amazing discounts on thousands of brands
• A generous and competitive pension scheme
• A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valuedand regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
• 6 weekly Reflective Practice sessionsfrom 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 the interview) please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you.

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 the Supported Housing Worker role please get in touch with the team at 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 dont miss out!