Housing Support Worker - Bristol
Salary:£26,409 - £31,067 per annum pro rata, depending on experience
Hours:Part time 30 hours
Location:Based in Kingswood but working throughout Bristol and South Gloucestershire
Contract Type:Fixed Term until 31 March 2026
Additional Information::DHI offers up to 31 days paid leave (service related) in addition to statutory holidays, a 7% pension contribution and Employee Assistance Scheme.
The Role
'You made me a feel like a human being again...
John, former homeless 51 year old male, Home Turf Lettings (HTL) Tenant and DHI client
We are looking for positive, creative and solution-focused people to join our innovative Bristol supported move on service. We provide people who have slept rough with their own self-contained home rather than a room in a hostel or night shelter for up to two years. We then coach, inspire and challenge them to achieve their goals, aspirations and independence in order to move to more permanent accommodation.
A Driving Licence with access to vehicle and willingness to use it for work travel is essential.
About You
At DHI we highly value transferable skills and life experience. If you have good organisational skills, can manage relationships, solve problems, and are resilient, adaptable and flexible then we would love to hear from you.
Your background could be from anywhere where you have needed to apply problem solving and motivational skills. Teaching, ex-armed forces, customer service are all examples of just some professions where we believe these transferable skills are often found, or you may have lived experience.
Our Values
We are an award winning charity that challenges social exclusion by supporting people to achieve their potential and our values underpin this.
If you share DHIs values of flexibility, stimulation, self- direction and zest for life, then we encourage you to apply.
We look forward to exploring these with you during the interview process should you be successful at the shortlisting stage.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of training to enable the successful candidate to develop and thrive within this role including within motivational interviewing techniques, professional boundaries and housing.
As an employee of DHI, you will have also access to our Employee Assistance Programme, our Cycle Scheme, up to 31 days paid leave (service-related), company pension scheme andCharity Worker Discounts.You will also have the option to take part in DHIs on-call service which is paid at an additional £100 per week.
Next Steps
If youd like to know more about the role contact:Damien McLaughlinto arrange an informal discussion.
How to Apply
To apply for this role please provide a CV and covering letter and send tobymidday on 2nd June 2025.
Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis, vacancies may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoiddisappointment.
All applicants are required to submit a covering letter that should address the following questions in no more than 500 words maximum.
* State how you meet the requirements within the Person Specification
* What do our core values mean to you in relation to this role?
We strongly encourage you to complete our Equality & Diversity monitoring form to help us achieve a diverse workforce. The form does not form part of the selection process. Please also tell us where you saw the post advertised.
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