About the role
Are you passionate about helping people live independently with dignity, choice, and security? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
We're seeking a proactive and reliable individual to assess support needs, coordinate services, and develop strong, positive relationships with residents, colleagues, and partner organisations.
To succeed in this role, you'll have experience in supported housing or care services, a good understanding of welfare benefits, and the confidence to solve problems and work independently.
If you're collaborative, practical, and ready to make a real impact - we'd love to hear from you.
This is a temporary position, lasting for a period of up to 7 months.
Our ideal candidate for this role is someone who:
* Has a positive, "can do" attitude who are able to demonstrate experience of developing effective working relationships with a range of customers and staff.
* Is committed to delivering a service with genuine empathy and care, always putting the needs and well-being of customers first
* Understands and is committed to our values
* Can adapt their working style and communication to meet the needs of our customers.
About Plymouth Community Homes
We are the city's largest social housing association, with over 16,000 properties providing homes for more than 35,000 people, and we're aiming to grow, to provide more people with high-quality, affordable homes to rent and buy.
With a great workforce and a focus on people, we deliver good quality, well-managed and well-maintained homes.
What we can offer you:
* Excellent pension scheme with a high level of employer contributions
* Free, fully equipped onsite gym and changing facilities.
* The opportunity to carry out volunteer work for 3 days a year through our Make a Difference scheme
* Annual leave of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays and holiday trading option
* Free Employee Assistance programme, including free counselling
* Free annual flu vaccination
* Cycle to Work scheme
* The opportunity to work in a beautiful and vibrant part of the Southwest
* We support digital working with modern devices/smart phones
* It's fun to work here- we have dress down Fridays, company quizzes, and lots of charity events throughout the year
* Our modern and spacious offices are right on a bus route, and just three miles from the city centre
* We get a daily visit from a local food van, and within walking distance to local Crownhill shops, Warrens, M&S Foodhall, Co-op, Starbucks and Tim Hortons
To Apply:
If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity please select apply and complete our form, making reference to the person specification to demonstrate how you consider that your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the job.
If successful you will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Becky Dacre, Housing with Support Manager, on 07850 938447.
This post is not suitable for job share.
Shortlisting Date: 15th July 2025
Interview Date: 24th July 2025
If you are a permanent employee applying for a secondment, please ensure that your line manager supports your application. If you are a fixed term employee and are successful, you will be offered this role on a fixed term contract.
If you are an apprentice, please ensure that you make the Learning & Development team aware that you intend to apply for this position.
We are a committed Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from suitably talented people from any community and background.
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