Housing Support Worker
Young People | 1 SW9 |£16.95 per hour (incl. of Holiday Pay) | 3-4 months | Job Ref: BD9482 | Posted: 18/08/2026
Central Recruitment is currently recruiting for a Housing Support Worker, to work in the Stockwell area. The service provides support to young adults with complex needs, including mental health, substance misuse, care leavers and challenging behaviour.
The successful candidate will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, working across Monday - Sunday on a rota basis, covering early (8AM - 4PM) and late (2PM - 10PM) shifts. Temporary cover is required for approximately 3-4 months. The pay rate for this role is £14.80 per hour, with £2.15 holiday pay, totalling £16.95 per hour.
In this position, you will be required to:
- Hold a caseload of 1-2 key clients and conduct regular key working sessions resulting in Support Plans
- Help customers reach their goals and live the life they want by giving them one-on-one support, guidance and coaching.
- Carry out needs and risk assessments
- Support customers to develop their day to day household skills through teaching and practical support with cleaning, cooking, shopping, gardening and all other normal day to day activities in and around their home.
- Support customers with all parts of their daily lives, such as money and home management including finances to maximise their income and budgeting to cover domestic bills and living expenses
- Support customers to sustain their housing and identify move on opportunities which meets their future needs
- Ensure that the tenants needs are met by liaising with other organisations providing access to community-based services and resources
- Liaise promptly with colleagues, partner agencies and other stakeholders regarding safeguarding, welfare and risk concerns
- Promptly report any complaints, accidents or unusual incidents to the relevant person.
- Liaise with other external agencies such as Benefit Departments, Local Authorities, Health professionals/agencies etc
Please note: this role involves lone working
To apply for this role, you must have:
"- Experience working with young adults with complex needs, including mental health, substance misuse, care leavers and challenging behaviour
- Knowledge of Health and Safety in a supported housing environment.
- Experience of working with vulnerable people and an understanding of safeguarding of vulnerable adults.
- Able to communicate effectively with customers, staff, and external agencies.
- The ability and confidence to lone work and as part of a team.
- Effective at report writing and have good IT literacy and can confidently use Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint and data entry systems.
Candidates must confirm their interest as soon as possible, with interviews scheduled shortly after and the appointed candidate expected to start as soon as possible
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