Support Worker

Are you looking for a new care and support opportunity? If you are passionate about making a real difference through supporting vulnerable people, we would love to hear from you!

We have a support mentor worker position in our supported housing services in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on a fixed term contract until the end of May 2025. The role builds on customer care, health and safety, flexibility, adaptability and other skills to assist homeless individuals who are unable to live independently, by offering them the practical and emotional support they need to regain their independence.

We have a vacancy in our Burton White House centre – a 24-bed service for single homeless people aged 16-25. Conveniently located, we are a 5-minute walk from Earls Court station, offering excellent transport links across London and beyond.

Our customers come with a range of support needs, such as those associated with mental health, care leaver status, probation, ex-offending, domestic violence, learning disabilities and asylum seeking.

The support for each customer is person-centred, requires creative energy and is hugely rewarding for colleagues as well as life changing for our customers. This means embracing a dynamic work environment where each day presents unique challenges, offering valuable opportunities for personal and professional growth.

You will join a lively, supportive, and friendly team to work together to provide an excellent service for our young people.

A key part of the role is enabling customers to gain necessary support from other agencies, so you will need to be able to network/build relationships with those in other organisations and support customers through their processes to access the support they need, such as accessing benefits, housing and education.

You need knowledge of safeguarding and how this may apply in the day-to-day work we do, as well as an understanding of the reasons why people become homeless and the needs and challenges they face, and of statutory as well as the voluntary resources available to homeless people.

Evolve Housing + Support is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including people who have experienced homelessness themselves. Equality, diversity and inclusion are key objectives for us, and we reflect this in our recruitment practices, actively seeking applications from all parts of the community regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability.

You will need to have the correct right to work in the UK in place, as Evolve does not have a sponsorship license.

Please ensure that your answers give a clear outline of how your application meets the criteria for this role using the included job description and person specification.

The Support Worker role will involve alternating shifts, including early mornings, late evenings, and mid shifts, and the position will run until the end of October 2025. The schedule will be based on a pre-planned, rolling rota, with shifts spread across 5 days a week, including weekends.