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Homeless Support Officer

Stockport Homes Group
locationStockport, UK
PublishedPublished: Published today
Full Time
The Vacancy

Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week (rota including evenings/weekends)

Make a real difference - every single day

We're looking for a Homeless Support Officer to join our Temporary Accommodation team, supporting people at one of our Skylight schemes. This is a rewarding, hands-on role where no two days are the same and where your work genuinely changes lives.

You'll work closely with individuals and families experiencing homelessness, helping them stabilise their situation, develop life skills, and move towards more permanent housing.

What you'll be doing

As a Homeless Support Officer, you'll balance housing management, support work, and practical problem-solving, including:
  • Supporting a caseload of residents with a wide range of needs - from early help to more complex support
  • Managing admissions and move-ons from temporary accommodation
  • Collecting rent and service charges and helping residents maximise income through benefits or employment
  • Creating, reviewing, and delivering personalised support plans
  • Carrying out health & safety checks, tenancy visits, and scheme inspections
  • Responding calmly and empathetically to challenging or emergency situations
  • Working closely with partner agencies to achieve the best outcomes
  • Helping re-let properties quickly, including preparing voids when needed
You'll be based on site and play a key role in keeping our schemes safe, welcoming, and well-managed.

About you

You don't need to have done this exact role before - but you do need the right values, resilience, and people skills.

You're likely to be:
  • Passionate about supporting people facing homelessness
  • A confident communicator who can build strong, professional relationships
  • Comfortable working with challenging behaviour and complex situations
  • Organised and able to manage your own workload
  • Calm under pressure and able to make sound decisions
  • IT-confident and good at keeping accurate records
Experience in housing, support work, customer service, or a similar people-focused role is ideal. A driving licence and access to a car is desirable.

Ready to apply?

If you want a role where your empathy, common sense, and determination truly make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us support people to find stability, hope, and a path forward.

The SHG "Be You" approach sums up our belief that everyone has the right to be who they are, and to be that person at work, in line with SHG's Values. We're always looking to improve diversity within our teams to enhance this culture and to be truly representative of the communities we work in.

This role will be on SKylight terms and conditions.

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We understand that if you don't meet every requirement, you may be hesitant to apply but we still want to hear from you and encourage you to submit an application detailing your experiences, achievements, and the value you can bring to our team.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact the People & OD Team on humanresources@stockporthomes.org.

Please note that we do not accept applications through third-party websites. To ensure your application is reviewed, please apply directly through our careers page.

We encourage you to apply early! We may close the vacancy sooner if we find the right candidate.

About Us

Welcome to Stockport Homes Group (SHG), an umbrella organisation for four, socially responsible interdependent companies within the housing sector. What makes us unique is our vision: one where entrepreneurship and commercialisation go hand in hand with social impact.

We are Stockport's largest landlord, managing over 12,000 properties on behalf of Stockport Council and Private Landlords, as well as our own growing portfolio of new build homes.

As builders, landlords, architects and developers we believe in collective responsibility for more affordable housing. Equally, through a commitment to a range of wrap around services we look for ways to improve people's lives: from advice and support on health and wellbeing, to employment, educational opportunities and help in the home.

All our profit is reinvested within the group to maximise opportunities for those who most need our help.

Companies within SHG:

Stockport Homes - Stockport Homes was formed in 2005, to manage housing stock across Stockport on behalf of Stockport Council. As a limited company, we operate as an ALMO which is an 'Arm's length management organisation', so whilst the company is owned by the Council, we operate independently on day-to-day matters and in delivering services to our customers. We are committed to providing quality homes across Stockport and listening to the voice of our customers to continually improve our services.

Three Sixty - Three Sixty delivers innovative, high-quality construction, maintenance and facilities management services across Stockport, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. We are trades people who operate with a friendly, community-led approach. We get the balance right between excellent customer service and service delivery. We take pride in giving back to our local communities and each year we Gift Aid our profits to SKylight to support the work they do to help Stockport and the borough thrive.

Skylight - SKylight is a Charitable Community Benefit Society, established in 2018, dedicated to transforming lives in Stockport. We work closely with local communities to support people into employment, alleviate poverty and enhance digital skills. Our services help individuals live independently while fostering strong community networks, particularly for those facing disadvantages. We are proud to contribute to making Stockport a great place to live and work.

Viaduct Housing Partnership - Formed in 2017, Viaduct is a development partnership between Stockport Homes Group and Stockport Council, focusing on building more affordable homes in Stockport.

SHG is proud to be an award-winning organisation dedicated to transforming the lives and communities of our customers and as a public-private sector fusion, SHG is focused on future growth and excellence - looking for the best people to join the Group to be on this exciting journey.

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