About the role:
We’re looking for a compassionate, proactive individual to support entrenched rough sleepers and those with complex needs into Housing First/Housing-Led accommodation and help them sustain tenancies.
You’ll provide tailored, strength-based support, working closely with partner agencies to address challenges such as mental health, substance misuse, and social integration. If you’re adaptable, resilient, and committed to empowering people to make positive changes, we’d love to hear from you.
The role requires:
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Ability to build trust and provide intensive, person-centred support to people with complex needs.
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Experience of working with rough sleepers and delivering strength-based interventions.
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Strong communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills with a proactive approach.
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Knowledge of safeguarding, housing legislation, and multi-agency working.
Porchlight is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
Working pattern: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday with some flexibility required.
Contract type: Fixed Term until 31st March 2027
Interview date: 18th September 2026
Please note, salaries are pro-rata for part-time positions.
For further information about the role, or to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager, please contact Simone Bennett-Crump- [email protected]
For any further information regarding the application process please contact [email protected]
Porchlight is a charity supporting people who are homeless, vulnerable, and isolated. At Porchlight, we are passionate about helping vulnerable people to reach their full potential. We strive for a fairer society where vulnerable people find stability, the most excluded are included, and where homelessness and poverty are things of the past.
