Action for Children

Housing Support Practitioner

Enniskillen

£26.5k/yr

Posted about 23 hours ago

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Housing Support Practitioner

Salary: £26,450 per annum.

Location: Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

Contract/Hours: Permanent, (working 37 hours a week on a shift rota basis)

Benefits

A generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days PLUS bank holidays.
Up to 5 more days leave for continuous service plus the option to buy and sell leave.
Gain professional qualifications with excellent training, and development opportunities.
Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
A pension with a up to a 7% employer contribution rate. Plus, if you pay in to the pension you will receive life assurance cover.
Staff discount with your favourite brands.
Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

As a Housing Support Practitioner, your primary responsibility will be providing assistance to young individual between the ages of 16-21 years who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness in the local area. Our role is centred around supporting them to realise their full potential. Rossorry Grove Supported Accommodation serves as a home for 13 young people, and as a Housing Support Practitioner, you will be responsible for aiding them in managing their day-to-day lives and facilitating access to specialised services that will help address the various challenges our young people may encounter. You will play a vital role in preparing them for their future endeavours.

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How you'll help to create brighter futures

Some key responsibilities of the Housing Support Practitioner role are.

Engaging with vulnerable young people.
Working with our young people in small groups and/ or on an individual basis depending on their needs.
Working alongside other staff teams and outside organisations to ensure the best outcome for the young people.
Ensuring progress is monitored, recorded, and reviewed at set intervals, putting in additional support where required to ensure goals are met.
Mentoring and supporting other members of the team.

Let's talk about you

Extensive experience of working with vulnerable young people aged 16-21 years in a formal setting.
Diploma Level 3 or above in youth work or social care related qualifications.
NISCC Registration or the willingness to register.
The ability to work as part of a team and engage in a 24/7 rota that will include, evenings, nights, and weekend work.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Good IT skills.
Demonstrate a willingness to engage in all associated training and learning related to the role.
Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car is a necessity.

Contact:

If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13450.

Closing Date:

Tuesday 4th August 2026.

Interviews will be undertaken on Thursday 13th August 2026.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

To be eligible for this position you must complete an Access Ni Enhanced Disclosure

Having a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.

A copy of the Access Ni Code of Practice can be found here.

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Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

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If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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