Action for Children
Housing Support Practitioner
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Housing Support Practitioner (Caldicot, Monmouthshire)
Role Overview
Job Title: Housing Support Practitioner (Leadership Role) Salary: £27,000 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) Contract: Permanent, Part-time – 12 hours per week (including 1 shift) Location: Caldicot, Monmouthshire
About the Organisation – Action for Children
At Action for Children, we transform lives and difference for vulnerable children. Our work is driven by love and experience since 1869, and we continue to champion safe, happy childhoods today.
"Every child should have warmth, safety, and opportunity. By joining us, your passion makes it possible."
Monmouthshire Domiciliary Care (commissioned by Monmouthshire Council) provides person-centred support to a young person with a disability, helping them build independence, confidence, and a safe home environment.
The Role
Key Responsibilities
As a Housing Support Practitioner, you’ll:
- Provide professional oversight to a small team of Housing Support Workers
- Lead rota management, ensuring consistent staffing and adherence to cover requirements
- Review support plans, risk assessments, and daily notes to maintain quality and accuracy
- Offer reflective supervision, coaching, and practice guidance to staff
- Ensure safeguarding procedures are followed and concerns escalate appropriately
- Collaborate with families, social workers, therapists, and other professionals
- Monitor the young person’s progress and adapt support strategies as needed
- Uphold organisational policies and regulatory compliance
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Why This Role Demands Your Skills
This part-time leadership role is ideal for someone with: ✔ Strong practice knowledge in health & social care ✔ Excellence in communication and team delivery ✔ A passion for person-centred support ✔ The ability to inspire quality service through leadership
What You’ll Need
Essential Requirements
- A Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care (or equivalent)
- Proven experience in safeguarding, risk management, and person-centred practice
- Experience supporting children/young adults with disabilities
- Previous work in domiciliary care, supported living, or similar settings
- Experience in leading, mentoring, or supervising staff
- Exceptional interpersonal, organisational, and recording skills
- Strong analytical abilities to make evidence-based decisions
Bonus Qualities
✔ Professional training credentials ✔ Compassionate approach with resilience in high-needs environments
Why Choose Action for Children?
Your Benefits
- Over 7 weeks’ paid leave, with options to buy/sell leave
- Excellent training opportunities—advance your skills with us!
- Flexible family leave (maternity, paternity, adoption)
- 5% employer pension contribution + life assurance cover
- Blue Light Card discounts at 15,000 national retailers
- A belonging institution: We’ve championed children for 150+ years
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Our Commitment
- Diversity and Inclusion: Proud to welcome Black, Asian, disabled candidates (so often underrepresented) and men in Children’s Services roles.
- Accessibility: We actively remove barriers in recruitment.
"We need people like you to drive change—where children need it most."
Next Steps
- No sponsorship available for this role.
- Need support with your application? Contact Scott Jones at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13325.
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