SHELTER HOUSING AID AND RESEARCH PROJECT (LEICESTER)
Support Worker - SHINE Service
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Job Reference: shelter/TP/1712/192
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Number Of Positions
1
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Salary
£32,585 per annum plus £802 Essential Car User Allowance
Working Hours
35
Location:
Weymouth
Closing Date
08/10/2026
Job Category
Housing Advice
Region / Division
Shelter
Directorate
Services - Community Services, National Services and TOAS
Job Introduction
- Location: Weymouth
- Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week
- Salary: £32,585 per annum plus £802 Essential Car User Allowance
- Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2029
- Closing date: Wednesday 23rd September 2026 at 11.30pm
This role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1 support.
About The Role
The role will work in partnership with Dorset charity STARS – Sexual Trauma and Recovery Service and your focus will be to support women who have experience trauma and abuse and are at risk of being made homeless. You will be part of the SHINE service – (Sustaining Housing Independence and Emotional Resilience) and will tailor accommodation support to each woman and support them to overcome the barriers they face to sustaining a home. You will also help them to access specialist counselling to address and recover from their experiences.
About You
- You have a strong understanding of support and housing issues and experience of working with women with multiple disadvantage.
- You also have knowledge of safeguarding frameworks, experience of the delivery of services for women and of working with multiple agencies to support people.
- You are able to manage a demanding caseload and use case management and Microsoft Office tools for your work.
- As the role will require you to visit people in their homes you will need a full valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
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Benefits
- We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans.
- Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
About The Team
Our team in Dorset has been providing housing advice and support services within the area for over 20 years. We have office bases in Bournemouth and Weymouth as well as working in community venues and partner organisation sites. We deliver a wide range of housing rights, legal services, community and support work and advocate for change to fix the broken housing system.
About Shelter
- Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
- We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
- We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
- Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
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Safeguarding Statement
- Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
How To Apply
- Please submit your work history and a supporting statement with responses to the first four 'About You' points outlined in the job description. The supporting statement should be no more than 1500 words in total.
- Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses:
We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
- Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Attached Documents
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Job Description - SHINE Female Support Worker - Weymouth - September 2026.docx
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