Housing Support Worker

Our Vacancy

Are you ready to make a real difference? At Berryfields, our specialist housing service in Colchester helps people with acquired brain injuries (ABI) rebuild their lives, regain independence, and thrive in the community.

As a Housing Support Worker, you ll play a vital role in helping customers develop life skills, sustain tenancies, and work toward recovery. You ll provide housing-related support both within our Berryfields scheme and through outreach in the local community no personal care involved, just meaningful, practical support tailored to individual needs.

As this role requires travel between locations, you must have a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle. Mileage expenses will be reimbursed in line with our policy.

This is a rota-based role, with 7.5-hour shifts that include evenings and weekends, ensuring our service is there when it s needed most.

What you ll do
You ll work closely with customers to understand their goals and provide practical support that makes a real difference. From helping with budgeting and accessing benefits to arranging specialist services and liaising with partner agencies, you ll empower individuals to build confidence and independence. Every day brings variety, challenge, and the chance to change lives for the better.

What you ll need

• Experience using support planning and risk assessment tools.

• Knowledge of safeguarding, equality, diversity, and health & safety.
• Strong communication, report writing, and IT skills.
• Resilience, adaptability, and confidence to lone work when needed.
• A QCF Level 2 (or higher) in Health & Social Care or the willingness to work toward it.

Experience working with people with brain injuries or similar needs is desirable but not essential.

This role will require an enhanced DBS check.

Why Join Us?

When you join Peabody, you re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

What We Offer

• 25 days annual holiday, plus bank holidays
• two additional paid volunteering days each year
• flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
• 4 x salary life assurance
• up to 10% pension contribution

Please read before applying:
If this sounds like we are right for you and you d love to be part of Peabody, we d like to hear from you. Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you re the perfect fit for this role.

Closing date: 2 December 2025.

Interviews will be taking place in person between Tuesday 9th December - 11th December

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.