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The nature of the work exempts this post from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please state in the box below whether you have any convictions both “spent” and “unspent”. You must include cautions, reprimands, final warnings, pending cases, and/or details of any police enquiries made against you which may have a bearing on your suitability for this post. Full details should be provided and included with your application, stating the date and details.
The working time regulations were introduced in 1998 as a health and safety measure. Average weekly working hours are limited to 48 hours (normally calculated over a 17 week period). Employers are required to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the limits to working times are not exceeded. This includes inquiring whether a person is working elsewhere. All applicants are therefor asked to declare all other employment.
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- Job Title: Accomodation Support Worker
- Job Reference: SC1393559NewASW
- Location: Newport, Newport, United Kingdom
- Salary: £23970.00 to £24480.00
Contract Type
- Permanent subject to ongoing funding
- Workplace based
Salary £23,970 pro rata rising to £24,480 after successful completion of 6-month probationary period)
Hours & working Pattern
- 21 hours per week
- Monday to Sunday with routine weekend day working and occasional evenings (Done on a rota basis)
- All team members must work flexibly on occasions to meet the needs of the Charity and the people we support
Accountable to Accommodation Team Leader
Purpose of the post
To provide delivery of high quality, responsive, accommodation support and services, whilst meeting the housing related needs of individuals residing within transitional supported accommodation.
Specific responsibilities
- Deliver specialist tailored support services to women who are accessing the transitional supported accommodation and contribute to the creation of a safe, trauma informed, welcoming environment.
- Assist women when accessing the accommodation and set up together their licence/ contract, housing benefit and any other paperwork with them.
- Carry a caseload.
- Undertake regular risk assessment with/ on individuals, locations and activities and review accordingly.
- Develop regular support plans in line with the needs of those we support, and review accordingly. Enable those you support to achieve meaningful and impactful outcomes, led by them.
- Support women to maintain their licence agreement/ contract and help them prepare for moving on to independent living by providing housing related support
- Support women within the accommodation to have a voice and provide feedback within the organisation and the sector, including surveys, listening sessions and external opportunities
- Signpost and refer women to the services they wish to engage with for example social services, police, health, legal, DWP, housing, homelessness, recreational, educational, and cultural services and also CWA’s other internal services.
- To act as an advocate on behalf of individuals living in the accommodation, encouraging and supporting self-advocacy as appropriate.
- Work with individuals in an empowering and engaging manner, as set out in our Model of Support policy
- Assist in ensuring the safe and effective running of the accommodation including organising house meeting, assisting with regular health and safety inspections, reporting general maintenance/repair requirements, housekeeping, facilitation of room turnarounds and occasional room cleaning in a timely manner.
- Work collaboratively with the Local Authority, HSG and other RSL’s to ensure accommodation pathways are easily accessible, referrals for move on are appropriate, clear and concise, and to continue to promote effective multi agency working.
- Ensure accurate and timely records are maintained in relation to all aspects of the service and case work, including inputting information into our Information Management System.
- Assist in producing qualitative and quantitative data, including for example, the creation of case studies.
- To be fully aware of safeguarding procedures within Cyfannol and report to line manager any concerns /issues in this area.
- To assist, when directed, with the delivery of group and educational programmes.
- Participate in any staffing rotas or project rotation
General responsibilities
Contribute to the:
- Development and achievement of our Vision, Mission and Objectives.
- Promotion of our values, culture and aspirations.
- Creation of a safe, supportive and explorative working environment.
- Promotion of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Upholding of our Policies and Procedures.
It may be necessary, following consultation, to amend the job description in light of experience and changing circumstances
Closing Date: 1st October 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications or identify a suitable candidate prior to the closing date.
The ability to travel independently and in a timely manner to fulfil the requirements of the role is essential.
Due to the nature of these roles, they are only open to female applicants (Exempt under the Equality Act 2010, pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1). A disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service is required for all posts.
Cyfannol is an organisation with equality, diversity and inclusion at its heart. We welcome applications from all areas of the community. However, we particularly encourage applications from members of our BAME community as well as individuals with disabilities who are currently under-represented within our workforce.