Support Worker - Single Homeless Pathways team

Job Posted: 8 April 2026

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Part time
• Salary: £14,687 pa
• Industries: Health & Social Care

Support Worker

£14,687 pa (21 hours per week)

Newport, Isle of Wight

The role

We are looking for a Support Worker to join our Single Homeless Pathways team here at Southern Housing!

In this role, you will work as part of a team across multiple locations providing support services to vulnerable residents, promoting independence within their home and the wider community. You will provide support services promoting daily living and social skills, health and wellbeing to people who are young or have complex needs so they can develop independent living skills, remain independent and move on to living within the wider community and prevent future homelessness. 

This is a part-time role working 21 hours a week and is based out of our different schemes around the Island in Newport, Sandown, Shanklin and Ryde. 

Please note, this is a 24/7 hours service and you will be required to undertake sleep-in duties (if applicable) and may be required to be on the On-call rota. This role requires you hold a full UK drivers licence.

What you'll have:

• A good level of written and verbal communication skills
• You demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience
• Able to adapt to working environments
• You will need to be willing and able to train towards an NVQ 3, or equivalent relevant workbased qualification
• You hold at least 5 GCSE passes at grade “C” or above (or equivalent, Grade 9-5) including Maths and English

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high volume of applications

Closing Date: 28th April 2026 at 23:59pm

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About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailers discounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.