Housing Support Practitioner

We have immediate need for a Housing Support Worker working within our Housing Service
department. This position is full-time (35 hours per week)

Location: King’s Court, Bristol
Salary: £31,562
Contract: permanent
Department: Housing Services

Job Description

Job Title: Housing Support Practitioner
Responsible to: Deputy Housing Managers, Housing Services Manager

Role Purpose: The role of the Housing Support Practitioner is to provide high quality,
trauma informed housing related support to people eligible for Ara’s Housing Service. The
role is to build trusted relationships with people, ensuring that all housing and recovery
related needs are met, and assisting with appropriate move on accommodation. The job’s
focus is on delivering recovery outcomes, sustained tenancies and building positive futures.

Our Housing Support Practitioner are key to delivering our vision of supporting an increasing
number of clients into recovery from homelessness and addiction. Some of the key tasks for
this role include to:

• Support clients on a one-to-one basis in Ara housing across Bristol
• Co-create housing support plans that meet the identified needs of the Service User
  for the complete recovery journey.
• Take a strengths-based approach to helping people to make a change.
• Work with clients to improve self-sufficiency, re-integrate into the community, and
  achieve successful move-on from the service.

In return we offer:

A competitive and benchmarked salary.

• A 35-hour working week to promote a healthy work-life balance, with flexible
  working.
• Up to 32 days annual leave, as well as all UK bank holidays.
  To apply, please email recruitment@recovery4all.co.uk with a CV and covering letter. For more
  information about Ara, please visit www.recovery4all.co.uk.
• A pension scheme, comprehensive training, and a 24hr Employee Assistance
  Program.
• Meaningful and fulfilling work that makes a real difference to some of the most
  vulnerable people in our society

To apply, please email recruitment@recovery4all.co.uk with a CV and covering letter. We
will not consider candidates who don’t write a covering letter. For more information about
Ara, please visit recovery4all.co.uk

Closing date for applications – Friday October 30 at noon, but we will interview suitable
candidates from November 2, 2026.

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