Housing Support Worker for Young Adults

Make a Real Difference – Join Catch Scotland as a Housing Support Worker!
We’re hiring passionate, dedicated individuals to support care-experienced young people aged 16–25 in Renfrewshire.

The Role
As a Housing Support Worker, you’ll support young people in their homes, helping them build routines, engage in meaningful activities, and develop to a path of independence. You’ll work closely with colleagues and external professionals to meet their social, emotional, and educational needs.

This is primarily a lone-working role, supported by an experienced management team who are available 24/7.

Housing Support Worker Responsibilities:

• Support positive outcomes with structure, boundaries and care plan goals
• Promote routines and act as a positive role model
• Support leisure, learning, and independent living skills
• Ensure safety and wellbeing, following Child and Adult Protection procedures and understand Safeguarding
• Work in line with National Care Standards and The Promise Initiative
• Collaborate with teams, families, and professionals
• Maintain accurate records and follow health and safety guidelines
•  Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, young adults and families
• Carry out duties in line with Catch Scotland Ltd policies and procedures, SSSC Standards and Professional Code of Conduct

Important – Working Pattern

Please ensure you can commit to the rota below before applying.

This role offers a condensed working pattern, making full-time hours achievable through sleepover shifts. There is options to work part-time, adjusted to one weekend shift a week if applicable.

You will work:

One backshift sleepover shift each week, Monday to Thursday

Shift time: 3:00pm – 9:00am the following day (includes sleepover)

Rolling Weekend Rota

You will also work a four-week rolling weekend pattern:

Week 1: Friday sleepover shift (3:00pm – 9:00am)

Week 2: Saturday shift (9:00am – 9:00am)

Week 3: Sunday shift (9:00am – 9:00am)

Week 4: Weekend off

The rota then repeats every four weeks.

Please only apply if you can commit to this working pattern, including sleepovers and weekend working.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid Induction, mandatory training and funded qualifications
• Condensed full time hours in sleepover shifts to suit family and personal life
• Pension scheme
• Employee wellbeing programme and app
• Supportive and approachable management team

Working Pattern Summary

• Part-time or Full-time hours available
• A condensed full-time working pattern to suit family/personal life
• Lone working role with community management support 24/7
• Based in the Renfrew/Paisley/West Dunbartonshire/Inverclyde area, supporting young people in their own tenancy
• Support ratio: 1 staff member to 1 Young Person

About You

• Ideally 2 years’ experience in Health & Social Care, but not essential
• Compassionate, reliable, and committed

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle beneficial

  
  Additional Information

• Appointment subject to references, PVG check, and SSSC registration within 3 months
• Location: Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire – easily accessible from Glasgow, Paisley, and surrounding areas

Apply Today!
Make a real difference in young people’s lives. Submit your application now – we may close early if we receive high interest.

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.