Job title: HIA-BCP Empowerment Worker
Hours: 16 hours per week
Salary: £26,000 to £28,000 (pro rata) plus 6% pension contribution
Staff benefits: All staff are offered 3 wellbeing days per year (these are in addition to the annual leave allowance)
Contract: Permanent subject to funding
Line Manager: HIA-BCP Franchise Lead, Faithworks
Closing date for receipt of applications: Monday 28th April 2025, 9am
Probable date for interview: w/c 5th May 2025
We’re on a mission to end homelessness in our area. One of our services to do this is our Hope into Action (HIA) Franchise – enabling churches in BCP to house the homeless.
In five years, we’ve secured investment for four homes, partnered with four churches, and seen lives transformed—newfound confidence, financial stability, employment, addiction recovery, and faith. Now, with a new five-year franchise agreement, we’re aiming to double our homes.
Our Empowerment Workers are the “glue” that helps tenants not just survive but truly thrive. If you’re passionate about supporting vulnerable people, and you’re determined, resilient, and emotionally intelligent, this could be the perfect role for you.
We welcome all applications but are particularly keen to hear from male applicants to help us better serve our tenants’ needs.
If you’re ready to be part of something life-changing, we’d love to hear from you.
Key aspects of the role
- Overall success in this project will be seeing ex-rough sleepers successfully staying off the street and getting to the point where they are maintaining independence within a supportive community
- Empowering the tenants: You will enable tenants to successfully maintain their tenancy, grow in confidence and achieve their goals
- Empowering partner church teams: You will equip the church Friendship & Support teams to provide safe, wise, and creative support to the tenants. We want to see church teams giving great feedback about being part of the project, and more people praying for the homes.
Most important attributes
- Sound appreciation of the needs of vulnerable adults, and some experience of responding to such needs with care and sensitivity – knowledge of the issues around homelessness is essential.
- Evidence of excellent organisational and communication skills; experience of successfully working with volunteers;
- Ability to actively listen, empathise and act accordingly without judgement or prejudice
- A resourceful, emotionally intelligent, prayerful person with a strong Christian faith
If you would like to know more, please go to our website where you will find a job description and application form, or email hello@faith-works.org.uk
For an informal chat about this position please call the office (01202 429037) and speak to David our Homelessness Projects lead or Alistair our CEO.
Please note that applications will ONLY be accepted using the Faithworks Application Form. CV and covering letters will NOT be accepted. Note also that we take safeguarding very seriously and we will conduct a DBS check of the successful candidate
