Specialist support worker

We’re looking for a Specialist Support Worker to join our Complex Needs Service, supporting young homeless women aged 18–25 (including care leavers and ex-offenders) who have high support needs.

In this role, you’ll be safeguarding wellbeing, encouraging positive relationships, and supporting each resident’s journey towards independence, all while ensuring the safety, calm, and security of our service overnight.

What We’re Looking For

We want to hear from candidates who can demonstrate, through their application, how they meet the following criteria:

• Background: Experience working with vulnerable young people (18–25 years) in social housing, education, or the charity sector, with a focus on development and personal growth.
• Complex Needs: Professional experience of supporting people with complex needs, including homelessness, mental health, high-risk or high-harm behaviours, or high vulnerability.
• Managing Challenging Behaviour & Maintaining Professional Boundaries: Experience of working with young people who display challenging behaviour or conflict, while remaining approachable, engaging effectively, providing constructive support, and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Safeguarding and Trauma-Informed Principles: Thorough and up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding and trauma-informed care.
• IT Skills, Complex Casework & Time Management: Good IT skills, demonstrable experience of managing a complex caseload, strong report writing skills, and effective time management.

Must hold GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent).

Why Join Us?

When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

What We Offer

•25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
•Flexible benefits scheme, including family-friendly options and discounts
•4x salary life assurance
•Up to 10% pension contribution

If this sounds like the kind of meaningful work you’d love to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.

Important Information

This role requires an enhanced DBS check.

Please note: Peabody is not a licensed UK sponsor, so we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role.

If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to Talent Specialist charlene.moore@peabody.org.uk

Interviews for this role will take place over MS Teams on the 22nd September, followed by an in-person meeting at our scheme in Hackney on 28th September 2026.