As and When Housing Support Worker

We are looking to recruit as and when staff to support across both of our residential services, offering a variety of shifts, days shift, back shift, nightshift and sleepovers.

Glasgow 16+ service has been operational in Glasgow for 30 years. Primarily a housing support service to young people with care experience from local authority. The service is for young people ages 16-26, offering residential, and community housing options.

Onslow drive is a residential service operating in the east end of Glasgow for over 8 years. It is home to three young people who need intensive support. Support is offered in a nurturing environment to support the young person as they mature into young adults. The young people are supported to reach their goals and aspirations in a trauma informed way, a rights based approach and in line with the values and basis of Barnardos. Support is both practical and emotional.

We are looking for individuals who can support the operations of the service and ensure that the service can operate during periods of staff absence. You will be part of the team, and will work on building relationships, nurturing and supporting the young people within the service to achieve their goals.

The service is looking for individuals to apply for this post who are motivated, and committed to supporting and caring for the young people in our service. Individuals who can offer nurture and support during good times and challenging times. looking for individuals who will respect the unique individuality of every young person and be creative and determined to help young people to reach their goals and fulfil their potential.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.  We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

• Reference number:23107
• Job Title:As and When Housing Support Worker
• Location:Barnardo's 16+ Glasgow Service
• Contract type:As & When
• Hours:0
• Salary:£13.85 per hour
• Closing Date:23 June 2026