Homeless Prevention Team Leader

Cornerstone Day Centre/ Morning Star Hostel, Manchester

£33,607 per annum

37.5 hours per week

29 Sep 2026

BASED AT CORNERSTONE DAY CENTRE, HULME, M15 6JS 37.5 hours per week, MONDAY – FRIDAY, 9AM – 17:00PM FIXED TERM CONTRACT UNTIL 31 MARCH 2029 NO CVS ACCEPTED and STRICTLY NO AGENCIES/RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS. This role requires the submission of a completed Caritas application form which you can download from the Careers page on the Caritas Diocese of Salford website. This is to be uploaded to the 'Anything else to upload' section. Your application will not be considered without an application form as we do not accept CVS. You may add a covering letter if you wish to help support your application THE CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ROLE IS TUESDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 9AM

About Us

Caritas Diocese of Salford is the principal social action agency of the Catholic Diocese. Our mission is to put Love Into Action. We help those across Greater Manchester and Lancashire experiencing poverty, disadvantage, and discrimination to transform their lives with dignity. We provide a practical response to those in crisis, suffering hardship or who are at risk. We rebuild lives for the long-term, enabling people to live in a safe, healthy, and secure environment. We call for a better, more just world, where the voices of the poor are heard and acted upon and positively influence the systems, decisions and resources that affect those in need.

About the job

We are looking to recruit a Homeless Prevention Team Leader to work at Cornerstone Day Centre in Hulme to help transform the day centre into a Community Recovery Centre, to support people, particularly those with a history of rough sleeping, to sustain tenancies and successfully resettle in the community. The focus will be on supporting people to live good quality lives in the community, by providing access to support, advice, positive social networks and volunteering opportunities. The Homeless Prevention Team Leader will lead the team, which will consist of staff, volunteers and peer mentors, to ensure that they work in a trauma-informed, strengths-based way to enable people to resolve housing, financial and other issues. The Team Leader will greet people at Cornerstone and signpost them to the relevant internal and external support. The team will also run Tenancy Training courses at our accommodation projects to help residents prepare for, secure and move into independent tenancies and then provide ongoing resettlement support in the community to build resilience against homelessness. You will have at least two years of management experience with knowledge of homelessness, housing advice and the benefits system, along with excellent customer service, verbal and written communication skills, as well as IT and administration skills. Additionally, you will be responsible for case oversight for the team to ensure that cases are recorded and followed up, with any safeguarding and/or health and safety concerns reported correctly following Caritas’ policies and procedures. The hours of the role are 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday between 9am – 5pm, this is a fixed term contract until 31 March 2029. If this sounds like the next step you are looking for and you would like to work for an organisation passionate about transforming lives, we would love to hear from you! Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to interview/ appoint before the closing date. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged. Closing date: Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 9am Interview: Tuesday, 6 October 2026 Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.  For full details please visit Caritas Diocese of Salford - Caritas | Diocese Of Salford (caritassalford.org.uk) – About - Careers If you have any queries or issues when applying, then please e-mail hr@caritassalford.org.uk and our HR department will be happy to help.   Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer Registered Charity Number: 1125808 Please note we do not accept applications via agencies or CVs

Do you have experience of managing a team?

Do you have experience of supporting people who are homeless and/or have addiction and/or mental health problems?

Do you have excellent communication and IT skills?

Do you have right to work in the UK? (Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time)

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with the DBS prior to confirmation of appointment of the role if you are successful. This post will be exempt from the Provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. This means that applicants are not entitled to withhold information about any previous convictions or cautions which, for other purposes, are spent under the terms of the Act. You are therefore requested to give details as required below, listing all convictions and cautions, no matter how long ago they occurred. An unspent conviction does not necessarily mean that you will be barred from employment. Caritas Diocese of Salford has a policy in respect of the rehabilitation of offenders, a copy of which is available upon request. Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence or received a caution?

Caritas Diocese of Salford is a Disability Confident Employer. Do you need any adjustments or arrangements if you are invited to an interview?

We require at least two references, one from your latest employer and covering a period of three years. Are you able to provide these details if appointed?

This role requires the submission of a completed Caritas application form which you can download from the Careers page on the Caritas Diocese of Salford website. This is to be uploaded in ‘CV upload' section. Please confirm you understand that your application will not be considered without an application form. You may add a covering letter if you wish to help support your application.

CVS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Can you please check that you have completed and uploaded an application form as your application WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED if you apply with a CV.

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