Housing Support Worker

About Emerging Futures CIC

Emerging Futures works nationally with people affected by addiction, encouraging them to make positive changes to their lives.

• Position:
  Housing Support Worker
• Contract:
  
  Full-time
• Salary: £25,518 – £29,207 per annum
• Location:
  
  Hatfield, Hertfordshire
• Hours Per Week: 37.5 hours per week
• Final date to receive applications: 04/03/2026

As a Housing Support Worker, you will support people with a history of drug and/or alcohol issues, who are abstinent and living in supported housing projects.

You will work closely with colleagues and partner agencies to provide a range of interventions to support recovery and help people achieve independent living in the community.

You will also work alongside colleagues who will provide psychological therapies to support residents to improve their wellbeing.

You will ensure residents are safe and engaged in positive and meaningful activities in the community that will support their recovery.

This is an entry‑level role, and we understand that not all candidates will have direct work experience in a similar position. We provide training to all of our Housing Support Workers, enabling them to deliver the role confidently and in a holistic, person‑centred way. Whilst a passion for working with people affected by addiction is crucial, candidates may also have experience of working with people with complex needs including challenging or negative behaviour, substance misuse and/or criminal offending backgrounds and supporting them to make changes to their lives.

You may also have:

• Experience or an understanding of supporting people to develop their personal strengths and sustain their tenancy within a ‘supported housing’ environment.
• Specialist harm reduction experience.
• Experience of developing partnerships and working collaboratively with other organisations.
• A coaching/ counselling/ Health and Social Care qualification.
• An understanding of the harmful effects associated with drug and alcohol misuse and offending in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employability and personal relationships.
• Full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle.

To apply for this role, click the ‘apply now’ button and complete our online application form.

Our online application form consists of a set of “getting to know you” questions that are specific to each role. For most of our positions, we also ask that you upload a CV. Download the job description for a full list of duties along with a person specification detailing essential and desirable skills.

See below for our step‑by‑step guide to completing your application, and some useful tips to help you understand what we look for.

• Our job applications are submitted on an online form by clicking the ‘apply now’ button. If you lose your internet connection the page can crash, and you risk losing your application.
• To avoid this happening, we’d advise writing the answers to our ‘getting to know you’ questions offline first, then paste them into the online form. Alternatively, copy the form URL displayed at the bottom of the form by the ‘submit’ button, and use this to revisit your application online later.
• Make sure your email address and phone number are correct.
• Write your responses in your own words, as if speaking to the person who might hire you.
• Check for spelling errors or omissions before sending.
• Ensure your CV is in a format we can read (pdf, doc, etc.).
• After submitting, wait for the “application successful” message and email confirmation.

By joining the Emerging Futures workforce, you become part of a nationwide team dedicated to providing addiction recovery support services throughout the United Kingdom. This role joins part of a larger team in Hertfordshire, with colleagues working across our services in Watford, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hemel Hempstead.