Senior Accommodation Support Worker

Job description

Job Title: Senior Accommodation Support Worker

Position available: 1 full‐time position (37.5 hours), based in the Black Country

Salary: £28,861.56 – £33,786

Closing date: 27 March 2026

All interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams.

Is this you?We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Accommodation Support worker with excellent communication skills, compassion and understanding of the impact of abuse and exploitation.

We are looking for an innovative candidate who has experience of working with adults, who have experienced trauma and abuse.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys problem solving and developing their leadership skills.

The RoleThe successful candidate will provide day to day support to the Refuge Manager and/or Safe House Manager. The position will manage and have oversight over the quality of support delivered to residents and their children supervising the intervention support workers who will each have a nominated caseload. The position will ensure that the environment is empathetic, supportive and positive promoting independence and life after violence and abuse as well as meeting all contractual targets from the contracts and commissions.

If you are self‐driven, conscientious, hardworking with lots of ambition we would love to hear from you.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please complete an online application form, providing examples/evidence for each of the criteria in the person specification and return to recruitment@blackcountrywomensaid.co.uk. Please see full job description for more information.

CVs will not be accepted.

An Application Pack Can Be Found Below

JD template Senior Accommodation Support worker – Feb26

BCWA 063 Application form v3

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING FORM

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Important information for all positionsBlack Country Women's Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.

Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female.

Employment checksResponsibilitiesAs a responsible employer we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our employees are subject to the following recruitment checks:

Right to work in the UKUnder Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer, need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination we treat all job applicants equally. We therefore ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK. A copy of these will be taken. Once the successful candidate has been appointed the unsuccessful candidates' documents will be destroyed confidentially. You may be refused an interview if you do not bring the correct documents with you.

ReferencesFollowing your interview, two employment references will be sought. One of these should be your current or most recent employer. If you have finished full‐time education and you have no employer reference, we will accept a reference from:

a professional from your centre of study, for instance a teacher, lecturer or headteacher

GP or health visitor

a character reference from a person who knows you

a civil servant from a government agency

a bank manager

DBSAll positions are subject to DBS checks at the relevant level.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

West Bromwich

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-04-2026

Profession type

Counselling and Social Services

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English