Salary: £26,409 - £27,711 per annum, depending on experience
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Based in Bath, with some remote working
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 31st March 2026
Additional Information: We offer on the job support and mentoring within the team for this role, as well as training with regard to housing and benefits that are relevant to the post. As an employee of DHI, you will have also access to our Employee Assistance Programme, our Cycle Scheme, 31 days annual leave (service-related), company pension scheme and charity worker discounts offering discounts across a range of outlets.
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of vulnerable adults in Bath & North East Somerset? We are looking for people who can bring creativity and enthusiasm to supporting clients, helping them to make positive changes in their lives.
The Reach Housing & Advice Service provides support to people in Bath & North East Somerset who are experiencing difficulty with their accommodation to enable them to live independently. People may be struggling to sustain current accommodation, recently moved into accommodation following a period of homelessness, or need support to find suitable housing. The service plays a vital part in preventing homelessness and maximising people’s incomes as well as tackling poor conditions and establishing new homes.
You will be joining an experienced Team that works hard to support each other, and to deliver an exceptional service to our clients
There is also the opportunity to earn an additional £100 per week by volunteering to take part in DHI’s out of hours on call rota.
A Driving Licence with access to vehicle and willingness to use it for work travel is essential.
About You
At DHI we highly value transferable skills and life experience. If you have good organisational skills, can manage relationships, solve problems, and are resilient, adaptable and flexible then we would love to hear from you.
Your background could be from anywhere where you have needed to apply problem solving and motivational skills. Teaching, ex-armed forces, customer service are all examples of just some professions where we believe these transferable skills are often found, or you may have lived experience.
Our Values
We are an award winning charity that challenges social exclusion by supporting people to achieve their potential and our values underpin this.
If you share DHI’s values of flexibility, stimulation, self- direction and zest for life, then we encourage you to apply.
We look forward to exploring these with you during the interview process should you be successful at the shortlisting stage.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of training to enable the successful candidate to develop and thrive within this role including within motivational interviewing techniques, professional boundaries and housing.
As an employee of DHI, you will have also access to our Employee Assistance Programme, our Cycle Scheme, 26 days paid annual leave/up to 31 days paid leave (service-related) , company pension scheme and Charity Worker Discounts.
Next Steps
If you’d like to know more about the role contact: Donna Barnby to arrange an informal discussion.
To apply for this role please provide a CV and covering letter and send to recruitment@dhibath.org.uk by midday on 12 March 2025.
Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis, vacancies may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
All applicants are required to submit a covering letter that should address the following questions in no more than 500 words maximum.
We strongly encourage you to complete our Equality & Diversity monitoring form to help us achieve a diverse workforce. The form does not form part of the selection process. Please also tell us where you saw the post advertised.
14 St. James' Parade
Bath BA1 1UL
