Supported Accommodation Worker – North Yorkshire Council, Harrogate

Salary: From £30,023 to £32,578 pro rata

Grade: G

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 18.5 per week

Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people? We are looking for a Supported Accommodation Worker to join our expanding Young People’s Supported Accommodation Service

About the service

Next Steps provides 24/7 staffed High Need Supported Accommodation, Dispersed Accommodation with floating support, Supported Lodgings and Safe Stay emergency accommodation (16/17-year-olds) and Safe Stay Emergency Lodgings (18–25-year-olds).

About the Role

As a Supported Accommodation Worker, you will provide day-to-day caring support and interventions to young people living in supported accommodation. You will work closely with them to build resilience, develop life skills, and prepare for adulthood. This role is key to delivering our Core Offer, which includes:

• Health and Emotional Wellbeing
• Education, Training and Employment
• Staying Safe
• Preparing for Adult Life
• Self-Care
• Social and Recreational Opportunities
• Building Community and Support Networks

You will act as a Key Worker, developing individual progress plans and working collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure the best outcomes for young people.

If you have:-

• Experience working with young people aged 16–25, ideally in a social care or supported accommodation setting.
• Knowledge of safeguarding principles and child protection.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to converse confidently in English.
• Flexibility to work shifts, including evenings, weekends, and occasional sleep-ins.
• Commitment to promoting independence and resilience in young people.

We’d like to hear from you

It is an exciting time in Children and Young Peoples Services in North Yorkshire as we plan our approach in respect of the Families First Partnership Programme and how we will be responding to the social care reforms. Work is underway to plan our approach and implementations for 2027. As a result of this, some realignment may happen with job roles in the future, we want to be transparent about this in respect of this role.

For full details of the role and to help with your application please see Job Description
To find out more about what we offer please see Total rewards

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Mark Walker, Deputy Manager via email at  mark.walker@northyorks.gov.uk or on 07966 803559 or Mick Farrier, Deputy Manager via email at Michael.farrier@northyorks.gov.uk or 07531 886230

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 1st November 2026

Interview date: w.c 9th November 2026

An enhanced DBS is required for this post.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. 

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.