Salary
Competitive
Type
Full time
Posted
01 Oct 2026
Last verified: 01 Oct 2026 · Direct employer listing
left-32766000CHESS Homeless
Application for Employment
Position Applied for:
Job title: Wellbeing Support Worker
Employment Terms: One year fixed contract
Location: Chelmsford
Submitting Application- Please return your application via email attachment to amy.cozins@chesshomeless.org and recruitment@chesshomeless.org
Application Closing Date: TBC
Interview Date/s- TBC
Applicant Details
Surname:
Any previous Surnames by which you have been known in the past (Including any Maiden Name):
Forename(s):
Title (Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss etc):
Address:
Postcode:
Telephone (home): Mobile Phone Number:
Email Address:
Where did you hear about this role:
Employment History
Please give details of your employment history since leaving full-time education. Feel free to use a continuation sheet if necessary.
Current Employment
Current Employer’s name and address: Position held: Salary: Employment Dates (from and to):
Nature of employers Business or Operation:
Reason for Leaving:
How much notice do you need to give?
Main duties and responsibilities:
Previous posts (please start with most recent)
Employer’s name and address: Postcode: Position held: Salary: Employment Dates (from and to):
Nature of employers Business or Operation:
Reason for Leaving:
Main duties and responsibilities:
Employer’s name and address: Postcode: Position held: Salary: Employment Dates (from and to):
Nature of employers Business or Operation:
Reason for Leaving:
Main duties and responsibilities:
Employer’s name and address: Post Code: Position held: Salary: Employment Dates (from and to):
Nature of employers Business or Operation:
Reason for Leaving:
Main duties and responsibilities:
Please give details of any breaks in your work history:
Voluntary Work
Please give details of any unpaid voluntary work you are doing now, or have done in the past, in the public or charitable sectors. What sort of work it is / was? How often do / did you do it each month?
Professional Qualifications
Please give details of any professional qualifications or membership of professional bodies
Qualification Issuing college/authority Date Issued
Other Related Learning
Please give details of educational qualifications and examinations passed
Course Name/Topic Awarding Body (if applicable) Date Attended
Safeguarding
CHESS Homeless is committed to the safeguarding of adults, young people and children. This post is subject to a self-disclosure and a satisfactory return of a Disclosure and Barring Service submission. All interview candidates will be required, prior to interview to make a separate, confidential disclosure, ahead of a full DBS check, which will be undertaken after a conditional job offer is made.
Are you currently prevented from working with vulnerable adults or children? Y/N
Do you have any unspent convictions? Y/N
Do you have any police investigations or charges pending? Y/N
If the answer to any of the above is yes, please give details in a separate document and send to: amy.cozins@chesshomeless.org or enclose in a separate envelope and submit with this application. A criminal conviction is not necessarily a bar to appointment but, because homeless people are considered vulnerable and appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Failure to reveal information that is directly relevant to the position sought could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment and may be regarded as gross misconduct.
You and the post
Please refer to the job description and person specification, where you will find the skills and experience required for this position. Please answer the following considering these criteria.
What Interests you about this post?
How do you feel you meet the person specification for the role?
What skills would you bring to the role?
What experience would you bring to the role?
What would you like to achieve in this post for the Charity, the service users and yourself?
Is there anything else you would like to add or are there any other comments you would like to make?
Hobbies and Interests
Please tell us about your hobbies and interests, even if you don’t think they are relevant
Additional Information
Please answer the below, if there is a requirement on the role to drive (see job profile)-
Do you have a current full UK driving Licence? Y/N
You will need to move between sites when at work, do you have use of a vehicle (mileage paid)? Y/N
At times you may be required to use the CHESS van, please tell us if you currently have any points on your licence: Y/N
Immigration, Asylum and National Act 2006 Do you require a work permit or any other kind of document to show that you have necessary permission to work in the UK? If yes, please supply your visa documents and photographic ID documents with the application. YES/NO
References
Please give the details of two referees, stating how long you have known them. These should be your last two employers covering at least your last five years of employment or as many employers as you have had in the last five years (please add further details as necessary). Job offers are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references.
Name: Name:
Position: Position:
Organisation: Organisation:
Relationship to you: Time Known: Relationship to you: Time Known:
Email: Email:
Address: Postcode: Address: Postcode:
Can we contact them prior to interview? Y/N Can we contact them prior to interview? Y/N
Declaration
To the best of my knowledge and belief, the information given on this application is correct. I understand that if I am appointed and this information is found to be inaccurate, this may affect my continued employment with CHESS Homeless.
Signature: Date:
Submission of your application
Please email this completed application to recruitment@chesshomeless.org or post to HR – CHESS Homeless, 200 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 9AB