Women's Keyworker
| Posting date: | 27 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,142 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 May 2026 |
| Location: | Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 7DN |
| Company: | Jigsaw Homes |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | jigsawhomes/TP/898/351 |
Summary
Would you like to work for a company who is accredited as an outstanding company to work for in Best Companies 2023?
Jigsaw Homes Group offers employees a very competitive 24 days holiday per annum, plus 3 days for Christmas closure (5 day working week) plus bank holidays, plus additional days after 2 years continuous service (to a maximum of 5 days).
We offer our employees the option to buy/sell up to 5 days extra leave per year and we offer compressed hours of work with the option to work a 4-day working week in a number of our roles, with 50% of your time working from home upon completion of a satisfactory probation period. This allows for a great work/life balance for many employees.
As a Jigsaw employee you will also receive incremental salaried pay, occupational sick pay, access to the Social Housing Pension Scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, BHSF membership, access to on-site gyms and training/development opportunities.
If you are looking for a career with an outstanding company, then please read on.
Who we are:
Jigsaw Homes Group is one of the largest housing groups in England with more than 37,500 homes across the North West and East Midlands.
We provide quality; low-cost housing and play a wider role in making sure our residents thrive in their homes and benefit from living in healthy, sustainable communities.
About the department:
At Jigsaw Support our focus is on helping people to live happy, healthy lives in a safe home and supporting our most vulnerable individuals is our top priority.
Working within the Jigsaw Support Team you will be part of an innovative, forward-thinking team that encourages success.
We are passionate about improving the quality of lives of our customers by supporting them to achieve their goals and independence.
In addition to delivering our existing support services, we are always seeking new innovative partnerships, solutions and funding opportunities, responding to need and working with communities in which we can make a difference.
With more than 200 staff from offices in Ashton under Lyne, Leigh and in our supported accommodation projects across the North West, we support over 7,000 people annually through the contracts we manage.
Role information:
Please note that The Female Sex Exemption claimed under Section 7 (2) (e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, applies to this post.
The role of Women’s Keyworker is based within our Women & Families Centre at Cavendish Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne.The centre supports women and their families who have a range of varying needs such as rehabilitation, victims of Domestic Abuse, substance misuse, personal and educational development and 1-2-1 support.
As a Women’s Keyworker you will be support women at risk of offending or in contact with the criminal justice system or helping those returning from prison into the local community and work in partnership with other agencies including police and prison services.
You will have excellent communications skills and will be provide direct support to women with a variety of vulnerabilities and complex needs.
You will be able to keep accurate up-to-date records on a case management system to enable appropriate data collation for reporting purposes.
This is a rewarding role and through working as part of the team you will support women at the centre to address barriers they face.
For more information regarding the role, please refer to the job pack below.
If this sounds like the perfect job for you then don’t hesitate to apply now!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
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