We have a new opportunity available in the team at MASH as a Housing First Worker. In this role you will be responsible for coordinating and providing personalised, trauma informed support to people with complex needs. You will provide person centred, strength-based support in line with Housing First principles. With your support, women will create long term sustainable tenancies, increasing their independence and maximising their connections with their local community.
Key Dimensions of the Role
| Role: | Housing First Worker |
| Reporting to: | Frontline Manager |
| Salary: | £32,008.88 |
| Hours: | 35 hours per week |
| Contract: | Fixed term until 30th June 2027 (with annual extensions up to June 2029) |
| Annual leave entitlement: | 25 days plus 1 day for each year of service up to 5 additional days plus bank holidays (pro rata) |
| Location: | MASH, 94 -96 Fairfield Street, Manchester, M1 2WR |
| Closing date: | Midnight on October 18th |
| Interview: | Interviews will be held on the Thursday October 22nd |
| Starting date: | As soon as possible |
It is an occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, part 1) for this post to be filled only by a woman.
Purpose of the role
To work with other members of the MASH team to achieve the following outcomes:
- To improve women’s health
- To improve women’s wellbeing
- To increase women’s safety
- To enable women to identify and achieve their goals
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About MASH
MASH is a multi-award winning organisation who, since 1991, has been at the forefront of supporting women in and around Greater Manchester who are, have been or may start sex working and who are facing multiple disadvantage. In 2025 we were awarded Team of the Year at Greater Manchester Health and Care Champion Awards and the ‘Making our Neighbourhoods Safer’ award at Manchester City Council’s Be Proud Awards. We were founded as a social justice organisation, starting out as a grassroots, community led response to the HIV/AIDS crisis and we have continued to support women at the sharpest end of inequalities ever since.
Whilst the nature of sex work, the context in which we operate and the support we provide has changed dramatically over the last thirty years, one thing has remained constant: MASH continues to be a haven for some of the most marginalised women in Greater Manchester – women who fall through the gaps, are under served by mainstream services and face stigma, discrimination and multiple barriers to accessing the support they need. At MASH, we meet each woman where they are at and stay with them for as long as it takes for them to get to where they want to be. Crucially, our support is gender and trauma informed and responsive and we bring decades of experience of appropriately supporting women in ways which work for them.
Staff testimonials
In our most recent staff survey, 96% of employees at MASH said they would recommend MASH as a great place to work and 100% of employees said they felt proud to be a part of MASH.
Staff members fed back:
“I feel privileged to work at MASH.”
“I can be myself at MASH which I love. I feel so comfortable being around like-minded people and working with colleagues/friends”
“I’ve never been part of a team who works so well together and cares so much”
Workplace benefits
Some benefits that we offer at MASH are:
- Hybrid working – both homeworking and office (role dependent)
- Flexible working hours and TOIL
- Access to training and development
- A wellbeing programme including up to 4 sessions of talking therapies each year
- Excellent supervision and support
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
MASH is built on and celebrates our people. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion within our organisation and ensuring that we are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, civil partnerships, race, religion, or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. As an inclusive employer we are here to support you and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments if needed if you join our team.
Our goal is to ensure that we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experience. Our internal monitoring shows that people of colour, people with disabilities, people with a lived experience of sex work and people from refugee and migrant communities are underrepresented in our workforce, and therefore we particularly welcome applications from these communities.
As an inclusive employer we are here to support you and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments if needed during the application process and if you join our team. Please get in touch with admin@mash.org.uk to discuss or call 0161 273 4555
How to apply
To apply please provide the following:
- A CV
- A cover letter answering the following questions (no more than 2 sides of a4):
- What relevant experience do you have for this role?
- What experience do you have of supporting individuals to navigate the complex interdependencies of mental health and dependent substance use and offending behaviour in your work?
- When have you used problem solving skills in your work? Provide an example
- How do you promote independence in your work with service users? Provide an example
- When have you demonstrated relationship building skills? Provide an example
- How do you cope with uncertainty in your work? Provide an example
Please send to admin@mash.org.uk by midnight on Sunday 18th October. Interviews will be held on Thursday 22nd October.
Should you have any questions please contact admin@mash.org.uk or call 0161 273 4555
The post is subject to DBS checks, suitable references, and completion of a 6-month probation period.
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