Link Worker (Prehab)

As a Link Worker at YMCA Together you will naturally be an empathetic and caring person wanting to provide unconditional support for those apart of our services. Your role as a Link Worker will be to be alongside our Support Practitioners and residents to create a safe environment that empowers residents to make positive changes in their lives.

What your week may look like

To ensure that Intensive Housing Management tasks are completed in a timely way and to a high standard.

To build supportive and therapeutic relationships with Residents through dialogue

To deliver activity based interventions

To support in preparing Residents to resettle into their community of choice

To ensure that Housing Benefit forms are completed in a timely manner

Uphold and develop YMCA Together’s Equal Opportunities policy of anti-discrimination across all services

Ensure compliance with code of conduct, including professional boundaries and confidentiality at all times

Deal promptly with all complaints

Report all safeguarding incidents

Familiarise yourself with and ensure compliance with all YMCA Together’s policies and procedures

Prepare for and attend supervision and annual appraisal with your line manager taking direction as appropriate and contributing to the development of both yourself and the service

It is recognised that the association is operating in a dynamic environment and as such this job description may be varied in consultation with the post holder to reflect evolving needs of the business and changing nature of the job.

What can we offer you

Working with YMCA Together comes will a whole host of benefits. We hope that people will find personal fulfilment and purpose by working with alongside people in our services. Our teams are compassionate and supportive, fostering a strong sense of community. With opportunities for professional growth, YMCA together offers training to support your role and personal development.

For a full list of benefits see here: Careers Page YMCA Together

The skills we are looking for

Educated to level 3

Experience of working in accommodation-based support services

Experience of partnership working

Experience of formulating risk assessments

Working experience of maintaining up to date electronic records and calendars

Experience of delivering group interventions

Experience of delivering co-produced activities

A working knowledge of providing support

A working knowledge of Health & Safety issues

A clear understanding of complex needs in relation to someone beginning their recovery journey including past trauma, homelessness and mental ill health.

Knowledge of safeguarding protocols

Knowledge and understanding of how to deal with challenging and chaotic individuals

Computer literate, competent in working with Microsoft word, outlook, windows

Committed to improving the lives of people with complex needs

Committed to own personal development and CPD planning

Creative and dynamic approach with the ability to “think outside of the box” when providing solutions

Energetic, highly motivated with a reputation of being held in high regard by their peers

Excellent interpersonal/ communication skills

Excellent negotiation/ mediation skills

Committed to own career development

Reliable

Ability to work within and have commitment to YMCA Together’s ethos, philosophy and SHREK values, Strength, Humility, Respect, Empathy and Kindness.

Energetic, dynamic and self motivated

What is nice to have

Qualification in housing

Qualification in IT

Qualification in substance misuse

Knowledge of health interventions Knowledge of welfare rights

Analytical, data collation and reporting skills

Even if you don’t feel that you have all of the relevant skills and “nice to haves” we would still like to hear from you and invite you to fill out our application form.

YMCA Together is an equal opportunities employer, values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

To download a copy of our application form, please click here

If you would like to apply not directly through the website, please email your completed application form to

Application deadline: Friday 11th July 2025

Full-time