This is a Permanent, Part Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
One YMCA is looking for a compassionate, organised, and proactive Hostel Support & Administration Assistant to join our Supported Housing team. Based within a 40-bed temporary accommodation hostel, you will support residents with a range of complex needs while helping to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the service.
Key Responsibilities
YMCA is looking for a compassionate, organised, and proactive Hostel Support & Administration Assistant to join our Supported Housing team. Based within a 40-bed temporary accommodation hostel, you will support residents with a range of complex needs while helping to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the service.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide a welcoming and professional front-of-house service.
• Carry out resident welfare checks and offer practical support.
• Assist residents with correspondence, benefit applications, and accessing services.
• Provide administrative support, maintain accurate records, and update case notes.
• Welcome and coordinate visiting professionals, agencies, and contractors.
• Help maintain a safe, secure, and supportive hostel environment.
• Work closely with the Complex Needs Worker and wider team to support positive outcomes for residents.
About You
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A caring and professional approach to supporting vulnerable people.
• Strong administration and IT skills.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• An understanding of confidentiality, safeguarding, and professional boundaries.
Why Join YMCA? This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people experiencing homelessness and other complex challenges while working within a supportive and values-driven organisation.
Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and can only accept applications from individuals who already have the right to work in the UK.
As some roles involve working with vulnerable people, a Basic or Enhanced DBS check may be required following a conditional job offer.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. If you have applied for a similar role within the last 6 months and were unsuccessful, please consider whether your experience has significantly developed before reapplying.
One YMCA is committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know in advance if you require any adjustments to support your application.
We are an inclusive organisation that promotes equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse workforce with a wide range of skills, experiences, and abilities.
This is a Part Time role.
Hours per week: 32
Working Pattern: 12hrs shift on Sat & Sun and 8hrs shift Monday (alternating 8am-4pm and 12pm-8pm for Monday shift
About Us
One YMCA and its subsidiaries, the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) and Signpost are on an exciting journey to double our impact by 2025. We are over half way through an exciting new strategy launched in the first hour of the new decade, via email where all staff and volunteers were invited to put themselves forward to apply and attend an intensive, three-day Kickstarter Event.
By the end of these three days, there was a brilliantly multi-faceted set of themes and ideas, which formed the starting point for the rest of the Mission 25 process to build on. The aim of Mission 25 is to give every staff member and volunteer the opportunity to play their part in shaping the strategy to do “more and better, together” so that we double our impact by 2025. We deliver a vast array of services across Herts, Beds and Bucks that reach over 135,000 individuals annually.
These include:
The Benefits
About Us
YMCA is a global movement that empowers communities and young people to build a just, sustainable, equitable and inclusive world. Founded over 160 years ago, the movement gave birth to basketball, volleyball, Father’s Day, and inner city hostels, and has grown to be the world’s largest youth organisation with over 50 million members in 121 countries.
"One YMCA" represents the movement in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, and is now one of the largest YMCA’s in Europe. Our focus is supporting vulnerable individuals and families to develop the skills and confidence they need to progress towards independence, so they are able to live their life to the full. Our approach is holistic and so we offer a wide range of services that include Housing, Community, Family Support, Youth and Children’s Activity Programmes, Early Years Education, and Specialist Therapeutic Support.
In the last five years, we have trebled our income to £40m, and more than doubled our colleague numbers to over 750. We are ambitious to continue to serve even more people and plan to grow our impact across our four counties, whilst also playing a growing role globally in what 14,000 other YMCAs are seeking to achieve globally through our shared 2030 Vision.
Our Values
We champion RESPECT so everyone can belong
We show COMPASSION so everyone can contribute
We inspire GROWTH so everyone can thrive
Current Benefits
Covers healthcare expenses from optical and dental care to therapy treatments. Shared pot for children included.
Confidential help and advice line (24 hours) on medical, legal, and domestic issues.
Special offers from hundreds of leading online and high street retailers & Discounts on gym memberships.
One day additional leave day for every year of service up to 5 days.
Support for your child, IVF treatment, and through challenging times.
Training & Development with a clear pathway for you to grow.
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