Emergency Housing Support Worker

30 hours per week

About the role

Due to the opening of additional properties, we are looking for someone to join the Kingdom Way Trust team in Eastbourne as a Support Worker to work across our Emergency Housing. Much of the role will be spending time with residents. However other aspects will include practical and administrative tasks.

As a Support Worker you will be supporting our residents with their needs and helping them towards longer term more independent living.

About you

For this role, you would be someone with a passion for the vulnerable,  in agreement with our values and able to work with residents, staff, other agencies and churches. You will need to be able to work with people with support needs including: poor mental health, past offending, in recovery from drug and alcohol dependency. We value good listening skills and the ability to work flexibly and learn new skills are important as we develop a strong supportive team across all the projects of Kingdom Way Trust.

About us

Kingdom Way Trust is a Christian charity which provides housing and support for vulnerable adults. Through our various projects we provide housing and support to people who may have challenges that are barriers to them living more independently.

We love diversity and we value everyone’s unique skills, strengths, knowledge and experience. For the person joining the team, we hope this role will help realise their potential and enable us to raise our performance in empowering those we serve.

To apply

For the Job Description & Application form visit:  www.kingdomwaytrust.org

Closing date for applications 16^th November 2025.

Or contact roland@kingdomwaytrust.org for any further information about this role.

Churches face all kinds of security issues from theft to graffiti, occasional disruption of events and violence to clergy.

Local security advisers Fortis may be able to help if you would value help in this area.

As a Security Company we have been made aware of a Government Grant for funding the installation of protective measures at places of worship, some of the measures are for CCTV, Entry systems and Key-fob systems. This grant can be applied for by places of worship and is designed to increase the security and protective measures, and to reduce harm to communities and their Places of Worship.

My years as a police officer have shown me the importance of putting in place preventative measure to protect people from harm.
I would also like to extend our services to anyone who may need them and invite anyone to get in contact if they want to enquire further. We can provide all aspects of security and would be sure to support anyone who needed our help.

I have also attached a link to our website, my contact details are also at the bottom of this news item

Government Grant Link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/places-of-worship-protective-security-scheme#who-can-apply

Fortis website:

https://fortissecure.io/

Kind regards,

Jamie

Jamie Botting – Director & Co-Founder
Fortis Secure Global Solutions Limited
Office: +441323 692100
Mobile: +447585 332252
Email: Jamie@fortissecurityyconsult.com
Web: fortissecure.io

Geoff Tompkins of Jesus Loves Bexhill writes:

It all started some six years ago when my friend and I started going out litter picking along Bexhill promenade, wearing t-shirts carrying the message ‘Jesus Loves Bexhill’, and eventually upgrading to brilliant lime-green HiVis tops so people could easily see and identify us once our numbers had significantly increased.

Over the years we have experienced some amazing things:- healing, divine appointments, salvations, people’s faith being rejuvenated, our boldness and experience growing, as we have gone out and about in Bexhill at least twice every month, collecting litter and chatting with people. We have become very well known and appreciated, and even our MP asked to come out with us, which he did for a couple of hours;

café owners give us free drinks, one even offered us free curries, and organisers of big events such as Bexhill Carnival, Horse Show and Custom Car Show, have allowed us to place full page information in their programmes, and have even given sizeable donations! You can find out much more on our website at www.jesuslovesbexhill.org.uk.

People from other towns have seen and heard what is going on in Bexhill and have wanted to emulate what we do. We support these groups in many ways:- providing all artwork for their very own Jesus Loves their town logo, plus sufficient equipment and HiVis tops to get them started.

There are now groups in various towns as follows:
Jesus Loves Copthorne
Jesus Loves Crawley Down
Jesus Loves East Grinstead
Jesus Loves Sidley
Jesus Loves St Leonards

Recently we have been asked to help establish groups in other towns in West Sussex, but what about a Jesus Loves Eastbourne, or a Jesus Loves Langney, or even a Jesus Loves Hampden Park???

If you would like to help establish a group in your area and would like to know more, please get in touch, we would love to meet up and share more with you.  Perhaps a few of us from other towns could come along and share at a church house group or similar; or perhaps a meeting first over a coffee somewhere near you?

You could already be out there serving in the community, or wanting to but don’t know how.  We would be happy to talk it through – please get in touch.

Geoff Tompkins

geoff@jesuslovesourtowns.org.uk
www.jesuslovesourtowns.org.uk

Tel:- 07711 544833

Our short film, Compassion At the Edge, captures what it means to bring hope to those who feel there’s no way forward.

Watch the film here

Key Headlines

Lives touched: 309 people reached so far this year – each one a story of courage, compassion, and hope.

Growing support: 25 new regular donors have joined our mission in recent weeks. Every gift, large or small, helps us be there in the moments that matter most.

Faithful prayer: 496 prayer supporters now stand with us. Your prayers strengthen our Chaplains more than you know.

Partnership in action: Our incredible colleagues at Sussex Police, HM Coastguard, NHS clinicians, and many others – all working together for life.

Our 500 Donor Campaign: We’re praying for 500 new regular supporters to help secure BHCT’s future. A monthly gift of £14 covers the cost of one life saved per year. Please pray that hearts are stirred to give – and, if you feel led, consider joining them yourself by clicking the link at the bottom of this email.

Our Team: For protection, strength, and resilience as they serve at the frontline this autumn, often in difficult and emotional circumstances.

Those in crisis: That everyone who comes to Beachy Head in despair will meet a Chaplain at exactly the right moment – and not face the edge alone.

Local change: For listening ears and open hearts at East Sussex County Council as we campaign to reduce speeding and make Beachy Head Road safer.

Every story of hope begins with prayer – and yours have carried us. Thank you for every word, every gift, every act of faith that keeps this work possible.

Helen Yousaf (national worship leader) will be leading the worship and others will be joining her. It’s a time of celebration declaring the goodness of God through song. We are hoping that Eastbourne churches will join us and talk to passers by who have questions or want to be signposted to local churches.

The next breakfast is on the 8th November at the Royal Eastbourne Golf Club at 8.00 when Jess Holliday, the CEO of Eastbourne Foodbank will be giving her Thought for the Day.

For newcomers, the breakfast is a full English breakfast served buffet style, the cost is £12.00, cash if possible, cards will be taken if required.

The breakfast starts promptly at 8.00 to finish at 9.00, please arrive around 7.45 to collect a coffee or tea from the drinks station.  With the increased number of guests an early arrival does help to smooth entry.

For newcomers who might be interested in attending, please contact me.

If you are on our mailing list already but are unable to attend, please give me your apology by 3pm, the Thursday prior to the breakfast, by replying to dennisthompson618@gmail.com, The number I submit is the number I will be charged for.  I do hope to see you there.

Our speaker on the 13th December is Garth Hewitt, who worships at Emmanuel Church, Eastbourne.

God Bless

Dennis
Email: dennisthompson618@gmail.com
(M) 07808 731166

Eastbourne Prayer – Come and pray for our town on Friday morning October 24

Trinity Church Coppice Avenue
10am for coffee
10.30 to pray.

There is car parking space at the back of the church.

Pray Eastbourne is inviting Eastbourne to come to Trinity Church in Coppice Avenue, near Willingdon Triangle on Friday morning, 24th October from 10 am to join in prayer together.  Starting with refreshments, this morning will provide another opportunity for us to pray together for our churches, our neighbours, family and friends, our town, our country and our world. These prayer meetings when we unite together have been significant milestones.

Following this meeting, we will be praying together again, this time on Sunday evening, 2nd November, at 6.30 pm at Victoria Baptist Church in Eldon Road.