Job Specifications
Night Support Worker – Young People
This is an exciting opportunity for a Night Support Worker to work as part of a team covering the night shift hours delivering an assessment, support and move on service to vulnerable clients in homelessness accommodation. You will be working in a new project, where all clients will be 16-25 years old and will have complex needs.
Position: Night Young People Support Worker
Location: Brixton, London
Contract: Full Time, 12 Months Fixed Term Contract
Hours: 37.5 hours a week
Salary: £ 27,636 Per Annum Plus Pension & Other Benefits
Closing Date: Sunday 25th May 2025
About The Role
As a Night Support Worker, you will work under the direction, guidance and support of the service manager. You will be responsible for maintaining a safe, supportive environment, covering a number of core work activities and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of clients, volunteers and staff in the service at all times.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure a safe environment through regular risk assessments, health and safety checks, and reporting
Safeguard client wellbeing at all times, using appropriate safeguarding and emergency procedures
Work collaboratively with external agencies and statutory teams, adhering to data protection and information-sharing protocols
Prepare accommodation for new clients and support them in settling in
Participate in relevant training and attend team meetings to support your development and contribute to service delivery
Liaise with internal departments (e.g. Finance, HR, Fundraising) to help ensure smooth service operations.
Carry out other duties as required, in line with policies and your manager’s direction
About You
We are looking for someone who has:
Experience of working in a busy support or care environment
Experience of working with non-UK nationals or those who have experienced homelessness
Experience of using Risk Assessments and Support Planning
Experience of operating safeguarding requirements and procedures
The ability to lone-work and being pro-active
Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity and equality ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity and no one, suffers from discrimination.
Commitment to promoting an environment, which has the highest regard for the Health and Safety of others.
Personal and professional integrity
High level understanding of professional boundaries and ability to maintain boundaries
Effective collaborative working
Ability to effectively reflect on own practices for ongoing learning and development
In Return For Working Here, You Will Receive
A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role
Flexible working model for suitable roles.
26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years of service.
Family-friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.
Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service
Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.
Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.
Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More
Death in service (4x Base salary)
Legal Advice line
About The Organisation
The charity delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. They specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those they work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities they work within. The organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester to Sheffield and Kent.
You may have experience in areas such as: Support Worker, Peer Support, Project Manager, Care Caseworker, Youth Project Coordinator, Youth Caseworker, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Wellbeing Worker etc. #INDSCP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
About the Company
Depaul UK is a national homelessness charity that aims to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it.
We help young people who are homeless and disadvantaged fulfil their potential in the community - and support more than 3,100 people a year.
We protect young people by finding them a place to call home, prevent them from becoming homeless by rebuilding family relationships, and give them the chance to take part in volunteering, training and education. Depaul UK also offers through-the-gate support to yo...
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