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Night Support Worker Homeless Service

Night Support Worker Homeless Service

Posted 22 March by Building Recruitment Company
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£24,731 per annum
Littlehampton , West Sussex
Permanent, full-time
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Posted by Building Recruitment Company
  • Homelessness
  • waking nights
  • night support worker
Night Support Worker (homelessness)

LOCATION:               Bognor Regis 
SALARY:                   £24,731.00 per annum
DURATION:Temp to Perm
HOURS:                      Full Time - 42.11 hours per week, 3 nights on, 3 nights off working rota (8pm to 8am shifts)

Day-to-day duties:
  
  • We are looking to appoint Night Support Workers at our Chichester and Bognor Hostels, our hostels provide homeless clients with short-term accommodation identifying their support needs, building empowering support around those needs, and looking at a suitable move on plan into long-term independent accommodation using a support model which recognizes people may have experienced trauma in their lives.
  • As a support worker you will support homeless adults who may be experiencing a number of complexities including mental health and substance misuse issues.
  • The aim of the role is to proactively support clients into services that will improve their housing, health and wellbeing while improving the client’s quality of life.
  • You will work proactively to form strong relationships and gain clients' trust, striving to provide the best possible service levels at all times.
  • We are looking for an enthusiastic person, who enjoys working as part of a team as well as independently, with the ability to motivate, engage and inspire including the initiative to be able to deal with challenging situations in a calm and effect manner.
  • Previous experience of working within the homeless sector or similar setting is not required as this is an ideal opportunity to start your career in the sector in a role which is meaningful and highly skilled.
  • To support and encourage each client to maintain a clean and safe physical environment and offer advice where needed on any practical life skills such as cleaning, budgeting, laundry, cooking, and self-care.
  • Manage the immediate support needs of clients where needed, providing crisis intervention if necessary.
  • Spending time building safe and boundaried professional relationships by providing informal support and motivation.
  • Managing and de-escalating any disputes or emergencies and completing incident reports
  • To update paper and computerised systems and ensure all occurrences throughout the night are recorded.
  
 
Essentials:
 
  • A valid Enhanced DBS certificate
  • An understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality issues.
  • A basic understanding of the support needs of vulnerable service users.
  • Experience of working in supported housing is desirable.
  
  
For more information on this role please contact Nathan Jackson on or apply with an up-to-date CV

Reference: 52365373

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