Night Support Worker Homelessness

Night Support Worker (Homelessness)

LOCATION: Worthing, West Sussex

SALARY: GBP26,797 per annum

DURATION:Permanent

HOURS: Full Time 37.5hrs a week (10:00pm - 08:30am 3/4 nights per week)

Day-to-day duties:

• An opportunity has arisen for a Waking Nights Support Worker to work with a well-established homelessness charity.
• The charity works closely with the local authority with the aim to end local homelessness. Offering a personalised approach to working with individuals to manage risk and reduce associated harm from substance use and multiple exclusion.
• This service offers a high support residence in Worthing town centre. With options for tailored, specialist provision; onsite activity and multiagency support, this service is a genuine place of opportunity.
• To provide a friendly and professional front-of-house welcome to residents, visitors, and staff, and ensure the building is safe, secure, quiet and welcoming.
• Maximise the wellbeing of residents and visitors by ensuring adherence to health and safety protocols and house rules, all within the terms of tenancy agreements.
• Assess and monitor the risks presented by residents to ensure they can keep themselves safe and, where possible, continue their development.
• Record all incidents and accidents and share appropriately with the wider team, and, if necessary, the safeguarding team.
• Regularly check the communal areas and address any instances of potential or actual anti-social behaviour promptly in conjunction with your colleagues.
• Deal effectively with non-compliance issues, such as anti-social behaviour/damage, and de-escalate any instances of threatening, aggressive, or violent behaviour by using restorative practice.
• Provide a professional and compassionate response at times of crisis and liaise promptly with emergency services and other members of staff e.g., 'on-call' manager, as required.
• Report all issues in accordance with policy and procedures and complete an effective handover with day staff.
• Welcome residents' home and provide informal and responsive support so they can articulate their needs and respond appropriately detailing where you cannot provide a response what action you will take.
• Ensure residents views, aspirations, concerns, and idea are sought so they can play an active role in influencing the services they receive.
• Proactively promote the services on offer and ensure residents are encouraged to engage with those services.
• Undertake a range of administration and housekeeping duties. This includes inputting data, assessment, reviews etc onto the client database, tidying communal areas, answering the telephone, and monitoring CCTV.

Essentials:

• 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