Night Support Worker Southampton, England
Job description
Night Support Worker
Southampton Homelessness Services
Permanent Contract
37 hours per week on a rota of 4 nights on, 4 nights off.
Working hours: 9.30pm – 8am
Salary Scale: 17-21 (£23,189 - £26,078 per annum)
About Us
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Charity and Housing Association. The Society of St James (SSJ) has been working in Hampshire for over 40 years, delivering high impact, person-centred, accommodation services to adults and young people experiencing homelessness, problematic substance use and mental health problems. We believe that every person is of worth and we are prepared to take risks to house and support people at risk and socially excluded members of society.
The Role
The Society wishes to recruit a Night Support Worker to work in our homelessness hostel in Southampton. Here we offer a wide range of support to people with histories of homelessness, substance and alcohol problems, mental health problems and other complex needs.
You will need to have some experience and knowledge of the needs of people at risk with histories of homelessness, severe alcohol/substance dependency and mental health problems.
Ideal Candidate:
- Experience of dealing with challenging and dangerous behaviour (desirable)
- Knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity, with respect to staff and clients
- Awareness and understanding of health and safety
- Understanding of safeguarding for adults at risk
- Knowledge of lone working procedures and staying safe at work
- Ability to listen and communicate effectively with clients
- Ability to adhere to risk assessments and follow risk management plans
- Literacy and IT skills sufficient to demonstrate ability to write letters and emails
- Ability to encourage clients to make healthy lifestyle choices
- Ability to remain calm in difficult situations
Staff Benefits
We value and recognise our staff, offering some generous benefits, as well as the satisfaction of helping people at risk:
- A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days rising to 30 days, plus public holidays
- Flexible working options
- Buying additional annual leave
- Comprehensive induction and training
- Counselling, financial, personal support and health and wellbeing services via our Employee Assistance Programme
- Company cycle to work scheme
- Discounted laptops and computers with Jamie’s Computers
SSJ is committed to promoting Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds.
To apply, please send us your CV and covering letter explaining how you think you meet the Essential Criteria.
Closing Date: Friday 22nd September 2023
Interview Date: Thursday 28th September 2023
If you have not been contacted within 5 days of the closing date then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £23,189.00-£26,078.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 22/09/2023
