Concierge

SIG Central Office - Speculative Applications; City Of London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Employer pension contribution

Blue Light Discount Card

Discounted tickets for events

Mental health & wellbeing support

Training and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance Scheme

Cycle-to-work

Annual staff awards

EDI Ambassador programme

Job summary

Social Interest Group (SIG) is seeking a Night Concierge based in Croydon to provide 24/7 support for residents with forensic mental health needs. You will conduct welfare checks, manage access, respond to emergencies, and maintain a safe, welcoming environment.

You will stay awake during shifts, support residents with queries, and ensure clear handovers for day staff. The role emphasises calm, compassionate communication and adherence to safety procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing high quality customer service.
• Ability to work independently and taking responsibility for the service.
• Excellent communication skills with residents, colleagues and external partners to build positive relationships.
• Understanding the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Ability to stay calm in a fast paced environment.
• Compassionate, non-judgmental approach when helping others.
• Demonstrates Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency in daily work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure buildings are safe by monitoring, welfare checks and responding to emergencies.
• Maintain professionalism with residents and visitors, manage calls and deliveries, communicate with team per procedures.
• Provide daily reports on resident activity, safeguarding and concerns for handovers.
• Collaborate with the wider team to escalate urgent issues.
• Monitor CCTV during shifts and support risk assessments and safeguarding checks.
• Support residents to build confidence and independence in a psychologically informed space.
• Notice signs of distress and take prompt action to prevent escalation.
• Keep environment clean, report repairs and manage admin tasks accurately.

Job description

Job Title: Concierge

Location: Based in Croydon. Step free access is available at this service.

Salary: £28,000

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Sunday on a night rota between 20:00 - 08:30. You may be required to work outside these hours including day shifts, and bank holidays as per service and resident requirements

About the Role

An internal opportunity for a Night Concierge to join our team based in Croydon. In this role, you will provide concierge services within our service which provides 24/7 support to residents with forensic mental health needs.

As a Concierge, you will help create a safe, welcoming and well run environment, offering reassurance and practical support to residents when they need it the most. This role is key to keeping our building, residents, and service secure and responsive. You will conduct regular safety checks, monitor access, respond to emergencies, support residents with queries, and keeping records. You will be key to creating and maintaining a clean and safe environment.

You will be expected to remain awake, alert, accessible, and actively engaged throughout the shift. There is a focus on welfare checks, providing resident support, and completing administration tasks, ensuring clear handovers are prepared for the day staff and managers.

Some Key Responsibilities Include:

• Ensuring our buildings are safe by monitoring, completing welfare checks and responding affectively and appropriately to emergencies
• Maintaining professionalism and kindness with residents and visitors, attending to calls, managing deliveries and ensuring great communication with the team in line with policies and procedures
• Provide a daily report on resident activity, AINMs, safeguarding and concerns for handovers.
• Working with the wider team to make sure any urgent issues are picked up and followed through
• Remain alert and monitor CCTV throughout the shift
• Adapting to service needs to support risk assessments, safeguarding checks, and service standards
• Supporting residents to build confidence and independence, contributing to a psychologically informed space where everyone is treated with respect and dignity
• Noticing when someone might be struggling with their physical or mental health, and taking prompt action to prevent escalation
• Helping to keep the environment clean and welcoming from tidying communal spaces to reporting repairs and completing admin tasks accurately and sensitively
• Be a valued and reliable member of the team, completing handovers for colleagues for a seamless service
• Other duties include maintaining cleanliness, removing rubbish, reporting repairs, ordering supplies, and general tasks

About You

We're looking for someone who understands the importance of compassion, routine and safety who's ready to make a difference in a calm, consistent way. Whether you've worked in supported housing before or bring transferable skills from another role, what matters most is if you're dependable, care about people, and want to make a difference during quieter hours. Furthermore we look for:

• Experience in providing high quality customer service
• Ability to work independently and taking responsibility for the service
• You will require excellent communication skills with residents, colleagues and external partners to build positive and respectful relationships
• Understanding the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in everything you do
• You have the ability to stay calm and supportive in a fast paced and constantly changing environment
• Ability to take a compassionate, non judgmental approach when helping others
• You share our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency in your everyday work

Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.

What we Offer

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Employer Pension Contribution
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards
• EDI Ambassador programme

About Social Interest Group (SIG)

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.

We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group .

Additional Information

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below.

For Recruitment related enquiries, or if you need support with making your application for example due to learning needs or a disability, please email [e-mail] or call our central office on 020 3668 9270 to request a call back. Please note that this will take you through to our Central Administration team, who will then communicate your enquiry with us and we will arrange to call you back.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.

Closing Date

01-10-2026