*Experienced Practitioners, Waking Night - Young People Support Workers – Lewisham, London

St Christopher's Fellowship; London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

St Christopher's Fellowship is seeking Experienced Practitioners for Waking Night Support Workers in Lewisham, London. The role involves supporting young people with complex emotional needs in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates will have experience, a commitment to mental health support, and the ability to handle challenging behavior. Offers include career progression, training, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years

Comprehensive training program

Contributory pension scheme

Enhanced maternity scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year's experience working with Young People.
• Genuine commitment to supporting Young People.
• Understanding of safeguarding regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support and care for young people with emotional difficulties.
• Ensure residents are safe and complete support documentation.
• Attend monthly team meetings and receive monthly supervision.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Ability to cope with challenging behavior

Flexibility

Creativity

Job description

*Experienced Practitioners, Waking Night - Young People Support Workers – Lewisham, London, London

Client:

St Christopher's Fellowship

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

Job Description:

*Experienced Practitioners, Waking Night - Young People Support Workers – Lewisham, London

Experienced Practitioners - Young People Support Workers – Lewisham, London

Waking Night: 40 hours per week, shift work, including weekends and bank holidays

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £28,808 per annum, rising to £30,571 incrementally based on performance.

Overtime and Bank Holidays paid time and a half

Location:Lewisham, SE13

Looking for fantastic career progression, excellent training and therapeutic support? Join our committed and professional team and make a difference to young people living in residential care, where no two days are the same!

Watch our short video to gain an insight into our working life here at St Christopher’s

AboutUs

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.

St Christopher’s Academy

At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you acareerwhere you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people’s lives.

When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions.If you want to learn more aboutSt Christopher’s Academy, please clickhere

Weare proud that 84%of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions.

About the role

As an Experienced Practitioner, you will provide direct support and care for our young people who have complex emotional and mental health difficulties (such as trauma and loss) and can struggle to regulate their emotions. Working within a therapeutic framework, you will develop a direct programme of work aimed at developing authentic relationships with our young people (aged 16 – 24 years old), you will also have responsibility for making sure our residents are safe, providing support, liaison with other professionals and completion of support documents to record information.

Throughout the Waking Night shift, you will have the additional support of an on-call manager should there be any emergencies. Further to this, you will be involved in monthly team meetings and receive monthly supervision.

Applicants should have

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience working and supporting Young People to achieve their full potential.
• Genuine commitment to working and supporting Young People to achieve their full potential; with the ability to build and promote trusted relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
• An understanding of the issues facing Young People and a basic understanding of safeguarding Regulations and Procedures.
• The ability to cope effectively with challenging behaviour.
• Good communication and team working skills.
• Flexibility to work Waking Night shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.
• Commitment to undertake any mandatory training (outside of working hours) and continuous learning to ensure a high level of service.
• Creativity, enthusiasm and energy to inspire and encourage young people to achieve their goals.

What you should expect from us

• Salary: £28,808 per annum
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
• Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
• UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
• BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary funded training programs.
• Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
• Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.

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Created on 29/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom