Housing Support Worker (weekends/nights), PROSPECTUS

Guardian Jobs; Redhill; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a dedicated Weekend Night Housing Support Officer to empower young individuals in their journey towards independence. This role involves providing personalized support, developing tailored developmental plans, and ensuring a safe environment during night shifts. If you are passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of young people and thrive in a supportive, inclusive atmosphere, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a team that values diversity and is committed to fostering personal growth and community well-being.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing structured support to young people.
• Ability to devise and review developmental support plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide structured support to young people in supported housing.
• Respond to emergency situations and manage on-call processes.

Skills

Trauma-informed approach

Support planning

Emergency response

Record keeping

Job description

Our client, a renowned young person's homeless charity based across East Surrey, is currently seeking a Weekend Night Housing Support Officer to provide personal development opportunities to young people in one of their supported housing services (low-medium needs) based in Redhill.

In this role, you will provide structured support in response to identified needs as documented in each young person’s Developmental Support Plan, equipping them with the confidence and skills to work towards living as independently and sustainably as possible. You will provide a trauma-informed approach, involving the supported individual, devising, reviewing and updating developmental support plans, recording events and observations and keeping appropriate records as required by the service. You will respond/attend to emergency situations that arise in other services and will have a full understanding of the on-call process.

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below.

At Prospectus, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. If you are enthusiastic about working with a fantastic charity that makes a real difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you!

Please note this role is to work 33 hours per week: Fri/Sat/Sun 7.00pm - 7.00am

Please note this role is initially a 12 month FTC, covering maternity leave.