Night Project Worker

Barnardo's; Burscough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A non-profit organization for youth support is seeking Night Project Workers in Burscough, UK. The role involves working nights on a flexible 4-on 4-off basis, ensuring the safety and well-being of young people aged 16-25. Candidates should have strong communication skills and a commitment to safeguarding. Involved in various responsibilities, including managing behavior and maintaining living standards, this job offers critical involvement in the lives of vulnerable youth. Training opportunities provided.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will need to lone work and be awake throughout the night.
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues and health & safety procedures is essential.
• Experience working with young people in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and well-being of young people during the night.
• Develop professional relationships to achieve positive outcomes.
• Perform general housekeeping and maintain living standards at the service.

Skills

Safeguarding

Communication skills

Behavior management

Flexible working approach

Job description

Overview

Supported Accommodation Services in Lancashire

Barnardo's provides supported accommodation to young people aged 16-25 across a number of sites in Lancashire. The service aims to provide young people with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed for independent living. The young people who live in our accommodation are from a range of backgrounds and are often either in care, in the process of Leaving Care or have experienced homelessness. Most of the services are staffed 24 hours per day by a dedicated team. Young people can live within our accommodation for up to 2 years so that they can move on successfully to their own accommodation in a planned and coordinated way.

The service that this post links to is:

2a High Street

This service provides 7 units of short-term accommodation-based housing and support to young people aged 16-25 who are vulnerable and unable to live independently in the community, thereby enabling them to develop some of the skills required to move on successfully to more independent living or to return home to family, where this is a safe and appropriate outcome.

Moving On also manages a number of other properties where young people, aged 18-25, live with visiting support from Barnardo's staff. As part of your role, young people from these sites may contact you for assistance.

Working Hours

The successful candidate will work night, usually on a “4-on 4-off” basis, though some flexibility is required. The service operates 7 days per week and 365 days per year.

The Night Project Workers at this service work 21:30 – 08:30.

Responsibilities

• Our Night Project Workers perform a critical role within our services and are a vital part of the team. To be successful in this role you will need to have a range of skills and abilities, and most importantly you will need to enjoy the challenges and rewards of working with young people.
• The successful candidate will have a planned induction and will participate in training including Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Safeguarding, Emergency First Aid, Risk Assessment, Health & Safety.
• There are always opportunities to develop your skills and get involved with different activities within the service.
• The successful candidate will be required to attend and participate in monthly supervision meetings with their line manager, an annual Performance & Development Review and will be fully involved in Team Meetings.
• The Job Description outlines some of the key responsibilities of this role. The successful candidate will need:
• To lone work for parts of their shift and to be awake throughout the night on site, on a shift rota to cover 7 nights per week, Monday to Sunday
• To safeguard the young people within the service - including reporting and responding to safeguarding issues and accessing support from relevant services and managers when necessary.
• To ensure all young people adhere to the House Code.
• To contact emergency services as required to deal with any relevant issue or incident.
• To develop positive and professional working relationships with young people to achieve positive outcomes through listening and one to one conversations.
• To have an open and flexible approach to working with young people and a good knowledge of how to positively manage behaviour that can challenge.
• To complete general housekeeping and domestic tasks to maintain living standards at the service including void room cleans, offices and communal area cleans.
• To ensure the safety and well-being of young people during the night.
• To ensure a safe environment by paying particular regard to building security including access to the building, monitoring of CCTV, fire drill arrangements and health & safety procedures for example regular inspections of communal areas during the course of the night.
• To complete a handover process with incoming staff each morning that highlights any issues or incidents during the night.
• To record telephone calls, incidents, conversations, repairs or faults on the system and ensure they are included in the handover process with day staff.
• To contact service managers as necessary to report any urgent or serious issues or incidents.