Night Young People Support Worker-Maternity Cover

Depaul UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity is seeking a Night Young People Support Worker for a maternity cover role in Brixton. The position involves providing support to vulnerable young clients, ensuring safety, and working collaboratively with various agencies. The role offers a full-time, fixed-term contract with comprehensive training and benefits.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Flexible working model

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Discount vouchers

Death in service benefit

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy support or care environment.
• Experience of using Risk Assessments and Support Planning.
• Commitment to promoting health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe environment through regular risk assessments.
• Safeguard client wellbeing using appropriate procedures.
• Liaise with internal departments for smooth operations.

Skills

Experience in support or care environment

Experience with non-UK nationals

Knowledge of safeguarding procedures

Ability to lone-work

Commitment to diversity and equality

Effective collaborative working

Job description

Night Young People Support Worker-Maternity Cover

• Location: Brixton, Lambeth, Greater London, United Kingdom

This is an exciting opportunity for a Night Support Worker to work as part of a team covering the night shift hours delivering an assessment, support and move on service to vulnerable clients in homelessness accommodation. You will be working in a new project, where all clients will be 16-25 years old and will have complex needs.

Position:Night Young People Support Worker (Maternity Cover)

Location:Brixton, London

Contract: Full Time, 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Hours:37.5 hours a week

Salary:£ 27,636 Per Annum Plus Pension & Other Benefits

Closing Date: Sunday 25th May 2025

About the Role

As a Night Support Worker, you will work under the direction, guidance and support of the service manager. You will be responsible for maintaining a safe, supportive environment, covering a number of core work activities and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of clients, volunteers and staff in the service at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure a safe environment through regular risk assessments, health and safety checks, and reporting
• Safeguard client wellbeing at all times, using appropriate safeguarding and emergency procedures
• Work collaboratively with external agencies and statutory teams, adhering to data protection and information-sharing protocols
• Prepare accommodation for new clients and support them in settling in
• Participate in relevant training and attend team meetings to support your development and contribute to service delivery
• Liaise with internal departments (e.g. Finance, HR, Fundraising) to help ensure smooth service operations.
• Carry out other duties as required, in line with policies and your manager’s direction

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience of working in a busy support or care environment
• Experience of working with non-UK nationals or those who have experienced homelessness
• Experience of using Risk Assessments and Support Planning
• Experience of operating safeguarding requirements and procedures
• The ability to lone-work and being pro-active
• Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity and equality ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity and no one, suffers from discrimination.
• Commitment to promoting an environment, which has the highest regard for the Health and Safety of others.
• Personal and professional integrity
• High level understanding of professional boundaries and ability to maintain boundaries
• Effective collaborative working
• Ability to effectively reflect on own practices for ongoing learning and development

In return for working here, you will receive:

• A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role
• Flexible working model for suitable roles.
• 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years of service.
• Family-friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.
• Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.
• Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.
• Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More
• Death in service (4x Base salary)
• Legal Advice line

About the Organisation

The charity delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. They specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those they work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities they work within. The organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester to Sheffield and Kent.

You may have experience in areas such as: Support Worker, Peer Support, Project Manager, Care Caseworker, Youth Project Coordinator, Youth Caseworker, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Wellbeing Worker etc. #INDSCP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.