Night Shift Attendant

GOOD SHEPHERD CENTRE; Carlow; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Good Shepherd Centre Kilkenny invites applications for a role as part of the Cold Weather Initiative in Carlow. From November to March, you will work to provide safe, warm and supportive accommodation for homeless individuals and families, ensuring dignity and access to essential services.

You will engage with service users to identify needs, liaise with local agencies, and help deliver high-quality, person-centred support in a challenging but rewarding environment.

Qualifications

• Organisational Skills are essential.
• Experience in social care or homelessness settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing safe, warm accommodation and support to homeless individuals and families during cold weather initiatives.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Job description

The Good Shepherd Centre Kilkenny (GSCK) provides services to women, men and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Service users must be over the age of 18 years and referred by the local authority. Identified vulnerable groups to homelessness are:

• People struggling with addiction
• People with mental health issues
• People with disabilities
• The elderly
• Low-income families
• People exiting state care, hospital, or prison

Skills and attributes

• Organisational Skills

Description

Purpose of the Post

This position forms part of The Good Shepherd Centre Cold Weather Initiative in Carlow, providing essential support to individuals experiencing homelessness by ensuring access to a safe, warm and supportive environment during periods of cold weather. This initiative runs from the months of November through March. The purpose of the post is to assist the Service to provide safe secure accommodation and support to homeless families, parents and children. To provide an efficient and high-quality service through engaging with people who are homeless in their identified support needs.