Night Support Worker - Harlow
Location
Harlow, Essex | United Kingdom
Job description
Night Support Worker - Harlow
Night Support Worker – Harlow – Reputable Charity – Training & Progression – Flexible Working Hours – Competitive Pay Rate – Temporary to Permanent Vacancy
Are you passionate about supporting vulnerable young people? Do you want to shape their futures?
The Organisation:
A responsible and progressive charity, aiming to provide social justice and support to vulnerable groups of people across the UK; victims of domestic violence, ex-offenders, young people, people with mental health difficulties and those struggling with substance misuse. They are a well-established organisation with a positive market reputation and over 20 years of experience in supported living.
This company are currently operating supported housing services for rehabilitating ex-offenders that have left a prison setting. The service ensures the instilling of independent living skills, positive wellbeing and personal development within ex-offenders, working towards their bettering of life and prevention of repeat offending.
The Opportunities:
- Night Support Workers are employed on a full-time basis, working 35 hours per week across shifts between 8:15PM to 7:45AM, across a 7-day rota, which is issued in advance.
- Competitive pay rates; Night Support Workers are paid £13.42 (PAYE) or £17.53 (Umbrella).
- Contract length will be 12-weeks before a transition to a permanent contract within our client’s company.
- You will be based in a supported accommodation service in the Ladyshot area of Harlow, Essex.
The Responsibilities:
- Carrying out initial assessment of the potential or actual service user, including any risks, or their needs and requirements in respect of the service on offer.
- Maintaining contact on a regular basis with service users in accordance with the requirements of the service. This includes maintaining a professional relationship and being a good role model to service users.
- Assessing risk and take the necessary actions in respect of any activities with service users including personal safety.
- Developing relationships with appropriate external groups/agencies in support of services users' needs and requirements.
- Responding to internal or external complaints promptly, challenging any anti-social behaviour and reporting any risks.
The Requirements:
- Previous experience working with children & young people. This can be in industries such as education, social care, healthcare etc.
- Proactive and patient personality.
- Proven personal or working experience in conflict resolution.
The Desirables:
- Ideally, candidates will have a full UK driving license or live nearby to central Harlow to access the service with ease.
- Relevant training to housing or health and social care.
- Over 3 years’ experience within a relevant position i.e., Support Worker.
- Previous experience in positions such as Youth Support Worker, Housing Support Worker, Life Skills Support Worker etc.
The Rewards:
- CV Enhancing Organisation; this charity are trailblazers in their work, providing vital support to vulnerable adults and young people across the UK, receiving awards for both their contribution to British society and their employment standards for those they hire.
- Work-life balance; successful support workers will have the ability to manage their own working week and caseload, with an allowance of remote working between service-based work, as well as social working hours and various employee wellbeing support schemes.
- Meaningful work; support workers will truly see the fruits of their labour whilst ensuring that their service users progress and succeed in their reintegration to mainstream society and enablement of independent living skills.
The Application:
- Should you be interested in this role, please get in touch and apply today.
- Maybe you know someone else who may be interested? We offer a £250.00 referral fee for successful referral placements!
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