Night Support Worker

YMCA DLG stands together with children and young people who are at risk; keeping them safe, supporting their emotional wellbeing, and enabling them to belong, contribute and thrive in their local community.

We work to prevent youth homelessness across Sussex and Surrey and provide a home to 763 young people every night. We reach a further 10,000 young people and their families through our other key services, such as counselling, support and advice, mediation, and youth work, so that all young people can belong, contribute and thrive. You can hear our inspiring Young People's Stories HERE. 

We provide accommodation and support for 16+ Looked After Young People (LYP), Care Leavers and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) across three services. Our specialist supported accommodation services are run by our enthusiastic teams, working collaboratively to encourage young people into education, employment or voluntary work. We support them to gain life skills and empower them to live thriving lives in independent accommodation.

The Role

We are looking for a permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week) Night Support Worker to join our experienced and enthusiastic team. In this role you will provide responsive, and supportive services to residents who may need assistance, and ensures the building is safe, secure, and welcoming throughout the night.

Working on site you will be responsible for ensuring the service is safe and prevent any anti-social behaviour from impacting our neighbours and other residents. You will work alongside the other Project Support staff to maximise the well-being of the residents and visitors.  In addition, you will be confident in upkeeping and monitoring the handover documents to ensure a smooth transition between shifts, including recording all incidents, safeguarding issues and informing the team appropriately. 

You will be based on site at Cook Road, Horsham and your expected working pattern will be on shifts, with 4 nights on and 4 nights off.

Please note, this role is part of our Looked After Young People project and is not part of our projects at the Horsham Y Centre or Crawley Foyer.

Who You Are

You will be passionate about working with young people and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children. You will have a strong understanding of the risks, challenges, and opportunities for young people and be able to inspire them to develop their talents. Approaching this role with self-awareness to empower but also, challenge and support when appropriate. You will have sound knowledge of good safeguarding procedures in relation to young people and/or vulnerable adults, and the ability to maintain professional boundaries (training provided). 

We also know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything we have described above, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that, is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

You must hold a current driving licence and have access to your own car.

If you would like an informal discussion about this post, please contact Andy.Ide@ymcadlg.org

The closing date for this role is midnight on 10 July 2022. Please note this is a rolling advert; applications will be reviewed regularly, and suitable applicants will be invited to attend interviews on a rolling basis. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

For questions regarding this role or to request another application format please email recruitment@ymcadlg.org