Location: Swan Lane, Huddersfield

Hours: 21 hours per week based on a 4 week rolling rota with shifts between the hours of 21:30- 08:45. This includes some weekend work.

We’re looking for a Night Support Workers to join the Swan Lane Team, based in Lockwood, Huddersfield.

This is a fixed term post until September 25, with ongoing negotiations to extend the contract.

At Connect we aim to do more than provide a place to live. We make people feel at home, transform lives, and build communities and the team play a critical role in this vision.

As a Night Support Worker , you’ll be making a positive difference to the lives of Young people (16-25) who have experienced homelessness.

Swan Lane is a 10 bed supported housing project. Our Night Support Workers are responsible for the safety and security of the building and will mainly lone work overnight. The main duties include:

• Allowing entry into the building
• Supporting young people in person and over the phone when needed
• Ensuring the safety of those inside the building
• operating CCTV
• Housing management tasks including recording notes and taking part in accurate handovers

This role includes some general upkeeping of the staff and communal areas and assisting with void management and getting vacant rooms ready to be re-let.

To do well in this role you will need to be:

• Pro-active, resilient and driven to providing a first-class service
• A trustworthy and values driven person who acts ethically and with integrity
• A team player working collaboratively internally and externally whilst confident enough to work independently

Whilst no formal qualifications are required, applicants must demonstrate experience of:

• Working with young people who have experienced homelessness
• Working within guidelines and policy
• Liaising and working with other agencies
• Identifying and managing situations involving a level of risk.
• The issues and the challenges faced by young people.

This role will require an enhanced DBS check.

Please read the attached combined job description and person specification document for more details and to help you with your application.

Closing date: 18 November 24. Early applications are encouraged as we may close the role early depending on number/quality of applications.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Josie Murray, on 07423 672751

The benefits on offer here at Connect Housing:

• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 days after 5 years, plus bank holidays
• Group pension scheme with up to 9% matched by Connect. Salary exchange/sacrifice also available. 
• BUPA Health Cash Plan. Get money back for your dental, optical, podiatry treatment and much more, including cash back on your prescriptions.
• Employee Assistance Programme: get free confidential advice and support 24/7, with free counselling sessions available too.
• MyPlace benefits: retail discounts and offers
• The opportunity to buy and sell annual leave
• Training and development opportunities and support with role-related professional subscriptions and qualifications.
• Travel season ticket loans
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Paid volunteering leave

As an equal opportunities employer we recruit based on experience, attitude and values. Connect are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the communities we serve and actively works to promote equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply. We are proudly a Disability Confident employer.