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Waking Night Support Assistant
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £20,572 per annum |
Overview
Hours - Waking nights including weekends and bank holidays Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life? SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment. We need people who want to work waking nights to provide cover in our Young Peoples Accommodation Services in North London. Do you have what it takes to join our team? Our waking night staff provide an overnight point of contact for our young people, you must have some experience of working with ages 16 plus and Young Persons and ideally in a residential setting. Our shifts include weekends and bank holidays. We are looking for candidates who: Have a genuine passion for working with people. Are looking for night working hours. Can manage the sometimes complex behaviours our clients may present with and can adapt to fit with those varying needs. Can fit in with teams. Have a flexible, resilient, thoughtful and committed approach to their work. You must be self motivating and energetic & reliable. We offer the chance to gain valuable experience working as part of a dynamic service staffed by experienced, enthusiastic and committed individuals. If you like the sound of this we would love to hear from you. Please see attached job profile for further information. This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. Closing date for applications: 13th April 2020 midnight Interviews to be held: 20th April 2020 (subject to change) Our attractive benefits package includes: A salary increase after successfully completing six months. A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am - 4pm) in non-accommodation services 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays), A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited. In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.