We’re looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Waking Night Support Worker to join our Hounslow Young People Service.
Hounslow Young People is Supported Accommodation Service for young people and young parents aged 16-25 in Hounslow. The Service encompasses a mix of units across six sites supporting 57 vulnerable young people and 19 teen parents.
The aim of the service is to empower Young People to move towards independent living, supporting their successful transition from childhood; laying the foundations for healthy, ambitious, and safe adult lives with minimal ongoing support. Support is delivered in partnership with a number of stakeholders and partners in the community such as mental health services; substance misuses agencies, housing teams, police and social services.
We are recruiting Waking Night Support Workers to join our dynamic service and team. In the role of Waking Night Support Worker; individuals will ensure continues support is provided to young people at the standards of day staff with particular focus on safety of vulnerable young people.
Waking Night Support Workers will work in line with person centred risk assessments; support plans and liaise with support workers to provide comprehesive handover and partnership working. They will be oberservant of changes in behaviour and presentations ensuring appropriate actions are taken to document and report changes in support needs of young people. Shift Patterns: The role requires individuals to work on a rota pattern including weekends and bank holiday working, as the service is open 365 days a year. Hours worked 21:30 - 07:30
Knowledge & Experience
- Is essentially customer focussed
- Has a practical and logical mind and is well organised
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Engage in learning or development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
Skills
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Behaviours/Mindset/Interests
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can-do attitude
- Work Hounslow
- Job ref: J2559
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