Waking Night Support Worker at BHT Sussex

Waking Night Support Worker

We are seeking Waking Night Support Workers to work with a wonderful charity combating homelessness, poverty, and marginalisation across East Sussex.

Position: Waking Night Support Worker
Location: Brighton
Salary: £27,859 (comprising of £24,457 annual salary plus anti-social hours enhancement of £2,312)
Hours: 37 hours per week (average of a 2-week rolling rota, comprised of waking night shifts on weeknights and weekends).  Shifts are usually between 22:00 - 08.30
Closing Date: 24 August 2023 at 12 noon
Interview Date: 5 September 2023

About the role:

As Waking Night Support Worker, you will be working alongside a colleague for a people-led organisation whose mission is ‘combating homelessness, creating opportunities, promoting change’.

You will also be:

Collaborating with clients to meet client needs by providing an empathetic and responsive person-centred approach.
Contribute towards client risk assessments by way of communicating with keyworker.
Work with services and professionals within Sussex.
Deliver support using a range of methods to ensure clients feel safe and secure and are treated with dignity and respect.
Forge partnerships with clients to deliver an empowering, positive, non-judgmental, and recovery-focused approach.
Support clients to engage in meaningful support as required or requested by the client, or by their keyworker.
Attend training, development, and supervision meetings as required.
Remain awake throughout the duration of the shift, including reset breaks.
To use the Service’s manual and computerised systems consistently and to a high standard.

About you:

To be successful in the role of Waking Night Support Worker you will have:

Experience in providing emotional and practical support for at-risk adults who have complex needs.
Experience in collaborative multi-agency working.
Experience in crisis management and safety planning.
Knowledge of safeguarding issues in relation to adults.
Knowledge of associated support needs for individuals experiencing mental health and substance misuse difficulties.
Ability to respond calmly and practically to incidents and write clear case notes and incident reports.
Competent use of Microsoft software packages especially Word and Outlook.
Ability to communicate clearly with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders.
Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure.
Good time management skills and ability to prioritise workloads.
Professional approach and attitude to supporting clients.

In return:

In recognition of our commitment to staff, BHT Sussex has been awarded Gold Accreditation from Investors in People. We are also signed up to the Disability Confident employer scheme and have made the Mental Health at Work commitment. 

You will also receive a fantastic benefits package including:

5.5% stakeholder pension scheme and life assurance.
Medical cash plan with Medicash.
Free and confidential employee assistance helpline for both personal and work-related concerns.
Cycle-to-work scheme.
Free new starter 30-day Brighton bus pass.
Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days per annum pro rata, rising 1 day for each year of service to a maximum of 32 days pro rata.
The opportunity to participate in well-being and fundraising activities throughout the year.