Night Support Worker

Ashberry Recruitment are currently looking for candidates to fulfil the role of a Night Support Worker for our well-respected client based in the Manchester area. Our client’s aim is to provide practical, emotional, and social support to assist in people's move towards independence and personal development. The main purpose of the role is to work as a dedicated member of the project team to provide high quality, person centred, outcome focussed support, guidance, and assistance to young people to address their homelessness and housing needs and assist in their personal development to promote and sustain future independent living. Role and Responsibilities: * Support service users in understanding their strengths, identifying targets, and achieving outcomes in line with a support plan, including the creation and review of the support plan * Regularly assess and review needs, risks, and support planning with service users * Work with service users in a group setting and on a one-to-one basis * Deliver activities and support to service users to enable their development of life skills, independent living skills, and social skills * Engage additional services to meet unmet needs of service users * Provide support and information in a variety of formats to meet service user’s development and learning needs * Complete referral, assessment, and admissions as appropriate in line with policy and procedure * Prepare for and assist with the move in of service users, ensuring flats/rooms are cleaned and prepared for new service users * Assist in the collection and completion of all housing benefit, monitoring and reporting processes The role will be covering on a rota basis, full time hours. Requirements * Understand the issues that homeless people face and respond appropriately to their needs. * Have an ability to plan, and deliver, support and activities for service users to develop their life skills, personal skills, abilities, and confidence * Computer skills and the ability to maintain records in a clear and accurate manner * An ability to follow all required policies and procedures including safeguarding procedures. As a specialist recruiter for the Housing and Charities sector, Ashberry is committed to safeguarding adults, children and young people and in promoting the welfare of vulnerable people through safer recruitment processes. Due to the nature of the role an Enhanced DBS is required, which is on the update service or dated within the last 12 months