We are looking for an experienced Project Night Worker to join us on a permanent basis within aYoung Persons Project in Cardiff. This post would suit an individual who has some knowledge, experience of working with Young People, but ultimately someone who is positive, passionate and enthusiastic in wanting to make a difference to people’s lives.
This is a permanent role, working 25 hours per week covering Saturday and Sunday evenings.
You will need a full current driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Benefits
- Pay rate of £12.60 per hour
- Fully paid induction and training programme
- Enhanced sick pay
- Fully paid DBS check
- Employee assistance programme and well-being resource available 24/7
- ‘Perks’ – a range of shopping and activity discounts and cashback options
- We are a Family Friendly organisation
- Develop with the support of our Learning and Development team
What you'll do
To assist in the provision of a full range of support services to Young People with complex needs within a Supported Housing Project and provide night cover and work as part of a team in order to support and assist Young People in their Supported Accommodation environment. You will ensure the support is provided in a manner which enables the young people to feel safe in their own home and able to live independently.
What you'll need
Possession of a qualification in Social Care or related discipline in respect to working with Young People would be advantageous. You will have experience of working directly with Young People with support needs and experience of liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies. You will have knowledge of the issues affecting disadvantaged Young People and Knowledge of local resources/advice services appropriate to Young People. You will need excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage your time effectively. In addition, you will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
You will need a full current driving licence and access to own vehicle.
Opportunities for development
We provide a range of learning and development opportunities to support you at every stage of your career. From technical training to leadership development, we have a range of programmes available for you.
Our Behaviours
Our Behaviours guide the way we work, shape the way we grow and make sure each of us, whatever we do, can have a positive impact within our roles. To find out more about our Behaviours please see the attached Hafod Behaviours Framework.
Next steps
If you are interested in applying for this role, please click 'Apply' and you will be diverted to our recruitment platform.
Closing date: Tuesday 13 January 2026
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do that’s why we include them in in helping us select the right people to work with us. If you are successful in the initial selection stages you may have the opportunity to interact with one of our customers where they will have the opportunity to ask you some questions. We will consider feedback from this as part of the selection process.
If successful for this role an enhanced DBS check will be required.
Hafod reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration.
