Night/Weekend Worker – Framework Housing Association, Worksop

Night Support Worker– Potter Street, Worksop, S80 2HG, Temp For 12 Months, 37HRS Equivalent, Grade 2N £26,171, FTE

Could you make a real difference to someone experiencing homelessness?

At Framework, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to build a more positive future. We are looking for a caring, reliable and motivated Night Support Worker to join our team at Potter Street in Worksop.

This is a rewarding opportunity to support people experiencing homelessness by providing a safe, welcoming environment and helping residents build the confidence and skills they need to move forward and achieve greater independence.

Whether you already have experience working with vulnerable adults or are looking to develop a career in support work, we'd love to hear from you if you're passionate about helping others and share our values of Respond, Respect and Empower.

About the Service
Potter Street is a small, supported accommodation service consisting of a 12-bed hostel and 32 move-on accommodation units across Worksop. Our aim is to help people develop the skills, confidence and stability needed to successfully maintain their own tenancy in the community.

As our Night Support Worker, you'll play an important role in ensuring residents feel safe, supported and listened to throughout the night.

Working Pattern
This role averages 37 hours per week over a 9-week rota cycle and includes:

• Night shifts: 8:00pm to 9:00am on a pattern of 3 nights on, 6 nights off.
• Weekend day shifts: Three weekends out of every nine, working Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am to 8:30pm.

We are also happy to consider applications for a 30-hour contract covering nights only.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing a safe, welcoming and supportive environment for residents.
• Carrying out regular welfare and safety checks.
• Managing access to the building and undertaking security checks.
• Offering practical and emotional support to residents when needed.
• Encouraging individuals to make positive and informed decisions.
• Completing written records and handovers accurately.
• Supporting the smooth running of the service, including health and safety and property management tasks.
• Working in line with safeguarding and lone working procedures.

About You
We're looking for someone who:

• Is compassionate, patient and approachable.
• Can build positive relationships and professional boundaries.
• Has excellent communication and record-keeping skills.
• Works well independently and is confident in a lone-working environment.
• Remains calm and professional when dealing with challenging situations.
• Understands, or is willing to learn about, the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness.

Experience of working with vulnerable adults, homelessness, mental health, substance misuse or supported housing is desirable, but just as important is your ability to connect with people, treat them with dignity and respect, and support them to achieve their goals.

Why Join Us?

• We invest in you and encourage career progression – providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.
• Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
• Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.
• Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.
• 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays – increasing with service.
• Paid DBS and Update Service.
• Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.
• Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottingham’s few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.
• Framework is incredibly proud to hold Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation. This accreditation recognises our continued commitment to creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

As an organisation we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates as our roles do not come under the Shortage Occupancy List (SOL) for the scheme. Any non-UK citizen who wishes to apply for a role within Framework would need to be able to provide valid RTW in the UK without the need for support from us.