Waking Night Support Worker – Young People Leaving Care – Full time – Salisbury – Reference 108 – Alabáré Christian Care & Support, Salisbury

Job Title:

Waking Night Young Persons Support Worker

Job Location:

Wiltshire Leaving Care

Accountable to:

Team Leader

Hours of Work:

Nights

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
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Work as part of a team being responsible to your Line Manager for the well being of
service users.
Provide service users with practical assistance, advice, advocacy and support in
order that they might develop their skills and work toward maximising their
independence.
To hold regular innovative activities by enabling a user led approach to managing
the project. To be proactive in building positive relationship with service users. To
help create a “User led” project.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Service User/Support:
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To carry out service users referrals and interview process.
To work with service users, to carry out assessment and development of their
support needs, plans, and risk assessments.
Work as a key worker for individual residents, following an agreed support plan. To
implement and monitor support plans.
To proactively work with all service users to ensure they are made aware of and
understand their rights and responsibilities in relation to the scheme and their
licence agreement.
In agreement with the service user assist with practical skill development such as
budgeting, shopping, cooking, housework, laundry, health and hygiene etc as
detailed in the support plan.
Assist with proactive prevention work with service users who may be in danger of
losing their accommodation.
To be actively involved with statutory and voluntary agencies, colleges, day
services, training providers and employers to assist service users as appropriate.
Encourage and support service users in experiencing social and leisure activities
and in taking part in their local community.
Assist service users in having the opportunity to voice their views and be involved in
the management of service delivery.
Maintain service user confidentiality within the policies and procedures laid down for
the service.

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Ensure service users are treated with respect and their dignity is maintained at all
times.
To carry out room and health and safety inspections through out the project.
To encourage the clients to participate in project activities leading to greater
independence.

Administration
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Liaise, by telephone and in writing, with voluntary and statuary providers of services
as appropriate, ensuring good networks are maintained, attending meetings as
requested/necessary.
Maintain all necessary records in accordance with service policy.
Maintain administrative records and diary, recording appropriate factual information
as accurately as possible.
Maintain timesheets, expense records and mileage logs in accordance with policies
and procedures.
Ensure confidentiality in relation to all service user documentation.

Finance
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Assist the service users with their finances in line with their own personal plan and
company policy.
Contribute to the budget setting policy as requested by your Line Manager.

Property and Equipment Maintenance/Health and Safety
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Work with and support service users and other staff team members to ensure the
maintenance of a clean and safe environment for service users, staff and visitors,
ensuring all appropriate Health and Safety guidelines are adhered to in accordance
with policy.
Assisting service users with cleaning tasks as required.
Report maintenance requests in accordance with service policy.

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To foster the Mission, Vision, Values and Christian ethos of Alabaré in a
responsible and positive way on all occasions.
Work towards the outcomes outlined in the Charity’s Strategy for Growth and
Resilience 2025-30.
We reserve the right to ask you from time to time to undertake any other reasonable
duties as required within this role.
To adhere to the list of general duties contained within the staff handbook.
To be committed to safeguarding children and young people and vulnerable adults
in line with Alabaré, Local Children’s Safeguarding Board and Adult Care
guidelines.

The purpose of this job description is to indicate the general level of responsibility and
standards expected of the post. The detailed duties may vary or develop over time
according to needs without changing the nature or level of responsibility of the post.
The job role as described will be reviewed from time to time and where necessary be
amended. This Job Description also forms the basis at the annual discussion of the
Charity’s Appraisal Programme.
Name…………………………………………………………..
Signed ………………………..……………………………….
Date……………………………………………………………

Alabaré Registered in England No. 2604011 Registered Charity No. 1006504
Head Office: Riverside House, 2 Watt Road, Salisbury SP2 7UD

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PERSON SPECIFICATION (HNW)
Night Support Worker

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Experience of working in supported housing or a related field

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Experience of working unsupervised and on your own initiative.

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Ability to form and maintain professional working relationships with a range of
individuals.

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Experience of working as part of a team

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Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills

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Experience of forming and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries

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Basic IT Skills

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Good working knowledge of the welfare benefits system

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Experience and knowledge of key working systems

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Experience of involving service users in improving services

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Experience and knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and related issues

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Experience of accurately maintaining a petty cash system

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Ability to record information accurately, objectively and within prescribed timescales

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To be able to cover on a flexible rota to include some evenings, weekends, Bank
Holidays and sleep-ins.

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To currently hold or be committed to personal development through training leading to
NVQ accreditation

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