Night Support Assistant – Nightingale House
Job Title:
Night Support Assistant – Nightingale House
Responsible to:
Service Manager
Responsible for:
N/A
Hours of Work:
- 6 hrs per week, 4 on, 4 off
Shifts from 7pm-7am including weekends and bank holidays
Location:
YMCA Together – Nightingale House
Salary and benefits:
£24,086 per annum
33 days annual leave including bank holidays per annumPaid Medicash support
Birthday Day off
Spiritual Day off
Charity day of your choice
Well-being Hours
Cycle To Work Scheme
Refer a Friend Scheme
Company Pension Scheme 4%
Funded Training Opportunities
Shortlisting/Interview/Assessment Dates:
Date of Shortlisting Friday 21st March 2025Interview/Assessment Day Thursday 27th March 2025
YMCA Together is a truly value driven organisation.
Our vision is that everyone should feel safe, understood, empowered and positive for their future. We meet our vision by working within our values of Strength, Humility, Respect, Empathy and Kindness. These SHREK values run through all that we do from recruitment to how we work alongside people in our services to our partnership approach with other providers.
Our clear vision and values come together to help us in our mission to inspire and support people to change their lives by instilling hope, valuing the person and maximising potential.
Job Purpose
As a Night Support Worker at YMCA Together you will naturally be a night owl wanting to provide unconditional support and actively engaging with our residents throughout the night. Your role as a Night Support Worker will be to create a safe environment that empowers residents to make positive changes in their lives.
Our Approach
YMCA Together operate a flexible approach with ‘elastic tolerance’ when supporting people in crisis. This allows us to swiftly build a therapeutic rapport and remove any barriers to people engaging with support.
Duties and responsibilities
Assisting our Support Practitioners in welcoming new residents in line with the service’s policies and procedures.Ensuring the basic needs of residents are met including good quality accommodation and facilities, healthy food, advice and guidance on health and wellbeing.
Carrying out one to one discussions and developing calming and soothing evening activities with residents
Responding to referrals and liaising with referring agencies
Completing inductions with new arrivals to service
Advocate for social inclusion of the people you support ensuring they are able to access health and financial support
Assisting residents with housekeeping, welfare and room checks
Prompting and observing medication be taken
Written communication to our support teams on developments and updates that have happened throughout the night
Work alongside the people in our services to address their physical and mental health issues, including engaging with primary and secondary health care providers including emergency services
Ensuring all health and safety and maintenance issues are raised in a timely manner
Participating in team meetings, supervisions and reflective practice encouraging open, honest and transparent feedback where continuous improvement is encouraged.Being flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the service, ensuring our SHREK values runs through all of the work that you do
Promoting a supportive and inclusive culture within the service, valuing people and their diversity.