Waking Nights Support Assistants- Caerphilly & Torfaen

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Role overview:

• A service that is about much more than offering young people a roof over their head. It's about giving them a safe and inclusive home and help to achieve their potential, transition into independent living, and engage in employment or education
• You’ll offer day-to-day emotional and practical support to motivate and empower young people to gain independence and reach their full potential
• You’ll provide support and advice in line with support plans and as requested by the young person’s keyworker, working collaboratively as part of a team who embrace differences and creative thinking

What do you need to be considered for this role?

• The ability to engage and build strong relationships with young people while understanding the impacts of homelessness, domestic abuse and trauma
• A forward-thinking attitude to crisis response
• The ability to remain calm and collected in challenging and traumatic situations

What’s in it for you?

• We are passionate about nurturing talent, our senior leadership team includes colleagues that have progressed through the business from entry level roles
• You’ll have access to a competitive benefits package including a maximum holiday entitlement of 40 days (including bank holidays)
• Enhanced Group Pension Scheme of 10% contributions (after qualifying period)
• You’ll also have free access to an internal wellbeing and counselling team
• You’ll have opportunities to diversify your skills and widen your experience across a range of services and niche roles including domestic violence service, employment support, training and skills tutoring
• You’ll have access to an extensive online training platform, as well as the chance to enrol on specific training in substance misuse, housing law, ACEs etc.

Refence: LLAFT729587

Hours: Part time 11.5 or 23 hours per week (1 or 2 night(s)/week for part-time) and Full time 34.5 hours per week (3 night/week)

Shifts are 9:30pm – 9:30am

Salary: £6,265.67 (1 night/week) or £12,531.33 (2 nights/week) or £18,797 (full time)

Location: We have a number of part and full time vacancies across Caerphilly borough and Torfaen. In your application, please state which area you're interested in

Contracts: Permanent

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 11.5-34.5 per week

Salary: £6,265.67-£18,797.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 10/04/2023
Reference ID: LLAFT729587