Night Porter

Salary:

- **£21,815 per annum**
- Location:

- **Retford, Nottinghamshire**
- Hours:

- **37 per week, Full time**
- Closing Date:

- **28th February 2023**

**The Vacancy**

**Interviews are on an ongoing basis.**

**Are you looking for a role that involves site management and health and safety? Join our diverse and values led organisation as a Night Porter at our Young People’s housing service.**

We are excited to be recruiting a dedicated and friendly Night Porter at our Branching Out project in Retford.

**Our Service**:
Branching Out Retford is a busy and dynamic supported housing service for young people aged 16 - 21 years. Commissioned by Nottinghamshire County Council, we offer a high quality, strengths based support service which aims to build the skills, confidence and independence of the young people who come through our doors.

**"The best thing about working here is seeing the changes in young people our support can make" - current colleague.**

**The role**:
Not one day is the same as you will be involved in site management, operating security surveillance, conducting health and safety checks of the building, directly responding to our young people and helping with any issues or concerns they may have. Other duties may include but are not limited to:

- Booking residents and visitors in and out of the building and log all relevant information
- Logging all complaints, accidents, potential risks, and incidents of anti-social behaviour in accordance with policies and procedures
- Keeping a day-to-day log of events and happenings when on duty and ensuring effective handover of information to relevant staff
- Conducting regular security checks including fire alarm, emergency lighting and fire extinguishers and reporting any concerns

**About you**:
You will be compassionate, resilient and have the skills to de-escalate potential incidents through your fantastic communication skills. You will need to be able to confidently diffuse difficult situations which may arise as a result of tension or disagreements between young people, and be understanding of the needs of people from diverse social, cultural and racial backgrounds. Although training will be provided, you must be comfortable with lone working and using your own initiative. It is beneficial if you have had experience and understanding of professional boundaries working with a vulnerable client group. A basic level of literacy and numeracy is essential as well as caring for the safety and wellbeing of young people.

A current Night Porter stated "the interaction with young people is rewarding and NCHA always put things in place to make you feel safe when you're lone working"

**Working times**:
Our service operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year including bank holidays and weekends. You must be able to work on any day of the week to an agreed rota. Your shift times will start at 21:45pm until 07:00am.

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**The Company**

We’re Nottingham Community Housing Association, known to many as NCHA. We’ve been around since 1973, and we're really proud of that. We're more than just a housing association: we deliver care and support to people all over the East Midlands. Read **our story** to find out more about us.

**Some Benefits**

**Wellbeing**
**plan**

**NCHA**
**pension**

**Free DBS**
**checks**

**£250 referral bonus**

**Generous annual**
**leave**

**Free healthcare**
**cash plan**

**Company social**
**events