Casual Night Worker

**Job Title: CASUAL NIGHT WORKER**

**0 HOUR CONTRACT**

**PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**

**1 MONTH ROTA PROVIDED IN ADVANCE - £10.90 PER HOUR**

**FLEXIBILITY IS ESSENTIAL**

**BEING AVAILABLE AT SHORT NOTICE ALSO COVER FOR HOLIDAY AND SICKNESS**

**Report To: Night Services Manager**

**A. Job Purpose**

Contributes to achievement of Business & Corporate Plan objectives through activities with Ferry Project providing safe accommodation, care and support, including employment related support, to homeless single people at hostel in Wisbech.

To provide a supportive and welcoming environment to the single homeless people accommodated by the project and to ensure that each service user is fully supported in their development and progress to independence, according to their individual support plans and self-determined goals.

To ensure the health and safety, security and well-being of service users, staff and visitors, offering loyalty with demonstrably great attitude, clear focus and contributing knowledge and skills to the development and acquisition of new business opportunities.

**B) Key Accountabilities**
- To ensure the health and safety / security of the building is monitored carefully throughout the night
- To ensure welfare checks, along with encouraging a night-time routine for all clients and embedding boundaries and rules set by the project.
- To ensure accurate records of recording are completed and handed over to the day staff, including any incidents or accidents that may occur throughout the night shift
- As a night worker to remain awake and alert at all times during the shift period.
- Have an up to date knowledge of Group policies and procedures. That they are known, understood, implemented and adhered to.
- Ensure that you are fully trained to carry out the above services in accordance with good practice and Ferry Project’s policies and procedures.
- To work with the Senior Facilities Worker to ensure that the cleanliness of the building, especially the public areas are cleaned to a high standard and that the site is handed over to the day staff each day ready to use.
- To work with the Senior Facilities Night Worker/ Night Services Manager to ensure the process of void hostel rooms are prepared for re-let to a high standard including cleaning, repairs and replacement of replenishable stock
- To work with the Senior Facilities Night worker / Night Services Manager to manage and carry out stock taking, ordering and organizing of consumable products, such as cleaning materials and linen products in Octavia View, ensuring value for money and quality.

**Regulatory Framework**

**General**
- To liaise with external agencies relevant to the support work and clients and to record all such contacts.
- To liaise with other staff about all relevant education and external programme activities planned or undertaken by clients.
- In conjunction with all other members of staff to be responsible for day-to-day cleanliness and health & safety issues within the hostel whilst on duty.
- In conjunction with all other members of staff to be responsible for the security of the hostel whilst on duty.

**Efficiency & Innovation**

**Personal**
- To lead by example in all areas by demonstrating excellent attention to detail in personal presentation i.e.: hair, nails and dress (uniform), and behaviour, supporting vulnerable clients in a client focused manner.
- Be responsible for promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
- To ensure that the work-spaces used are kept clean to an appropriate standard.
- In all activities adhere to Ferry Project and where applicable Group policies and procedures.
- To attend Support Staff team meetings and other Ferry Project meetings as required.
- To be jointly responsible for the post holder’s own personal and professional development, to actively participate in identifying training needs and to be willing to undertake training where a need has been identified and agreed with the line manager.
- Support the development and maintenance of risk management procedures and appraisal systems for all areas of risk, together with procedures and recommendations on policy in relation to the post holder’s responsibilities, participating in business continuity planning/emergency management activities and making appropriate recommendations to the Scheme Manager.
- Bringing forward opportunities for business growth.

**General**
- Create and develop new business opportunities.
- Actively contribute to the development of strategy for the business.
- Contribute towards business planning processes.
- Demonstrate a commitment to personal and professional development.

**Active Asset Management**

**Growth**
- To identify a range of opportunities for innovative practice and growth of the service.
- To act as a representative for the service and Group at internal and external events as required.
- To build strong working relationships with multi-disciplinary organisations, includ