Overnight Project Worker

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Guardian is currently offering Overnight Project Worker position for qualified individuals who are willing to work Part Time at their office in London, England, UK Be sure to check job specifications carefully before proceeding.

Job Title:	Overnight Project Worker
Company Name:	Guardian
Job Location:	London, England, UK
Job Type:	Part Time
Job Category:	Guardian
Job Link Expiry:	2023-04-15
Posted on:	Jobstrea.xyz

Job Details:

About the job

Glass Door Homeless Charity

Pay: £12.86 per hour

Hours: Shifts from 7:00PM or 9:45PM to 7.15AM (plus additional time if allocated driver) 2 to 5 shifts per week

Contract: Late November 2022 to April 2023

Location: On-site- at Glass Door Night shelter venues in the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham or Wandsworth

Our winter shelters

Glass Door has been providing winter shelters since its inception in 1999 in various London boroughs. Thousands of men and women have found safe shelter and the support needed to leave homelessness behind. Every winter, we work closely with identified churches in these boroughs who provide their church halls that allow us to set up a sleeping area nightly for our guests. We provide basic sleeping bags and mats and offer a hot evening meal that is provided by the church and Glass Door volunteers. Our guests will leave in the morning after a hot breakfast and we then close the shelter, removing all equipment ready for setting up in the evening.

During the pandemic we were unable to open our winter shelters and continued to support our guests by providing temporary accommodation within a hostel where our guests could safely stay in individual rooms and had access to food and support to move beyond homelessness.

After a two years absence, our shelters are reopening from 5th December 2022 and will operate from a different venue, every night of the week. We will have three shelters operating nightly in the boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham and Wandsworth. The shelters accommodate around 25 guests each night.

About You

We value diversity and welcome all, in particular those with life experience and lived experience.

While experience of working within the homelessness sector or with similarly vulnerable people would be desirable, an understanding of the needs of people experiencing homelessness and working in a compassionate and flexible manner is more important and essential.

Flexibility is required, as you will be working a shift rota that will include weekends and public holidays. Due to the vulnerable group, you will be working with, if appointed, you will be asked to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of our safeguarding measures.

About Us

Glass Door is committed to supporting people get—and stay—off the street. We do this by coordinating London’s largest emergency winter shelter network and by providing a year-round advice service to help people move beyond homelessness. Since 1999, thousands of people have found safe shelter and the support needed to leave homelessness behind, thanks to the dedication of thousands of volunteers and partnerships formed with churches and drop-in centres.

We offer

• 26 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata based on working hours and length of contract)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Personal development training opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Ticket Loan Scheme
• Reflective practice: one-one coaching session/s with an external qualified practitioner

Fostering a diverse and inclusive place to work is pivotal to our success and we are committed to having team members that represent all communities. We welcome applications from people from all identities and backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from people with lived experiences of homelessness.