Night Support Assistant

Wakefield Council has committed to providing high quality accommodation and support to young people within its care. The Night Support Assistant role will complement the larger team within our sixteen-plus accommodation service ensuring children & young people are provided with oversight and support throughout their stay. Our Ofsted registered accommodation forms part of Wakefield Council's wider residential offer to children in care and care leavers. The Supported Accommodation Standards and Regulations 2023 are reflected within the role of the Night Support Assistant and our commitment to ensuring children and young people are supported by a trained and skilled staff team. You will be responsible for the on-going oversight of several properties and various types of accommodation. Importantly, you will often be the first line of contact for young people. You will also support children & young people who are homeless or are at high risk of homelessness.

You should be committed to improving the life chances of children young people, have knowledge and understanding of working within an Ofsted regulated service, be a competent communicator and be able to apply the values of Wakefield Council. You should be a vehicle owner/driver, demonstrate good standard of word processing skills and be to working unsocial hours, including weekends.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy team achieving positive outcomes for young people in care and care leavers. As Night Support Assistant you will be making a difference to young people's lives by helping them to develop skills for independent living and achieving positive outcomes on their journey to adulthood.

• Generous annual leave
• Support and access to high-quality training programmes to progress your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Access to Wellbeing Coaching if required, Support for Carers, a Sense of Belonging.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Great range of benefits including discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, cycle to work scheme and many more.