Night Project Workers in Jarrow

Working Hours: The successful candidate will work night shifts, typically on a "2-on 6-off" rota. The service operates 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Night Project Workers cover shifts from 21:30 to 08:30.

Responsibilities:

• Work alone for part of the shift, staying awake on site and covering 7 nights a week on a shift rota.
• Safeguard the young people within the service, reporting and responding to safeguarding issues and accessing support from relevant services and managers as necessary.
• Ensure all young people adhere to the House Code.
• Contact emergency services as required to handle incidents.
• Develop positive and professional relationships with young people through listening and one‑to‑one conversations.
• Maintain an open and flexible approach to working with young people and possess a good knowledge of managing challenging behaviour.
• Perform general housekeeping and domestic tasks to maintain living standards, including void room cleans, office and communal area cleans.
• Ensure the safety and well‑being of young people during the night.
• Maintain building security, including access control, CCTV monitoring, fire drill arrangements, and health & safety procedures.
• Conduct regular inspections of communal areas during the night.
• Complete a handover process with incoming staff each morning, highlighting any issues or incidents.
• Record telephone calls, incidents, conversations, repairs or faults in the system and include them in the handover process with day staff.
• Contact service managers as necessary to report any urgent or serious issues or incidents.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working initiative based on trust, flexibility and empowerment.
• Flexible working arrangements are offered.
• Annual leave entitlement: 26 days per annum for full‑time colleagues, increasing to 27, 29 and 30 days after 3, 5 and 7 years respectively. Pro‑rated leave for part‑time staff.
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave via the Buy Your Leave scheme.
• Family‑friendly leave options including maternity, paternity and adoption pay and additional leave.
• Service‑related sick pay from day one.
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's; salary sacrifice option available.
• Death in service cover of 4× annual earnings for all staff contributing to the pension.
• Cycle2work scheme.
• Interest‑free season‑ticket loans.
• Discounts and cashback from high‑street shops, major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure theme parks, holidays and more via the Benefit Portal.
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores.
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan for dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to a round‑the‑clock employee assistance programme.
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer.

Equal Employment Opportunity: We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to reflect the communities we serve, and we embed equality, diversity and inclusion in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader and are progressing toward becoming an anti‑racist organisation. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, reasonable adjustments are offered throughout the recruitment process.