Night Recovery Worker in Croydon

Location: Based within Croydon. Please be advised there is no step-free access at this location or at some of our other sites. The building is approximately a 10 minute walk from East Croydon Station.

Salary: £27,000

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday, working 12.5 hour shifts on a rota from 20:30 to 08:00. You may be required to work bank holidays in line with the needs of the service.

Responsibilities:

• Being the main support worker for a group of residents, helping to create and update their support and risk plans.
• Provide advice, guidance, information, and life skills training to residents and participants, while carrying out welfare checks and ensuring the night service runs smoothly.
• Support residents and participants to take correct medication if needed.
• Help residents understand their rights, build confidence, and become more independent as they return to the community.
• Notice when someone’s mental health is getting worse and take action to stop things from reaching a crisis.
• Follow safeguarding procedures and report any concerns when needed.
• Support residents with taking their medication and keep accurate records.
• Build good working relationships with colleagues and outside agencies.

About You:

• We’re looking for a compassionate, motivated, and proactive individual with a commitment to delivering high quality, person centred support.
• You thrive in fast paced environments and adapt well to changing situations, maintaining a non-judgmental and trauma informed approach.
• Your ability to build meaningful, effective relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, while respecting and promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion, sets you apart.
• Ability to complete administrative duties, ensuring confidentiality, and maintain high standards of service provision in line with organisational values to deliver a safe, effective, caring and responsive service.
• Experience working with people with complex backgrounds, including ex-offenders, mental health, substance misuse, or challenging behaviour and an understanding of housing and social needs.
• Ability to show empathy and compassion to our residents, and different challenges they face.
• Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs.
• Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents.
• Ability to promote the service and provide outreach-based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders.
• Understanding of the different needs people with multiple and complex needs have and be aware of the social marginalisation that can be attached to people who face personal challenges.
• Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency.

What we Offer:

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service.
• Employer Pension Contribution.
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card.
• Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more.
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work.
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling.
• Life Assurance Scheme.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Annual Staff Awards.
• EDI Ambassador programme.

About Social Interest Group (SIG):

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change. We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities.

Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.

Additional Information:

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.