We’re looking for an experienced, compassionate and confident Senior Waking Nights Practitioner to join our team at Four Square.

You’ll provide calm, consistent and person-centred support throughout the night, while also supporting and guiding the wider night team. We’re looking for someone who is approachable, dependable and confident in making decisions, particularly when responding to challenging or unexpected situations.

If you’re passionate about supporting people and making a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Four Square is looking for a Waking Night Practitioner to join our team, providing trauma-informed, person-centred support to people experiencing homelessness.

We’re looking for compassionate, resilient individuals who are confident working independently during overnight shifts while contributing to a supportive wider team. You’ll have excellent communication skills, the ability to respond calmly to challenging situations and a commitment to creating a safe, welcoming environment for the people we support.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference by providing reassurance, practical assistance and emotional support to people when they need it most.

Please note: Due to the nature of this role, applications are invited from women only. This post is exempt under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Working pattern: This role operates on a four-week rolling rota, with shifts from 9.45pm to 7.45am, including alternate weekends.

• Weeks 1 and 3: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

• Weeks 2 and 4: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

All shifts are 10 hours, averaging 35 hours per week over the four-week rota.

Are you passionate about working with people in a person-centred way? Do you want to work in a small team making a big difference in young people’s lives?

If so, then our Key Worker role may be the one for you.

About Our City Community

Cyrenians City Community provides accommodation for up to 7 young people who will have experienced a tough reality, potentially as a consequence of family breakdown, homelessness, drug or alcohol issues, or poor mental health. The Community provides a safe and stable environment for young people to live, learn and develop together. Our unique approach to supported accommodation helps young people to develop their skills and build supportive relationships.

About the role

The post holder will work as part of a small team to ensure the Community is a homely, welcoming and safe space for all residents. The main responsibilities of the role are:

·Working alongside residents to develop their own support plans and future goals.

·Encouraging and supporting residents to be active in the day to day running of the community, including being part of all decision making.

·Providing support and supervision to our residential peer volunteers.

About You

We are looking for a flexible, well organised and passionate individual who is aware of the challenges young people face. You will also have:

·Experience of working with young people

·Strong communication and relationship building skills

·A commitment to providing the highest quality of care

How we’ll support you

You will have a supportive line manager who, alongside an experienced and knowledgeable team will provide full induction and training on all aspects of your role. You will be joining a staff team who is always striving to develop further. This means there will be great opportunities for you to both learn and develop, while sharing your existing skills and experiences with others.

You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About us

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a Public Health Approach to Homelessness Prevention. We take a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering all our services.

You can find out more about our impact and our values online.

Working as part of our innovative Fife Housing First for Youth Project, the Project Worker will work directly with young people age 16-25 yrs to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support to avoid, resolve and move on from homelessness.

Working directly with young people in their home or within a community setting the Project Worker will support young people to secure/maintain a permanent home, improve their independent living skills, access other services, manage finances and engage with resources within their communities.

The Project Workers are responsible for completing support plans and risk assessments and acting as co-ordinator for any key people involved in the care and support of young people.