About Us: At Dublin Simon Community, we're dedicated to making home a reality. We empower individuals to access and sustain housing through services like prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and targeted interventions, in collaboration with our partners.If you share our values and want to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for client-focused, friendly, and adaptable individuals to join our team.We prioritise best practices in HR, including staff training, communication, and involvement in decision-making, to create a supportive and effective work environment.About the job:As a Support Worker on Nights, you will work with our clients to meet their needs on a nightly basis and engage clients in service activities as per support plans. From developing relationships with clients to seeing their progress, you will directly impact the lives of many people. As well as our induction program, you will be provided with 10 training days throughout the year, ensuring you have the support and training to succeed in this role. You will report to the Service ManagerContract Type: PermanentWorking Hours: 37.5 hours, 7-day liabilityLocation: Chester HouseSalary: starting with 33,500 with 12% night-time allowanceResponsibilities :Provide support to the clients at night, recording on support plans, updating PASS and nights.Bed list, encouraging sleep hygiene.Carry out health and safety checks as per local policy and recording of same.Provide care interventions, including daily living skills support, relapse prevention support.Ensure all new clients receive a robust induction to the service and are aware of their rights and responsibilities.Ensure building is secure at night and that all systems are working (alarms, CCTV, emergency response details) and adhering to the lone working policy.Therapeutic and diversionary interventions, providing emotional and motivational support, promoting positive mental health attitudes, self-esteem, and self-respect.Support the manager in the implementation of the strategic and operational action objectives.Taking responsibility for developing and implementing strategic and operational goals.Provide care interventions and daily living skills support including showering, incontinence support and toileting, laundry, cleaning, etc. (only required for some roles).Assistance in managing medication/health regimes.Committed to providing residents with a clean-living environment.Preparations of rooms for service user intake to ensure standards are maintained.Crisis and conflict management.Ensure consistent handovers, diary, incident reports and follow-ups, in accordance with organisation policies.Accommodation management: ensuring routine maintenance is carried out, cleaning, security inspections and bedroom health and safety inspections occur, in line with operational procedures and standards.Ensure neighbourhood policy is implemented and always managed.Active interventions; harm reduction, overdose prevention.Interpersonal skills development, dealing with relationships, family liaison and behavioural management issues. Minimum qualifications:BA/BS degree (level 7 or 8) in Psychology, Community Development, Counselling, SocialCare, Social Work, or similar.1 year experience working in a social or caring setting.Understanding of why people become homeless and the needs they have.Record keeping, report writing.Client-focused, adaptable, accountable, resilient individual.Excellent communicator, with the ability to advocate on the client's behalf. Please note: If you are unsure of any of the requirements, please contact the Recruitment Team at Shortlisting will continue throughout the recruitment process.Dublin Simon Community is an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.