Night Support Worker - Stella Maris

Salary: £26,156.68

Contract:

Permanent Hours 35 per week - Varied Rota on night shift

Location:

Stella Maris, 28 Garmoyle Street Belfast BT15 1DY

• Enhanced Annual Leave – 35 days per year, increasing as your length of service increases
• Paid Sick Leave
• Company maternity & paternity pay
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Health Cash Back & Rewards Plan
• Christmas Savers club
• Bluelight discount card

Plus, many opportunities to learn and develop within the organisation

Depaul is a cross border charity supporting some of the most marginalised individuals, couples and families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it. Would you like to help us to meet our mission?

We are a values led organisation and aim, at all times, to live and breathe these values in our everyday work. Our values are based on four key principles:

• We celebrate the potential of people
• We put our words into action
• We aim to take a wider role in civil society
• We believe in rights and responsibilities

If you choose to work for Depaul

This service is managed by Depaul working in partnership with Radius Housing Association.

Stella Maris is a wet, low‑threshold service supporting men and women experiencing alcohol dependency and homelessness. Our team uses a harm‑reduction approach, helping residents safely reduce or stabilise their alcohol use while building trust and stability.

We support people to secure housing through NIHE, develop essential independent living skills, access the healthcare they need, and apply for the grants and practical support that help them move on to a permanent home. Working at Stella Maris means being part of a compassionate, skilled team that helps people rebuild their lives and move toward independence.

You will be a member of a multi-disciplined team using holistic approaches to support Depaul service users. Working to a housing‑led, low threshold, harm reduction approach, where service users receive a high degree of support and advice. Depaul has a commitment to service user participation and to empowering our service users to manage their own lives.

To support the effective day to day running of the service, you will undertake daily reception and building management tasks, support service users in their transition into the service, to use the service effectively. You will support key workers to deliver bespoke personalised support plans to clients, including the delivery of activities.

• Be the first point of contact for service users, agencies, contractors, visitors etc. Ensuring a warm, professional, welcoming and engaging environment.
• Ensure the practical needs of our service users are met on a day-to-day basis. Where necessary, support service users with meal preparation, laundry and general upkeep of their living space.
• Ensuring service users records are being maintained.
• Provide colleagues with timely and accurate communication relating to service users.
• Assist case workers to meet the needs of service users in line with support plans and safety and wellbeing management plans i.e. undertake activities identified by caseworkers that supports service users in meeting their personal goals, such as financial, creative or educational activities and assistance to communicate with others.
• Ensure that Health and Safety standards are met within the service in accordance with Depaul’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.
• Undertake cleaning duties as assigned by LMT and in accordance with health & safety practices.
• Ensure all health & wellbeing and building checks are completed and recorded in line with local procedure and Depaul policy.
• Identify building defects in line with organisational health and safety standards.
• Carry out project administration tasks such as upkeep of petty cash, project statistics, invoices, record keeping, Service User’s files, OTIS, Incident and Accident Reporting etc.
• Remain vigilant to IT and cyber risks and comply at all times with Depaul’s IT Security policies.
• Be a contributing team player, taking part in handovers, team meetings, core training, the mentoring of…