Night Housing Assistant

Contract: Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: £27,817.21 per annum

Closing Date: 21st September 2026

Interviews will be held w/c 28th September 2026

Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Night Supported Housing Assistant to join our team based in Westminster.

We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently. Centrepoint provides homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills in order to get them back into education, training and employment. We want to end youth homelessness by 2037.

Together with our partners, we support over 16,000 young people each year.

Berwick Street is a supported accommodation service delivered by Centrepoint. It is our aim to provide an environment in which young people feel safe, can develop and improve their self-worth, build their confidence, gain independent living skills and positive social skills. We take our responsibility seriously and ensure that we provide young people with safe accommodation, trained and experienced staff and a programme of support tailored to every young person’s needs.

Working Pattern: This role operates on a rolling two-week rota, working 4 nights one week and 3 nights the following week. Shifts are 9:30pm to 9:00am.

In this role you will:

• Work face to face with young people and support them to achieve their goals and independence.
• Work independently and as part of a team to ensure the highest possible standards of accommodation
• Provide waking night cover from 9:30pm – 9am
• Undertake initial and ongoing needs/risk assessments for young people
• Manage your own caseload of young people, providing holistic support in line with their needs and aspirations
• Liaise with multiple agencies to ensure effective communication across the service and externally including social work teams, YOS, health and other statutory services and voluntary agencies
• Make internal and external referrals to a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies for specialist support and Employment and Training opportunities
• Support young people to manage their rent accounts through liaison with the DWP, Social Services and building their own personal budgeting skills

This role is perfect for you if you:

• Are passionate about working with young people
• Have experience working within supported housing settings
• Are able to support YP with a range of high to low support needs
• Can work independently, as part of a team and alongside a range of external partners.
• Have strong communication skills.
• Are looking to bring your energy, skills and enthusiasm to a new team of colleagues
• Have an interest in working with USAC (Unaccompanied asylum seeking children)

In return for your efforts, you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

• 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
• Healthcare cash plan (Cover the costs of a wide range of medical treatment including Dental, Optical, Complementary and Alternative therapies).
• Private Medical insurance
• Income protection
• Employer pension contributions of 5%
• Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale
• Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
• An interest-free travel loan

At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.

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