Night Young People Support Worker

Join Us and Help Shape Brighter Futures At Depaul UK, we believe in people’s potential — and we take action every day to help unlock it. Whether you’re supporting young people directly or strengthening our organisation behind the scenes, your work will create real, lasting impact. About the Role You’ll play a vital part in delivering our mission: tackling homelessness, widening opportunity and championing fairness. Whatever your specialism, you’ll help create a safe, inclusive and empowering environment where people can thrive and move forward with confidence. As a Night Young People Support Worker at our service in Durham , you’ll empower residents in supported accommodation to develop key life skills, strengthen resilience, and move forward with confidence in education, training, employment, and wellbeing. Using an assets‑based, psychologically informed approach, you’ll create SMART support plans, complete risk and needs assessments, and ensure every young person receives personalised, meaningful support. As part of the night team, you’ll carry out essential safety checks, respond to incidents, safeguard vulnerable clients and help new residents settle into the service. Working proactively with colleagues and external agencies, you’ll use clear communication, strong boundaries and steady problem‑solving to maintain safety and wellbeing throughout the night. Please note that access to transport is essential due to location of the projects and lack of public transport links In this role, you will: • Support young people in supported accommodation to build skills, resilience and independence • Lead on risk assessments and create SMART, outcome‑focused support plans • Manage a caseload as the named key worker while supporting all residents day‑to‑day • Promote engagement in education, training, employment and volunteering • Work collaboratively with partner agencies and follow safeguarding procedures • Maintain a safe, welcoming environment and prepare rooms for new residents • Keep accurate case records and uphold professional boundaries • Work flexibly as part of a rota, including some evenings and weekends About You You'll bring your passion for empowering young people and your ability to create safe, motivating spaces that inspire progress. You’ll use strong communication, safeguarding awareness and confident risk‑assessment skills to deliver clear, outcome‑focused support. With experience supporting young people facing homelessness, mental health or substance‑use challenges, you bring calm, flexible and solution‑focused practice. You work collaboratively with partners and volunteers while managing a caseload and delivering consistent, high‑quality support. What You’ll Receive • Tailored training and development • Flexible working options where suitable • 26 days annual leave, rising with service • Family‑friendly leave policies • Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 7% • Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP access • Discounts across retail, travel, food, fitness and more • Cash health plan for you and your family • Death‑in‑service benefit • Access to legal and practical support Safer Recruitment Depaul UK is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If a role requires it under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, we will carry out the appropriate Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. We only look at information that is relevant to the role, and a criminal record will never be treated as an automatic barrier to employment. All DBS information is handled sensitively, confidentially and in line with the DBS Code of Practice, and we encourage applicants to discuss any concerns with us openly.