To provide practical care and support for entrenched homeless street drinkers working in accordance with the organisations Low Threshold and Harm Reduction ethos.
This post involves night and weekend work with one day shift required per month to allow for effective supervision and engagement with the day shift during the Team Meeting.
This role will be responsible for monitoring and managing the night time activity of the service. The post holder will have housekeeping and security responsibilities as well as ensuring that the safety and well-being of service users are protected throughout the night.
1. PRINCPLE DUTIES - SERVICE DELIVERY
1.1 To work as part of the overall Stella Maris team which also includes Day Support Workers, EVS volunteers and local volunteers.
1.2 To ensure that the practical needs of the service users are met and to assist them with these throughout the course of the night when required.
1.3 To work with all service users to win their trust and respect and to deal with difficult or problematic situations in a sensitive manner.
1.4 To assist and maintain good order and organisation in the service.
1.5 In conjunction with the service users, to ensure that the house is kept to a good standard of tidiness, cleanliness and hygiene including communal areas and bathrooms. Encouraging service users to take responsibility for maintaining their own environment, and supporting them with laundry and cleaning tasks.
1.6 Night time security and monitoring of the building and its environs.
1.7 Supervision of service users with particular attention to service users with high care needs/serious health issues.
1.8 Where necessary and in conjunction with the day staff team, to support service users with their prescriptions and proper taking of medication as prescribed by their doctors and to adhere to their alcohol management plans. To record and report any non-compliance of same.
1.9 To effectively manage incidents/accidents that may arise during the course of the night in line with local procedures and Depaul’s Low Threshold ethos.
1.10 To report to the management team any crisis or behaviour management issues and to use the On-call system as required.
1.11 As necessary to liaise with emergency services and/or other night services.
1.12 To regularly input into and maintain information on the services computerised system (OTIS).
1.13 To support service users to work in line with their support plan and agreed actions.
1.14 To support service users to work in line with their safety and wellbeing assessment and management plans as agreed.
Closing Date
1:00pm