Job Introduction

Job Title:  Night Worker

Hourly Rate:  £9.60

Job Location:  Cheadle

Contract Duration:  Permanent

Weekly Hours:  23.5 working shifts 10pm – 8am on a Rolling Rota Basis

Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference? Are you passionate about working with and supporting older people?

Your Housing Group has a great opportunity for a Retirement Living Service (RLS) Night Worker based at Smithy Croft in Heald Green (SK8).

As our Night Worker, you’ll be working an average of 23.5hours per week on a 3 week rolling rota - working 10 hour shifts (10pm-8am) 2 nights per week for 2 weeks (20 hours per week) and then the third week working (10pm-8am) for 3 nights (30 hours for the week) over 7 days.

As our Night Worker, you will be…

• working alone for the entirety of your shift
• working 10pm-8am
• ensuring the building and its residents are safe and secure outside of normal office hours
• responsible for the overnight security and routine checks of the Scheme
• undertaking Health & Safety inspections
• checking regularly essential systems such as the Fire Alarm, CCTV and door entry systems
• ensuring escalation/reporting of faults found to our contractors for resolution
• cleaning communal areas within the building
• the first point of contact for customers and visitors during your shift

What do we have to offer you? Up to 25 days (pro-rata)  annual leave (increasing with length of service), a Cashback Health Care Plan, a Pension Scheme matched up to 8% to name just a few! 

In addition to the above you will embrace the culture of continuous improvement to support Value for Money throughout the organisation and have a passion for doing things right first time.

Your Housing Group is a housing provider, working efficiently and effectively to build as many quality houses as possible, thereby playing its part in solving the national housing crisis. With over 28,300 homes across the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands, the business has a large portfolio of retirement living developments and an innovative private rental offer in Nuvu.

This role is eligible for a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (i.e. it involves certain activities in relation to children and/or adults) and is defined as regulated activity under Part 1 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.  Therefore, a Basic DBS Check for a regulated activity is an essential requirement.

Prior to completing your application, please review the attached Role Profile to better understand the role and key responsibilities.             

Closing date:  8^th November 2021                   

Should we receive a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy earlier than the date indicated above. Therefore, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for tenants or anyone who resides in a Your Housing Group property.  It also operates the scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability. Those applicants who meet the minimum requirements for the role as set out in the advert and role profile will be guaranteed an interview.  Some roles may be subject to probity checks which will override the scheme where a potential conflict of interest or a probity matter has been identified.  YHG1 

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