Jobs within the WNS Network and wider Homelessness Sector are listed here.
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Project Coordinator - Sutton Community Works
Sutton Community Works are running a winter shelter for rough sleepers in early 2025 and are seeking to recruit a Project Co-ordinator starting in January for a fixed term of 10 weeks. This is a full time position (37.5 hours per week) on a salary of £32K (pro rata).
This will include:
- Running the project
- Supporting those struggling with homelessness
- Managing & supporting volunteers
- Liaising with the council’s homeless team
For an application form, please email [email protected]
Closing date: 29th November 2024
Night Shelter Vacancies - Holy Trinity Hounslow
About Holy Trinity Hounslow
You can learn more about Holy Trinity Hounslow on their website.
About the roles
We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team and help make a difference in our community. These roles are for a fixed-term contract, and we encourage anyone who is interested or knows someone who might be, to apply.
Available Positions:
- Full-Time Night Shelter Coordinator
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- Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the night shelter, ensuring the safety and comfort of guests, and coordinating with volunteers and staff.
- Full-time role on a fixed-term contract.
- Part-Time Night Shelter Coordinator
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- Assists in managing shelter activities, provides support to guests, and works closely with the team to ensure smooth operations.
- Part-time role on a fixed-term contract.
- Night Shift Leader
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- Supervises the night shifts, manages volunteer staff, and ensures that guests are supported throughout the night.
- Ideal for individuals looking to make a direct impact during overnight hours.
How to Apply:
For more information on these positions and to submit your application, please visit the following link: https://hthounslow.org.uk/vacancies
Catching Lives - Winter Shelter Workers
Salary: £12p/h. Fixed-term contract 9th December 2024 to 16th March 2025
About Catching Lives Canterbury
You can learn more about Catching Lives on their website.
About the role
Shelter Workers (evening or waking night shifts) are responsible for practical tasks in the day centre and/or night shelter as well as supporting guests at the Canterbury Community Shelter. Staff will be on shift with at least one colleague.
Further details
Location: Canterbury (city centre)
Hours: Evenings 4-8.30pm, Waking Nights 8pm-8.30am
The deadline for application is 12pm on Monday 4 November, with interviews on 13-15 November. Training and induction sessions will be scheduled 9-13 December, with shifts available from 16 December to 16 March.
Please download the Recruitment Pack for job descriptions, person specification and how to apply here: https://www.catchinglives.org/post/join-the-canterbury-community-shelter-team-this-winter
ASLAN Communal Setting Coordinator
Salary: £33,824 per annum, full time, pro rata to 5.5 months fixed-term contract
About All Souls Serve the City and ASLAN
You can learn more about ASSTC on their website.
About the role
The Winter Night Communal Setting will run for five months, from the end of November to the end of April, across four different faith venues. Each venue will offer individualised companionship and support whilst the guests (re)engage with Westminster Council, pursue Council-directed solutions for the short term, and explore long term solutions.
The Communal Setting Coordinator will lead and oversee all aspects of the project and be supported by relief coordinators in order to cover morning and night shifts, seven days/ week for the duration of the Communal Setting months. They will be employed by All Souls Serve the City, the coordinating venue, with support from Westminster Council.
Starting 11th November. Deadline for applications: 20th October.
Application details: Please click here to find out more and apply for the role
ASLAN relief coordinators (three posts)
Salary: £16.40/h, zero-hours contract, i.e. flexible, but we hope for 5-10 hours per week
About All Souls Serve the City and ASLAN
You can learn more about ASSTC on their website.
About the role
The Winter Night Communal Setting will run for five months, from the end of November to the end of April, across four different faith venues. Each venue will offer individualised companionship and support whilst the guests (re)engage with Westminster Council, pursue Council-directed solutions for the short term, and explore long term solutions.
The Communal Setting relief coordinators will assist the Communal Setting Coordinator to organise and coordinate the operational delivery of the Winter Night Communal Setting, being present and visible at all venues for daily shifts and ensuring the Communal Setting is run effectively.
Deadline for applications: 20th October. Start date: 11th November
Application details: Please click here to find out more and apply for the role
Community Engagement Coordinator - Hackney Doorways
Salary: £32,700 (pro-rata) Hours: 37 hours per week or part time at 22.5 hours per week
About Hackney Doorways
You can read about Hackney Doorways on their website.
About the role
The Charity relies on the local community for a significant proportion of its funding and this role is primarily outward-facing, presenting the work of the charity to the wider community and supporting the fundraising. In order to do this most effectively it is important to keep up to date with the ongoing work of the charity and therefore some hands-on work supporting the shelters is included in this role. The Charity has a very small team of paid staff and we expect people to be highly flexible in their roles, with a “can do” attitude, willing to turn their hand to anything that needs to be done.
Application details: Please click here to find out more and download the full Job Description and how to apply
Service Manager - Night Shelters - Glass Door
Salary: £37,000 to £41,000 p/a Hours: 35 hours per week (5 days a week) Contract: Permanent
About Glass Door
You can read about Glass Door on their website.
About the role
Glass Door is seeking to appoint a Service Manager for our night shelter service.
As the Service Manager for our night shelter service, you’ll be at the heart of Glass Door’s mission, delivering the largest network of night shelters in the UK. This pivotal role offers you the chance to make a real difference by managing a dedicated team across multiple sites, ensuring high-quality, consistent service that supports our guests to build a route out of homelessness. We’re looking for a dynamic, proactive leader with a passion for problem-solving and the compassionate service delivery.
Deadline to apply is Monday 16th September 2024 at 9am.
Application details: Please click here to find out more and download the full Job Description and how to apply
Admin & Communications Position - Robes
£28,080 pro rata (£22,464 – 30 hour role)
About Robes
You can read about Robes on their website.
About the role
The Robes “Family” is a small but mighty team, who since 2007 in partnership with our amazing volunteers, have come together to help our homeless guests in Southwark and Lambeth, whose need for shelter, care, food, and support has never been greater.
Not only do we provide a rotating Winter Night Shelter for the coldest months of the year, but ongoing floating support for up to six months, ensuring further accommodation our guests move into is sustainable, and they are linked into the right supports to prevent recurring homelessness.
We welcome both current and former guests to become part of our community, providing the opportunity for a hot lunch, care packages and advice sessions through our Wednesday Club. Whether guests or former guests come weekly, or only just come back for a bit of advice when they run into difficulty, we always provide a warm welcome and a friendly ear.
There are two main functions of this post – the administration component, and the communication component.
The purpose of the administrator component is to effectively support the day-to-day operations of the Robes team and be first point of contact for general enquiries.
The purpose of the communications component is to create and present communications about Robes to a wide audience through a number of different means, such as social media, newsletters and short videos. This post will include interviewing / filming / photography of guests, volunteers and other supporters.
Occasionally, some evening or weekend work may be required.
This is an essential role which supports our team to achieve amazing outcomes for those experiencing homelessness, and showcases the work that we do.
Application details: Please click here to find out more and download the full Job Description and how to apply
NEWday Front of House Coordinator - NEWway
35 hours per week, Fixed-term contract until 31st March 2025 SALARY: £13.15 per hour (£23,933 per annum)
About NEWway
You can read about NEWway on their website.
About the role
To provide front of house support, making sure those who come to our day services in Newham are welcomed and our offers of food, laundry, showers and the overall environment are delivered to a high standard.
NEWday is a commissioned day service, based in East Ham, for adults with no dependents who are experiencing homelessness in Newham. Alongside the provision of essentials such as food, clothing, showers, and laundry, we are a hub for a range of advice and health services. Our advisors support guests with casework and care plans, housing options, welfare benefits and debt advice, and complete assessments for our winter night shelter. We also work with partners on-site who deliver a range of health assessments and interventions, dental treatment, immigration advice, substance misuse support and employment, education and training advice.
Application details: Please click here to find out more and download the full Job Description and how to apply
NEWday Caseworker - NEWway
21 hours per week Fixed-Term Contract Salary: £16.64 per hour (£30,284.80 per annum, pro rata)
About NEWway
You can read about NEWway on their website.
About the role
To provide initial assessments and ongoing advice, advocacy and referrals for those who are rough sleeping in Newham and access our day services.
NEWday is a commissioned day service, based in East Ham, for adults with no dependents who are experiencing homelessness in Newham. Alongside the provision of essentials such as food, clothing, showers, and laundry, we are a hub for a range of advice and health services. Our advisors support guests with casework and care plans, housing options, welfare benefits and debt advice, and complete assessments for our winter night shelter. We also work with partners on-site who deliver a range of health assessments and interventions, dental treatment, immigration advice, substance misuse support and employment, education and training advice.
Application details: Please click here to find out more and download the full Job Description and how to apply
Accommodation Manager - Emmanuel House
Salary: £35,423.33, 37.5 working hours per week
About Emmanuel House
You can read about Emmanuel House on their website.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for an Accommodation Manager to join the vibrant staff team at Emmanuel House. The role will develop Emmanuel House’s accommodation services, which are integral to early intervention for people who become homeless.
Your key purpose is to be responsible for overseeing and managing Emmanuel House’s accommodation services. You will be exceptionally well organised and an excellent communicator, ensuring high standards of operational delivery while managing and organising staff and volunteers.
Application details: Please click here to find out more and download the full Job Description and how to apply
Closing date for submitting your application form is 9.00am on Friday 28th June 2024. Interviews will take place on Thursday 4th July 2024.
Chair of Trustees - Open Door Charity, St Albans
Volunteer Opportunity
About Open Door Charity, St Albans
You can read about Open Door St Albans on their website.
About the role
The Open Door Charity is looking for a new chair of Trustees to lead their board in sustaining and developing new opportunities to meet the needs of rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness in the St Albans area. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader with a passion to tackle homelessness issues, and with experience in strategic decision making and developing and delivering change.
What Open Door do
The Open Door Charity is a community response to homelessness, working in partnership with key players in the St Albans area. Our mission is to ensure that full and effective support is available to prevent rough sleeping and help former rough sleepers to be healthy, safe and rebuild their lives. Currently we raise funds and bring together volunteers to:
- provide key services at the Open Door Night Shelter, which is managed by
the Hightown Housing Association. Our support includes the provision of food,
volunteers as kitchen staff, together with funding counselling and mental health
support - run the annual Winter Beds Project (Dec to end March), giving additional
overnight accommodation for the coldest months of the year - fund the Safer Streets Outreach Worker for rough sleepers, supplementing
other services provided by the local council - make grants to individuals or organisations to help the move to settled
accommodation.
Application details: Please click here to find out more and download the full Job Description and how to apply
Trustees - Open Door Charity, St Albans
Volunteer Opportunity
About Open Door Charity, St Albans
You can read about Open Door St Albans on their website.
About the role
The Open Door Charity is looking for new trustees with experience of the social care sector, especially housing and homelessness, or fundraising.
The Open Door Charity is looking for two additional trustees to contribute to its work supporting rough sleepers. We are looking for
1. An individual who has experience of working with agencies and organisations which support those who are homeless, potentially homeless or in poor or insecure accommodation,
2. An individual with experience of charitable fundraising.
What Open Door do
The Open Door Charity is a community response to homelessness, working in partnership with key players in the St Albans area. Our mission is to ensure that full and effective support is available to prevent rough sleeping and help former rough sleepers to be healthy, safe and rebuild their lives. Currently we raise funds and bring together volunteers to:
- provide key services at the Open Door Night Shelter, which is managed by
the Hightown Housing Association. Our support includes the provision of food,
volunteers as kitchen staff, together with funding counselling and mental health
support - run the annual Winter Beds Project (Dec to end March), giving additional
overnight accommodation for the coldest months of the year - fund the Safer Streets Outreach Worker for rough sleepers, supplementing
other services provided by the local council - make grants to individuals or organisations to help the move to settled
accommodation.
Application details: Please click here to find out more and download the full Job Description and how to apply
Volunteers and Shift Managers
Voluntary positions at Off The Streets Southend
About Off The Streets
You can read about Off The Streets on their website.
About the role
Want to help MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
Can you free some of your TIME to help at the new shelter?
Your time helps us CHANGE people’s LIVES.
We are looking to build on our TEAM of volunteers and shift managers, to find out more please email at [email protected] and more information will be provided. Off The Streets will be holding a meeting in the next few weeks for everyone that’s interested in volunteering.
Sometimes an hour of your time can make someone’s day.
Come and join our TEAM and help us keep making a difference.
#TeamWork
To find out more about the charity join our Facebook page – Off The Streets Southend
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