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Brighton and Hove City Council are recruiting one full time&nbsp;Hostel Worker to work at Glenwood Hostel.
Glenwood Lodge Hostel, including Off Street Offer (OSO) is a 48 bed Hostel for Single homeless men in central Brighton. We provide high support accommodation to men with high, complex needs and an Off Street Offer accommodation to rough sleepers.
The service supports clients with support issues such as substance misuse, physical and mental health issues, offending and move on and reconnection work.
Closing Date:&nbsp; midnight Sunday 27 July 2025
Interview date: TBA
For an informal discussion, please contact Lisa Ellery - Hostel Manager, Glenwood Lodge, 01273 292026 or Shelley - Deputy Managers on 01273 294027.

Fixed term for: until 31 March 2026
This job will be offered as fixed term for external applicants and is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy. Before applying, please ensure you have read <a href="https://brightonandhovecc.sharepoint.com/sites/TheWavePoliciesandProcedures/SitePages/Secondment-policy.aspx?web=1" target="_blank">the Secondment policy</a> to ensure you are eligible to apply. In accordance with the policy, please ensure you have the written approval of your line manager before applying. Evidence of this must be included with your application.
<h2>About the role</h2>This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the support offered to vulnerable homeless people in the City.You will take responsibility for the safety and security of the hostel and its residents, ensuring that safety procedures and statutory obligations are adhered to and will support a number of residents with one to one support.You will have great customer service skills, have a strengths-based approach and be motivated and confident enough to help enable people who are homeless to find and be able to maintain long term housing solutions. Experience of working with people that are homeless and may be vulnerable or disadvantaged groups in a residential/similar setting is essential. You will have good IT and admin skills and a positive approach to team working.As a Project Worker you will work as part of a team to provide a high support service in &nbsp;supported accommodation In Brighton &amp; Hove. You will ensure residents are supported to improve their health, well-being and develop independent living skills, before being supported to move on. You will also help support with other services including education and training to help our residents community integration.&nbsp;If you have&nbsp;<ul>
<li>Excellent Communication Skills</li>
<li>Are Self-Motivated</li>
<li>Are Customer Focused</li>
<li>Ability to work shifts</li>
<li>Ability to work on own initiative</li>
</ul>Then please get in touch.&nbsp;Please read our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/how-apply-job-council" target="_blank">Apply for a job at the council</a> pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions. &nbsp;Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/application-form-guidance" target="_blank">Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> and (<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/shortlisting-questions-guidance" target="_blank">Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.<h2>Additional information</h2>
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us" target="_blank">Why work for us&nbsp;</a>
<h2>Company information</h2>Encouraging a diverse workforceOur city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton &amp; Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/fair-and-inclusive" target="_blank">fair and inclusive</a> actions, our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/becoming-anti-racist-city" target="_blank">anti-racism strategy</a> and the work we are doing to <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace" target="_blank">encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).</a>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS) Check.

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