Youth Housing Worker (Night)

MACS

Employer Location: Published

Job description

Youth Housing Workers provide an accessible point of contact at night and weekends to promote the protection and safeguarding of young people living at MACS and help them to build skills and confidence to maintain their own homes. Please see attached Job Description and Person specification for essential skills and knowledge required for the post and submit your CV through our GETGOT system via: https://macsni.getgotjobs.co.uk

Responsibilities

  • To establish a positive relationship with Young People and to support them to create a safe home environment.
  • To provide holistic support (on a one to one and group basis) to all young people accessing the service, ensuring the support meets their needs.
  • To work alongside and support the Housing Worker to provide practical and hands on support regarding budgeting, cooking, cleaning and running a home in conjunction with the young people’s support plans to ensure a person centred approach.
  • To support the Housing Worker to ensure accommodation is well maintained, and is safe for young people to live in.
  • To support the move in and move on process.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

  • 6 months’ experience (paid or voluntary) of supporting people in a caring role as an employee, volunteer or carer.

Desirable Skills

  • A full, current driving license with access to a car, insured for business use is required to meet the requirements of the post in full.
  • A health and social care qualification or third level education.

Further Information

Please Note: These roles are predominantly Waking Night shifts. MACS provides 24/7 supported housing for young people aged between 16 and 21, who are leaving care, or who may be homeless. Young people can live with us for up to 2 years before moving into the community. Benefits: MACS Pension contribution of 4% of salary; up to 24 shifts annual leave; enhanced paid leave for Sick, Maternity and Carers leave; paid training days per year; Flexible and remote working options available. Closing Date: Tuesday 17th February 2026 at 9.30am. Visit the MACS GETGOT portal to view Recruitment Guidance notes and Why Work for MACS with more information, or email hr@macsni.org if you have any further queries. We are currently recruiting for multiple roles across various locations. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received. We strongly encourage early applications, as the advert may close once positions in each location have been successfully filled. MACS is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection on merit and all offers of employment are subject to an Access NI Disclosure Check. MACS is dedicated to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.

Vacancy ID
1755599
Job ref.
YHWNA.0126
Job Sector
Carers and Support Workers
Area
All of Northern Ireland
Location
Belfast, Newry, Downpatrick, Lisburn
Salary
£23,715 per annum
No. vacancies
8
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
36
Published date
21/01/2026
Closing date
17/02/2026
Worktime
Rota pattern, to be confirmed

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