Depaul UK
Nightstop Coordinator (London.)
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At Depaul UK, we believe in people’s potential — and we take action every day to help unlock it. Whether you’re supporting young people directly or strengthening our organisation behind the scenes, your work will create real, lasting impact.
About the Role
Nightstop Coordinator – London
Help young people facing homelessness find a safe place to stay and a pathway to a brighter future.
As a Nightstop Coordinator, you'll be at the heart of a life-changing service—assessing referrals, coordinating emergency placements, supporting young people into longer-term accommodation, and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of guests and volunteer hosts.
We're looking for a proactive and compassionate professional with experience supporting vulnerable people, strong safeguarding and risk assessment skills, and the ability to build positive relationships with partners, volunteers, and young people. You'll also recruit, train, and support volunteer hosts while promoting the service across local communities.
Join an inclusive, values-led organisation that believes in the potential of every person. If you're organised, resilient, and motivated to make a real impact on young people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note that this job opportunity is offered as a full-time (37.5 hours per week), permanent role.
In this role, you will:
Supporting Young People
- Act as the first point of contact for people experiencing homelessness and referral partners, providing advice and signposting
- Conduct needs and risk assessments with potential Nightstop guests
- Coordinate and manage the logistics of each placement with volunteer hosts
- Work proactively with guests and partner agencies to identify longer-term accommodation options
- Provide ongoing support to guests and volunteers, including participation in a 24-hour on-call rota
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all guests and volunteers at all times
- Comply with data protection and information-sharing protocols
- Lead on safeguarding actions to protect people with an identified risk
Volunteer Recruitment, Promotion and Engagement
- Promote volunteer opportunities through community networks, local organisations, and online platforms
- Recruit and onboard volunteer hosts in line with safer recruitment practices, including interviews, references, DBS checks, and travelling to complete home assessments in line with lone working procedures
- Assess and make recommendations on applicants’ suitability and contribute to decision-making processes
- Deliver training, supervision, forums, celebration events and ongoing support to volunteers
- Build strong relationships with hosts to support retention, motivation, and engagement
- Act as a key point of contact for volunteers, providing guidance and problem-solving support
- Maintain regular communication with volunteers, including updates, development opportunities, and networking events
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Marketing and Stakeholder Management
- Develop and maintain effective partnerships with statutory and voluntary sector organisations
- Work collaboratively with partners to support young people’s outcomes
- Arrange and attend community events and meetings to promote the Nightstop service
- Represent the organisation confidently, speaking clearly and effectively about youth homelessness and the impact of the service
- Support development of client and volunteer stories for communications and fundraising
- Proactively promote the Nightstop service to engage our wider communities, delivering awareness sessions encouraging volunteer engagement
Administration
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records for all guests and volunteers
- Contribute to monitoring, reporting, and data collection
- Support financial processes, including payments and record-keeping
Other
- Work collaboratively and effectively as part of the wider team with regular travel nationally for team meetings
- Actively participate in regular supervision, appraisals, caseload reviews and team meetings with your line manager and the wider team
- Work within the principles of Trauma Informed Practices, and apply this to your daily work young people, volunteers and also within the team
- Participate in an on-call rota, including evenings and weekends (additional on-call allowance is paid)
- Provide out-of-hours support when required
- Undertake further duties as commensurate to the role, in line with Depaul Policies and Procedures and as identified by your line manager
About You
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Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of working with vulnerable people or those experiencing homelessness and the challenges they face
- Experience of managing volunteers, including promoting opportunities, recruitment, onboarding and retention in line with safer recruitment practices
- Knowledge of housing and homelessness legislation, including welfare entitlements
- Experience of completing and implementing risk assessments
- Strong understanding and experience of implementing safeguarding principles and procedures
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent communication skills both in person and remotely including the ability to deliver training to volunteers, present to a variety of audiences and speak publicly
- Strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a dispersed national team
- Experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
- Confident use of IT systems, including databases, Google Workspace, and Microsoft Office
- Ability to work under pressure and respond effectively to changing demands
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries and promote this in others
What You’ll Receive
- Tailored training and development
- Flexible working options where suitable
- 26 days annual leave, rising with service
- Family-friendly leave policies
- Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 7%
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP access
- Discounts across retail, travel, food, fitness and more
- Cash health plan for you and your family
- Death-in-service benefit
- Access to legal and practical support
Safer Recruitment
Depaul UK is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If a role requires it under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, we will carry out the appropriate Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. We only look at information that is relevant to the role, and a criminal record will never be treated as an automatic barrier to employment. All DBS information is handled sensitively, confidentially and in line with the DBS Code of Practice, and we encourage applicants to discuss any concerns with us openly.
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