Volunteer Hosts needed for 16-25yrs old

Volunteer Hosts required to accommodate young people who are temporarily homeless; bridging the gap between destitution and a new home, helping to prevent rough sleeping and long-term homelessness.

This is a flexible volunteering opportunity, based around your availability.

Our volunteer hosts provide accommodation for local 16-25 year olds who are vulnerable to homelessness. Guests are security checked before being placed in your home and receive support in moving into onward accommodation. Sussex Nightstop works closely with local authorities and youth services. Young people stay with hosts for 3-7 night durations.

Volunteer Role - Nightstop Scheme Volunteer Host

Responsible to - Nightstop Coordinator and Nightstop Board

Hours and Commitment - Flexible nights based on your availability and to be agreed with the Nightstop Coordinator

Location - To work from your home

Purpose of the Role- To provide safe and secure, night by night, accommodation for a young person.

Benefits

• An opportunity to make a big difference to the lives of young people, bridging the gap between homelessness and a new home.
• Be part of a community of likeminded people in a safely managed service, with ongoing training, on-call support and social events
• Expenses paid. Great teamwork. A hugely rewarding role.

Practical Considerations

Practical considerations

•  As most guests are studying or working in central Brighton/Hove, we need hosts living in this area or nearby, close to public transport.
•  This opportunity is not available to anyone under 25 due to the nature of the volunteering and the age of the clients that the volunteers are supporting.
  
•  This will take place in your home. Overnight stays only (not daytime) with arrival and departure times that fit around your lifestyle.
•  Due to the nature of the volunteering, as hosts are supporting vulnerable young people in their homes, we do assess the suitability of each volunteer on an individual basis.
•  Volunteering role will require a DBS check and references.
  

Support Disabled

Our service coordinators manage all aspects of the placement. Hosts simply provide a warm welcome, 'business as usual' home life, a hot meal, access to a shower and washing machine, breakfast and a packed lunch. Expenses paid. An on-call team supports both guests and hosts too out of office hours and each host has a handbook and ongoing supervision and support.

What skills do I need?

Joining our community response to youth homelessness requires no experience.... we need people with a desire to help, who have a spare room in Brighton & Hove.

As a host, your role is to provide a welcoming, safe, secure environment for young people.

An ideal host is interested in offering support to young people at a tricky time. They can treat all guests with sensitivity and respect, whatever their backgrounds, opinions, cultural and ethical beliefs. They have good communication skills (good listeners!) and an open-minded, judgement-free approach.

This role is suitable for anyone over the age of 25 and fits around busy lives. Guests arrive in the evening at a time that suits you and they leave in the morning to go to college, work or support services.

Excellent training and support provided. A really rewarding role.

Location

This opportunity can be carried out whilst working from home.