Night Manager

YMCA Thames Gateway is serious about safeguarding; this role will be subject to a Standard Disclosure & Barring Service check.

At YMCA Thames Gateway we are a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to Equal Opportunities. Therefore, we value the importance of diversity and positively welcome applicant from all members of the community. The Association is committed to ensuring that all current and potential staff, members, users and visitors are treated with dignity, fairness and respect regardless of their protected characteristics within the Equality Act (2010).

We want to ensure that our service delivery is as consistent and high quality at night as it is during the day. From making sure that our night Concierge services are meeting their contractual obligations to managing the inhouse team, to dealing with any safeguarding issues that may arise, this role will be the face of YMCA Thames Gateway during the night. Your Level 3 qualification in youth work, housing or similar area, will be backed up with experience in managing and leading a successful team, dealing effectively with incidents and emergencies and contract management and compliance. Ideally, youll also have experience in designing and delivering training to a team Youll have an understanding of the challenges faced by vulnerable people, as well as knowledge and understanding of safeguarding. Ideally, this will be underpinned by an awareness of Trauma Informe practice. Youll need a car to be able to get around the sites.

Thank you for your interest in finding out more about YMCA Thames Gateway Group. Whether youre looking for your first role, coming back to work after a career break, or simply looking for a new challenge, were happy youre considering us.

As a community-based organisation for over 150 years, we are a vibrant and ever-changing charity that offers inclusive programmes in health & wellbeing, childcare, housing and youth work. We are passionate about providing opportunities to those who are most in need. We successfully adapt to the needs of the communities in which were based during the pandemic we were able to provide food hampers to families in need, childcare support to keyworkers, and stayed in touch with our senior citizens group who, for many, attending our social groups is a lifeline.

Our staff are dedicated to making other peoples lives better through the services we provide, so if this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we look forward to hearing from you.

• Contract Type: Permanent


• Working Pattern: Full-time/Monday to Sunday (37.5 hrs a week)


• The Job Description and Person Specification can be found here: Night Manager APR 24.docx.pdf


Additional Information:Please note YMCA Thames Gateway Group does not have a Sponsored Licence to recruit non-UK workers and therefore all candidates are expected to provide evidence that they are eligible and have the right to work in the UK.