Location
New Steine Mews Hostel
Job Summary
* Directorate BHCC: Homes and Adult Social Care
* Salary £14.13 per hour, plus enhancements for weekend, night and bank holidays.
* Contract Casual
* Closing Date Apply by 7 September 2025
* Positions available: 5
Working hours
* Working hours: Casual
* Closing date: 7 September 2025
Job category
* Job category Care - Adults
Organisation
* Organisation Brighton & Hove City Council
Job introduction
Brighton and Hove Council is recruiting for:
Casual Hostel Workers to work at New Steine Mews Hostel
The basic hourly rate is £14.13.
Enhancements are paid:
* hours worked between midnight Friday and midnight Sunday are paid at weekend time and a half
* hours worked between 8pm and 6am (other than at the weekend) are paid at time and a third
For an informal discussion, please contact Lisa Carrington on 01273 293138 or Karen Leenders on 01273 293396.
About the role
Casual hostel workers are required toassist in the day to day running of the hostel, as non-institutionally as possible.
You will be involved in supporting single homeless people and liaising with keyworkers. An awareness of the issues surrounding single homelessness would be an advantage.
As part of your application
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they 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 (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our 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 & 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.
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