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Published date: 20 October 2025
Closing date for applications: 31 October 2025

Location: St Peter’s Church Hall, London Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6QL

Job Title: Night Shelter Co-ordinator

Responsible to: Senior Management Team

Responsible for: 5 Night Shelter Support Workers plus a team of volunteers

Hours: 36 hours (flexible hours including evenings and weekends and some working from home).

Salary: £35,000

Duration: Fixed term contract starting in November 2025 to the end of March 2026 with possible extension

Purpose of post

  1. Ensuring the smooth running of the shelter scheme
  2. Maintaining links between the participating churches & other faith communities and other community organisations
  3. Raising awareness in the local community around issues of homelessness and as a way of recruiting volunteers
  4. Encouraging cooperation between faith community, statutory and voluntary organisations and local businesses

Person specification

  1. Experience of working in or with the voluntary sector, preferably in the field of homelessness
  2. An understanding of the needs of marginalized people and an ability to work with them
  3. The ability to work with and organise volunteers
  4. A knowledge and understanding of how faith and community groups can benefit projects
  5. Proven interpersonal skills, including an ability to motivate and encourage people and
  6. Ability to interact with people in a polite, appropriate and professional manner, including ability to challenge and resolve difficult situations
  7. Ability to work unsupervised and take initiative
  8. Proven administrative skills, including good written and oral communication and good computer literacy
  9. To be self-servicing in terms of being IT literate with the ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Doodle and a web-based data recording system
  10. Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to meet targets
  11. Ability to work flexibly across the organisation, where necessary, in order to support the whole staff team and meet the objectives of KCAH
  12. Possess a demonstrable commitment to Equal Opportunities and to the aims, principles and policies of KCAH

Full job description here.

To apply, please send a CV and a covering letter to: enquiries@kcah.org.uk