Nightstop Host

at Depaul UK: Nightstop Greater Manchester

Role Description

Nightstop provides emergency overnight accommodation for young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of homelessness or experiencing homelessness and have nowhere else to stay. Nightstop guests are placed in the homes of trained and vetted volunteer hosts who provide a safe and secure place for the guest to stay that evening. Nightstop are always looking for more volunteers to ensure the service can continue the our preventative work as youth homelessness continues to rise in Greater Manchester.

Type of Activity: Suitable for individuals to apply

Suitability: Suitable for 18 year olds and over

Time commitment

Availability: Monday Morning, Monday Afternoon, Monday Evening, Tuesday Morning, Tuesday Afternoon, Tuesday Evening, Wednesday Morning, Wednesday Afternoon, Wednesday Evening, Thursday Morning, Thursday Afternoon, Thursday Evening, Friday Morning, Friday Afternoon, Friday Evening, Saturday Morning, Saturday Afternoon, Saturday Evening, Sunday Morning, Sunday Afternoon, Sunday Evening
Is this role available at multiple locations? Yes
Role Location: Volunteering will take place in volunteers own homes in any area of Bury and all across Greater Manchester
Ward: Boroughwide

Benefit to the volunteer

As a Nightstop host you will meet a wide variety of young people and by offering a 16-25-year-old a roof over their head, you will have the satisfaction of knowing you have played an important role, intervening at a pivotal time in a young person’s life.

You will receive

Travel expenses

Inclusion Statement: anyone who has a spare room. If you think there is a reason you might not be able to become a Nightstop host please give us a call to discuss it - we want to be as inclusive as possible and might still be able to accept you as a host.

Volunteers are asked to complete or provide: Application form, ID Check, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, Reference(s), Informal discussion (may include an interview)
Skills: Organising and Planning