Female Support Worker HWYNI Service

We have rewarding opportunities available for Female Support Workers to join our team in Bristol. We have full-time and part-time opportunities available and you will join us on a fixed term contract until September 2025 working full-time (37.5 hours per week) or part time (30 hours, 22.5 hours or 18.75 hours per week) betweenthe hours of 8.30am - 5.30pm and as part of an on-call rota.

In return, you will receive a competitive salary of Pt12 £27,711 per annum pro rata plus benefits.

Established in 1983 Bristol MISSING LINK is a leading provider of Housing and Support Services to women with mental health and housing related support needs in Bristol. Missing Link is the parent organisation to NEXT LINK domestic abuse services and SAFE LINK sexual violence services.

In return for joining us as our Female Support Worker, we will offer you:

• Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
• 3 extra holidays including International Women's Day
• Excellent development and training opportunities
• Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)
• Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Health and Wellbeing Programme

Key duties and responsibilities of our Female Support Worker:

The successful candidates will provide high-quality practical and emotional support to women with mental health and housing related support needs. All clients are triaged and offered support to meet their presenting needs. Should a client be in need of additional support, they are referred to the Help When You Need It Service and assigned a support worker. Support is short to medium term and is a target-based intervention, with rapid re-access, should the client require additional support in the future.

What we are looking for in our ideal Female Support Worker:

• Experience of working with women with mental health and practical support needs to provide outcome-based support.
• Excellent communication skills and confident using a range of communication methods to include phone, Skype, email, text and face to face.
• Experience of co-producing short-term outcome focussed action plans and reviews.
• The ability to effectively manage emergency situations.
• Experience of co-producing robust risk assessments.
• Experience of managing a caseload.
• Knowledge of what it means to work in a psychologically informed environment.
• Experience, or interest and confidence in, facilitating and delivering small working groups, and facilitating peer support groups.
• The ability to work with colleagues, external agencies and clients face to face and via virtual platforms.

Closing date: Friday 13th December 2024

Interview date: w/c 16th December 2024

How to apply:

Pleasedownload the application pack from our website and complete the application form. Please submit your application by 9.00am 13th December 2024. Please do not send CVs. Interviews will be held week commencing 16th December 2024.

www.missinglinkhousing.co.uk

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