Are you looking for a part time post where you can play a vital role in supporting vulnerable adults in Bristol? We are looking for people to join us as part time peripatetic Night Workers as part of the Bristol Out of Hours Service (BOOHSI). The service provides out of hours trauma informed support to 5 accommodation services across our mixed and Women’s pathway, aimed at strengthening the existing provision of support to clients with multiple needs and experiencing homelessness. As an out of hours Night Worker, you will work in pairs alongside another night worker, visiting up to 5 different accommodation services at night. Planning your time well, and taking instruction from day staff and on-call managers you will: Provide vital support and assistance to clients at night, be available to listen and deal with people’s individual needs as they arise. develop a good knowledge of relevant protocols and safety precautions so that you can appropriately deal with emergency situations that arise during your shift. Carry out relevant building and welfare checks, monitoring issues like noise in the locality and within the building and carrying out relevant administrative tasks and incident reporting. Be provided with training and development to ensure you feel confident to carry out your duties and provide high quality services to our clients. Work on the rotating night shift rota. With typical shifts from 7pm – 1am, 4 nights on and 3 nights off. For genuine occupational requirement reasons, we are looking to appoint a female only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9). About you These roles will suit people who have the ability to empower individuals to make positive changes through active listening, understanding, and a client-centred approach. We encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate: Understanding of the issues that affect vulnerable adults and people experiencing homelessness, and a genuine interest in developing skills and knowledge in this night worker role. Good communication skills, and the ability to handle situations assertively and creatively. Some experience of dealing directly with the public and/or clients or customers in a busy service environment. The ability to be reliable, awake and alert during your shift and be able to stay calm and use your initiative in the event of an emergency. Planning and time management skills, and the ability to follow administrative procedures and maintain clear and accurate records. Be willing to lone work at times, when required by the service. Due to the nature of these roles a full UK or equivalent driving license and access to a vehicle is essential for this post. How to apply To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website. When you're ready to apply click the ‘Apply Now’ Button to start your online application form. Closing date: 10 am on 11 November 2024 Interview and assessments on: 20-22 November 2024 St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups. About Us Our purpose is to end homelessness and rebuild lives. It drives everything that we do. For the past 55 years, we have been on the ground every day and every night, supporting people to recover from homelessness and advocating for change. We support around 28,000 people each year and our work means that more than 2,700 people have somewhere safe to stay each night. What We Offer We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where all colleagues feel valued, and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups. We believe that equity, diversity and inclusion improves the health, wellbeing and development of our colleagues and helps to ensure everyone feels valued. We know that when diversity, inclusion and wellbeing are prioritised, we are happier, healthier and can ultimately achieve better outcomes for our clients. Below are some of our key focus areas to improve both our candidate and colleague experience: A growing number of diversity networks including LGBTQ, Womens Action, Lived Experience and Anti-Racist networks. Increasing visibility by ensuring that all interview panels across the organisation are diversely represented to ensure fair and balanced decision making during the recruitment process. A safe and supportive working environment championing positive action via various internal schemes such as upward mentoring and a Steps into Management programme. Mandatory Diversity & Inclusion training for all staff, unconscious bias training for managers, and a range of other courses such as Trans awareness and Autism Awareness. In recognition of the importance of transparency, we publish our employee diversity statistics and pay gap reports on our website. Want to find out more? Click here to visit our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion page. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits to our colleagues to ensure wellbeing remains a key priority. Maintaining a good work life balance can be tricky, but with family friendly policies, flexible and agile working options and an incremental annual leave allowance, we are committed to making sure you have the options available as and when you need them. These include: Agile working model for suitable roles. Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements. 28 days annual leave rising to 31 after five years’ service. Family friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave. Carers leave, and fertility treatment leave. Financial wellbeing platform offering loans, advances and saving options. Auto-enrolment to pension scheme after six months service with an employer contribution of 6%. Employee Assistance Programme and access to SmartHealth app – 24/7 GP appointments, health checks and nutrition advice. Cycle to Work scheme and interest free season ticket loans. Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more. Want to find out more? Want to find out more? Click here to visit our Work For Us page. At St Mungo’s we are committed to providing development opportunities for all our colleagues. We welcome people with a wide range of experiences and value transferable skills so that we can provide the best support for people experiencing homelessness. That’s why we have a robust induction, training and development programme that supports colleagues throughout their career at St Mungo’s. These include: Highly praised internal training courses and access to external learning to build your skills and meet your professional development goals. Steps into Management programme to support colleague progression. Commitment to continued professional development with access to career development forums, internal mentoring and internal secondment opportunities. Want to find out more? Click here to visit our Learning and Development page. A DBS disclosure check is a requirement for this post and will be undertaken for the successful candidate. Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates. Documents