Bristol

37.5 hrs per week

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions.

Our Men’s Mental Health Crisis House in Central Bristol, is a Project that supports men with their mental health and other related support needs; in a setting that is staffed 24 hours. The focus of the service is to work collaboratively with clients, supporting them to develop recovery orientated goals and crisis management plans.

In this role you will provide overnight waking cover as required by the service. You will be responsible where identified, for providing first contact and safeguarding clients at night including dealing with emergencies. Other duties will involve supervising client’s conduct, health, hygiene, safety and welfare. You will also be required to use a computerised monitoring system and to log and report incidents.

To succeed, you should have an understanding of the issues that affect vulnerable clients and the needs of homeless young people. You will have excellent communication skills with the ability to respond and interact effectively with clients and colleagues.

You will also have experience in following administrative procedures and maintaining clear and accurate records. Being reliable and alert at all times during your shift and acting with integrity will be expected of you, as will using your initiative when dealing with difficult situations.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, staff discounts scheme and initiatives to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance. We are also committed to providing our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities; in support of their personal and professional development

Flexibility is required, as you’ll be working a shift rota that includes weekends and public holidays.

To find out more and apply please go to www.mungos.org/work-with-us/careers/current-vacancies/

Closing date: 10.00am: 6 th April 2018

Interviews and assessments on: 19 th April 2018

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2018, we are also proud to have been awarded BITC 2017 Race Equality Award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.