Assessment & Reconnection Worker

4 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom St Mungo's Full time

**_Are you interested in supporting people at immediate risk of rough sleeping and making a real difference to the lives of people experiencing homelessness in Bristol? _**

The Bristol Rough Sleeping Prevention Service provides a rapid response service, intervening to ensure no one needs to sleep rough. Our work is ongoing, and we are currently looking for 2 people to join our team as Assessment and Reconnection Workers. In these roles you will:

- Be part of a busy team environment working closely with people experiencing homelessness, you will carry out comprehensive assessments of people new to, or at risk of rough sleeping.
- Provide a personalised case management service to clients, turning assessment recommendations into practical action plans which fully involves the client.
- Build and maintain effective relationships to support clients throughout their recovery.
- Work closely with external agencies to ensure all clients’ needs are met. Many of our clients have multiple support needs. This may include complex trauma, substance misuse and mental and physical health support needs.
- Develop a knowledge of relevant legislation such as, welfare benefit and housing legislation.
- While your usual working hours will be from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, occasional work on weekends and early or late hours may occur in response to challenging situations and to prevent rough sleeping.

These 2 roles are offered either as a fixed term contract until 1 February 2025. Or, on a permanent contract where you will focus on working with non-UK nationals and use your language skills to engage clients.

**About you**
- Some understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerable people and the difficulties they experience in accessing services.
- Good communication skills and the ability to work with others whilst managing your own time.
- The ability to manage complex behaviours and to deal with people who may be in a difficult personal or emotional situation.
- The ability to empower individuals to make positive changes and a willingness to develop these valuable skills.
- Above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to rebuild their lives in these key roles; many of our managers began their careers as an Assessment and Reconnection Worker.

For our non-UK National specialist role 1 or more of the following language skills will be required: Somali, Farsi, Arabic, Sudanese Arabic, Kurdish, Polish, Romanian will be essential for 1 of these roles.

**How to apply**

**Closing date: 10 am on 21 February 2024**

**Interview and assessments on 28-29 February 2024**

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 - 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

3 Thomas More Square, Tower Hill, London, E1W 1YW
Telephone: 02038566000



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