Senior Assessment, Mediation & Support Worker

We have an opportunity to be part of leading our innovative multi-agency team, Bristol Youth MAPS. Working from a strengths-based holistic approach, you will be part of a team effort to prevent homelessness by helping young people remain at home or find alternative accommodation where remaining at home is not safe or possible.

We are particularly keen to increase applications from Black and Minority Ethnic groups and Males as they are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Please find full details of how to apply via our Website in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 23:59, 20^th June 2021.

We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the South West, working with over 2,500 young people. We have strong local partnerships and adhere to the best practice in the sector.  We build trusting relationships between our young people and our colleagues and this is at the core of our work.

What we are looking for:

• You engage young people and colleagues with confidence, tenacity, and passion. You enjoy and are good at family work.

• You have a calm, structured approach to a pressured environment.

• You can assess need and look for the best outcome within limited resources.

• You are skilled at bringing the best out of colleagues you supervise.

• You are creative and good at collaborating.

What you will be doing:

• You will supervise a team of AMS Workers and take ownership of a caseload of young people at risk of homelessness.

• By having a flexible and creative approach to support, you will work with the young person, their family and wider network to help them remain living with family or friends where possible.

• Using your problem-solving skills, you will help young people find accommodation where it is not safe or possible to remain with their family.

• You will support your colleagues to perform and develop in their roles.

You will be in Bristol Youth MAPS Service and your line manager will be our Bristol Youth MAPS Manager.

What we are offering:

• An opportunity to build on skills in people line management, family and housing work in a co-located multi-agency team.

• An opportunity to work in a Psychologically Informed Environment.

• 30 days holiday plus the usual bank and public holidays.

• UK Healthcare Employee membership (Level 1).

Contract details: 

• Hours per week: 37.5 (this represents full time hours)

• Contract type: Permanent

• Pay: £27,741 - £30,451 per annum

• The location: You will be based in our Youth MAPS office, in the heart of Bristol’s vibrant city centre, within walking distance of both the main train and bus stations. Under Covid safe working there will be some home working.

Application information:

• To access the Job Pack and apply, please visit the vacancy webpage on the 1625ip Website: https://1625independentpeople.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=618fdb87-b272-49ce-a2b2-a5560dad28d4

• To have an informal chat about the role, please contact: megan.lewis@1625ip.co.uk

• If you have any queries, please email  jobs@1625ip.co.uk

Important dates:

• Application deadline closes: 23:59, 20 June 2021.

• If you have not heard from us by 22 June 2021 please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

• Interviews are on 24 June 2021. 

Covering Letter / Supporting Statement Guidance 

Please note that the online application form cannot be saved until it is fully complete.  We recommend that you prepare your Covering Letter before you start the online application. 

Your Covering Letter is essentially your Supporting Statement and will form the most important basis on which your skills, experience and behavioural competencies will be tested against the job criteria.  Without it, your application cannot progress to the shortlisting stage. 

You should refer to the Person Specification document within the Job Pack and cover only the elements that are tested at this stage of the recruitment process.  Elements that only have the word ‘interview’ next to them will be tested at the next stage of the process and do not need to be covered in your letter.

Please try to keep the word limit to 250 words per criterion. 

ALTHOUGH THE APPLICATION FORM GIVES YOU THE OPTION TO UPLOAD A CV, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A CV AS THIS IS NOT NECESSARY AND WILL NOT BE USED IN THIS PROCESS. 

Equal opportunities for everyone:

We safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Barred List Disclosure Check. 

We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers.  We also pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We are particularly keen to increase applications from Black and Minority Ethnic groups and Males as they are currently under-represented.

Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.   If you need an adjustment made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.