Floating Support Worker

JH Bristol is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. We run several projects and every year we help thousands of people out of homelessness, into employment, away from domestic abuse, and more.

If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects, and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for!

Additional information:

• A valid license and access to a vehicle for business purposes
• Ability to work out of hours, evenings, and weekends on occasions depending on the needs of the project

The Role:

Our Floating Support Worker will play a pivotal role in delivering assistance across multiple locations and services, providing crucial support where additional staff are needed. Your responsibilities may vary from working in our Bath Domestic Abuse Services one week to participating in Outreach sessions in Gloucestershire the next. This dynamic role offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience in a wide array of sectors within our charity.

The ideal candidate will have an interest and passion for a diverse range of social issues and supporting individuals. You will need to demonstrate good organisation and planning, with flexibility and adaptability to a changing work pattern/location at short notice.

We believe this role offers not only a chance to make a significant impact but also an exciting opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Responsibilities include: 

• Provide cover to services based in the South West - including Outreach, Supported Housing, Domestic Violence and Substance Misuse
• Manage incidents and safeguarding ensuring action is taken and followed up
  Give clients advice, and information and provide an enabling service so that they can be signposted to and access appropriate services
• Keep all administrative tasks and records are kept up to date ensuring data is inputted accurately
• Any other duties within the scope of the post as directed by management

Qualifications / Requirements: 

• A valid UK driving license and access to own vehicle - business insurance will be required for roles involving travel to work
• Experience working with vulnerable adults with complex needs and/or challenging behaviours

There are many great reasons to join our team!

• Great opportunities for career development and free monthly training sessions from experienced facilitators
• Wellbeing related support / advice, and up to 6 free counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme
• 27 days annual leave, including an extra day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays - increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment
• 30% staff discount at Julian House charity shops
• 20% staff discount at Julian House bike workshops
• A generous and competitive pension scheme
• Instant access to healthcare professionals and discounts on a variety of health treatments through our Simply Health Scheme
• A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted

Job Role: Floating Support Worker

Salary: £27,000 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: South West - Covering B&NES, North Somerset, Gloucester, South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Somerset

“JH Bristol is a trading name of the charity Julian House, a well-established provider of supported accommodation and housing services across the South West of England. We have chosen to operate under the name JH Bristol in this area to avoid confusion with Julian Trust, another charity providing support to vulnerable people who operate in the Bristol area”