Do you want to work in a role where you can support people to rebuild their lives
The Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Rough Sleeping Service Team are looking for a committed individual to join our street outreach team tasked with reducing rough sleeping across Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole.
This role is both challenging and rewarding. It would suit an experienced worker who wants the autonomy and flexibility to find creative solutions or someone looking for a development opportunity who is keen to learn outreach skills and work with clients at a point where their need is acute.
You will be expected to work with clients in a variety of settings. As part of the Rough Sleeping Team you will be required to work some shifts starting at 6am and others finishing at 2am.
In this role you will:
About you
The successful candidate will be a strong communicator who can engage clients in a range of settings. You will be adaptable when facing communication challenges such as language barriers cultural differences or working with people who are neuro-diverse. This includes the ability to explain complex concepts in a simple and accessible way.
You will have some experience of client case management resilience to achieve agreed outcomes and the ability to work remotely and lone work with vulnerable people.
Holding a UK driving licence would be beneficial but is not essential.
St Mungos are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and we strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
How to apply
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Closing date: 10am on 9 March 2026
Interview and assessments: 26 March 2026
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 28000 people each year and our work means that more than 2700 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 prioritisedwe 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:
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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:
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At St Mungos 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. Thats why we have a robust induction training and development programme that supports colleagues throughout their career at St Mungos.
These include:
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 Mungos current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.
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St Mungo's is a leading UK homelessness charity supporting over 3,150 people every night. Help us end homelessness and rebuild lives.