Project Worker Women's Pathway
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Job Summary
Do you have good listening and communication skillsand have an interest in supporting vulnerable women in Bristol
We are looking for someone to join theBristol Womens Pathway (*women only) as a Project Worker. Our Womens pathway offers safe spaces from abuse exploitation or Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and provides accommodation and housing related support to women experiencing homelessness;
As a project worker you will join a team dedicated to providing a safe high quality and inclusive service to residents while they are living in the hostel and a positive move-on into independent this role you will:
What youll be doing as a Project Worker
- Oversee a caseload of clients and provide ongoing 1-1 support in an approachable caring and person-centred way.
- Provide practical and personal support to clients with complex needs around areas such as housing and health.
- Have a good understanding of a person centred approach and how to provide the right support to clients to meet individual needs identifying personal aims and ambitions and making plans to achieve them.
- Work with the team external statutory agencies and voluntary organisations to ensure everyone has access to available support.
- Continue to develop your skills around working with clients in a holistic way we will provide training and support to help you gain a deeper understanding of housing and benefits law and other specialist areas through training supervision and line management support.
Where youll be working
You will work full time on-site on a 7day rolling rota including mornings evenings weekends and bank some of these roles staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday.
About you
If you have good interpersonal and skills patience and resilience we will provide you with the knowledge and training you need to work with clients in a holistic and person-centred way.
We are looking for inspirational people who will be committed to our recovery ethos and has a genuine interest to support people to rebuild their you can demonstrate the below wed love to hear from you!
- Experience supporting vulnerable individuals to identify goals and navigate change.
- Strong interpersonal and listening skills with a genuine interest in working holistically with a person-centred approach.
- A flexible solution focused mindset and the resilience to thrive in a fast paced changing environment.
- An understanding of the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness.
- Ability to challenge disruptive behaviour with empathy and assertiveness balancing individual needs with service safety.
We believe in the value of lived experience and welcome applications from people who can draw on personal experience (e.g. homelessness mental health struggles addiction abuse exploitation time in care or the justice system) to build rapport and support clients within a recovery focused approach.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form please click on the document tab on the advert page on our website.
When youre ready to apply click the Apply Now Button to submit your supporting statement with the internal online application form.
Closing date: 10 am on 20 August 2026
Interview and assessments in Bristol between 8-11 September 2026
*For posts in our Womens Service for genuine occupational requirement reasons we are seeking to appoint a woman (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9). Our organisation is trans and non-binary inclusive and we welcome applications from all women including trans women and from non-binary people.
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:
- A growing number of diversity networks including LGBTQ Womens Action Lived Experience and Anti-Racist networks.
- Increasing visibility by ensuring that all interview panels across the organisation are diversely represented to ensure fair and balanced decision making during the recruitment process.
- A safe and supportive working environment championing positive action via various internal schemes such as upward mentoring and a Steps into Management programme.
- Mandatory Diversity & Inclusion training for all staff unconscious bias training for managers and a range of other courses such as Trans awareness and Autism Awareness.
- In recognition of the importance of transparency we publish our employee diversity statistics and pay gap reports on our website.
Want to find out more Click here to visit our Equity Diversity & Inclusion page.
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:
- Agile working model for suitable roles.
- Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.
- 28 days annual leave rising to 31 after five years service.
- Family friendly leave policies including - maternity adoption and parental leave. Carers leave and fertility treatment leave.
- Financial wellbeing platform offering loans advances and saving options.
- Auto-enrolment to pension scheme after six months service with an employer contribution of 6%.
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to SmartHealth app 24/7 GP appointments health checks and nutrition advice.
- Cycle to Work scheme and interest free season ticket loans.
- Discount vouchers including gym retail food & drink travel electricals and more.
Want to find out more Want to find out moreClick here to visit our Work For Us page.
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:
- Highly praised internal training courses and access to external learning to build your skills and meet your professional development goals.
- Steps into Management programme to support colleague progression.
- Commitment to continued professional development with access to career development forums internal mentoring and internal secondment opportunities.
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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About Company
St Mungo's is a leading UK homelessness charity supporting over 3,150 people every night. Help us end homelessness and rebuild lives.
