Job description
Full Time, Fixed Term - 6 months
Location: Bristol Youth MAPS, Nelson Street (Bristol City Centre)
Fixed term, full time position for 6 months from start date. We will be happy to speak to external applicants about any permanent social work contracts that may be available in conjunction with starting in this role.
Pay scale: BG11 - BG13 dependent upon experience / current Bristol Grade (£38,626 - £48,710)
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people in Bristol?
We are looking for a talented and motivated social worker (must be registered with Social Work England) to work within our Youth Homelessness Hub (youth maps) with young people aged 16-17 who are affected by or at risk of homelessness.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and developing service at a time when your passion and expertise can make a difference to how we shape services for young people. Within this role, you will work with an existing youth homelessness social worker to provide services and safe pathways for potentially homeless young people.
The key aims of the role are:
You will be based within a multi-disciplinary team of housing advisors, social workers and third sector providers at a time when we are focussing resource on developing our services for young people affected by housing instability.
We are looking for someone who has:
If you are already employed as a social worker within Bristol City Council, you can apply for this role as a secondment from your substantive post. Information about this can be found on the source.
External applicants will receive a fixed term six month contract, or we are happy to talk to you about permanent social work roles within Children's Services that could offer a permanent contract in conjunction with this fixed term role.
Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.
It is Bristol City Council's practice to request references for candidates that have been offered a job. However, if you are applying for a job that requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check then we will request your references once you have been invited to an interview.
For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.
For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.
If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.
We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.
Should you wish to discuss this role further, please contact Sophie Gowans (Senior Project lead for Youth Housing and Homelessness) - Sophie.gowans@bristol.gov.uk . Please provide a contact phone number in your email.
To accommodate Christmas leave, the vacancy will close at the later time of the 1 st January 2025, shortlisting will take place on 2 nd / 3 rd January 2025 with interviews planned for the week of the 14 th January.
At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.
Full Time, Fixed Term - 6 months
Location: Bristol Youth MAPS, Nelson Street (Bristol City Centre)
Fixed term, full time position for 6 months from start date. We will be happy to speak to external applicants about any permanent social work contracts that may be available in conjunction with starting in this role.
Pay scale: BG11 - BG13 dependent upon experience / current Bristol Grade (£38,626 - £48,710)
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people in Bristol?
We are looking for a talented and motivated social worker (must be registered with Social Work England) to work within our Youth Homelessness Hub (youth maps) with young people aged 16-17 who are affected by or at risk of homelessness.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and developing service at a time when your passion and expertise can make a difference to how we shape services for young people. Within this role, you will work with an existing youth homelessness social worker to provide services and safe pathways for potentially homeless young people.
The key aims of the role are:
- To provide joint assessment (with housing advisors within the hub) for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, at the earliest possible time.
- To work collaboratively with young people and their families to prevent homelessness wherever possible, using strengths based, solution focussed social work. This may include delivery of mediation, family stability plans and family network meetings to find stable and safe solutions for young people.
- To recommend young people for our youth housing pathway only when all safe options at home and within the network have been exhausted.
- To support young people to move into independence, under either part 7 (housing duties) or section 20 (as children in care to the local authority).
- To remain the allocated social worker for Children in Care due to homelessness until transfer to our 16+ Children in Care team.
- To deliver reunification planning and work for families, moving young people out of care / accommodation at the earliest possible time.
You will be based within a multi-disciplinary team of housing advisors, social workers and third sector providers at a time when we are focussing resource on developing our services for young people affected by housing instability.
We are looking for someone who has:
- The skills to work collaboratively with families in crisis, de-escalating situations and finding safe solutions for young people.
- The skills and attitude to undertake responsive duty visits to families where youth homelessness is a risk.
- The ability to work with looked after young people until a minimum of first review.
- The desire to support young people through difficult transitions to adulthood, and to make a positive difference to their life chances.
If you are already employed as a social worker within Bristol City Council, you can apply for this role as a secondment from your substantive post. Information about this can be found on the source.
External applicants will receive a fixed term six month contract, or we are happy to talk to you about permanent social work roles within Children's Services that could offer a permanent contract in conjunction with this fixed term role.
Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.
It is Bristol City Council's practice to request references for candidates that have been offered a job. However, if you are applying for a job that requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check then we will request your references once you have been invited to an interview.
For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.
For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.
If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.
We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.
Should you wish to discuss this role further, please contact Sophie Gowans (Senior Project lead for Youth Housing and Homelessness) - Sophie.gowans@bristol.gov.uk . Please provide a contact phone number in your email.
To accommodate Christmas leave, the vacancy will close at the later time of the 1 st January 2025, shortlisting will take place on 2 nd / 3 rd January 2025 with interviews planned for the week of the 14 th January.
At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.