Community link worker - cost of living response (bristol) - united kingdom, bristol city centre, bristol

community links advisor

gbp22,251 per annum + excellent benefits

based on entry level gbp20,401 + gbp1,500 hotspot and gbp350 location allowance

bristol city

right now, richmond fellowship are looking for someone like you to join our community link cost of living response team in bristol.

your aptitude and experience of working with and supporting individuals with mental health problems will be put to great use. welcome to richmond fellowship as a community links advisor.

this role is for 1 year, working closely with peer support service changes (bristol) and cab to support bristol city council's cost of living response in their community based welcome spaces, on behalf of some of the city's most disadvantaged residents.

your challenge? to offer advice, guidance and support to individuals experiencing mental difficulties to enable them to access mainstream services and provision against a backdrop of significant cost of living increases. negotiating opportunities on their behalf will be important, as will carrying out detailed research into the statutory, voluntary and commercial sectors. and, when it comes to ensuring clients are aware of opportunities for wider community participation and social inclusion again, we'll rely on you.

to succeed, you'll need experience of supporting disadvantaged individuals to access and become integrated into mainstream services. you should also be great at networking/liaising with community groups and services and have a good understanding of routes into community based activities. well organised yet flexible, with excellent listening, motivational and presentation skills, you're used to working to, and meeting, targets. what's more, you have lots of initiative, enjoy investigating and researching opportunities and love developing and promoting a service. you can be flexible over working hours on behalf of clients and willing to travel in the local area when required.

it is a mandatory requirement of the application process for this post that candidates submit a cv and supporting statement. only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.

this post is for 12 months fixed term.

this is a full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week.

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richmond fellowship is part of recovery focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence.

this is a rolling recruitment process. candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.

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