At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead weekend outreach shifts, supporting women in street sex work and managing a volunteer team.
- Company: One25, a Bristol charity dedicated to empowering women from crisis to community life.
- Benefits: Generous leave, enhanced pay, mental health support, and the chance to join a 4-Day Week pilot.
- Other info: Flexible admin hours and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in women's lives while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience with vulnerable women and strong interpersonal skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 5425 - 5425 £ per year.
One25 is a Bristol charity supporting women moving from crisis and trauma towards independent community life. We provide night and early‑morning outreach, a hub for health services, and intensive one‑to‑one care in areas such as court support and safe accommodation. We are recruiting a Van Outreach Worker to lead Saturday and Sunday night van shifts on alternate weekends, supporting street‑sex working women and a small volunteer team.
Responsibilities:
- Lead van outreach shifts, deliver support to women working in street sex.
- Brief and debrief volunteers before and after shifts.
- Make safeguarding and safety decisions.
- Spend an additional 2.5 hours per week on admin, meetings, supervision and training.
Qualifications:
- Experience supporting women with multiple disadvantages or complex trauma, including sex work, homelessness, domestic abuse, mental health or sexualised trauma.
- Strong interpersonal skills, understanding of professional boundaries and confidentiality, confidence, quick thinking and decisiveness.
Benefits:
- External supervision and reflective practice to support mental wellbeing and professional development.
- Option to join the 4‑Day Week pilot after 6 months, subject to passing probation (20% less work for the same salary).
- Generous leave allowances: 33 days holiday including bank holidays, additional leave linked to length of service, 2 days wellness leave, up to 13 additional days time off in lieu, plus extra time off on any working days falling during the Christmas and New Year closure.
- Enhanced company sick pay.
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity/partner pay.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
- Access to HSF Health Plan.
- Mental Health Champions.
- Reflective practice sessions.
- Cycle Scheme.
- Opt‑out pension scheme.
Hours:
Fortnightly shift pattern: 14.5 hours across the fortnight. Week 1: 12 hours (two weekend van shifts of 9.5 hrs and 2.5 hrs of admin, meetings, supervision, training on Mon‑Thurs). Weekend timings: Saturday 20:30, Sunday 20:30. Week 2: 2.5 hours of admin, meetings, supervision, training on Mon‑Thurs, 9 am–5 pm. Flexibility is offered for organising the weekly admin hours; candidates may share preferences.
Salary: £5,425.90 per annum (£28,065 FTE)
Contract: Permanent
Location: St Pauls, Bristol. Remote or hybrid working is not possible for van outreach shifts; some hybrid working may be possible for admin hours.
Occupational Requirement: This post is open to women only, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010. Following the recent Supreme Court judgment, we may only consider applications from women who were assigned female at birth for this role. Enhanced DBS disclosure required.
Equality and Diversity: One25 is committed to an inclusive workforce representing the diversity of the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, especially those from the global majority, LGBTQ and disability groups, and those with lived experience of multiple disadvantages. We are taking positive action under the Equality Act 2010 (Section 159) and guarantee interview entry to applicants from global majority backgrounds who meet the essential criteria. We also provide reasonable adjustments during and after hiring.
Weekend Van Outreach Worker (female, part-time) in Gloucester employer: One25 Limited
One25 is an exceptional employer dedicated to supporting women in crisis, offering a compassionate work culture that prioritises mental wellbeing and professional development. With generous leave allowances, the opportunity to join a 4-Day Week pilot, and access to reflective practice sessions, employees are empowered to grow both personally and professionally while making a meaningful impact in the Bristol community.
