Job Description

This is a full time, permanent role, based in our office in Bath but covering the Bath and Wiltshire area.

Salary:  £24k per annum

Hours: 35 per week

Thank you for your interest in joining us in the Foundation at an exciting time of growth and development across Big Issue Group.

Being an Outreach Worker is a rewarding and critical role, you will help change lives through outreach support, connecting vendors with their communities and supporting their wellbeing and employability. 

Working directly alongside vendors, you will support and empower them to find their own solutions to improve their lifestyle and their opportunities. This will include building networks of support and opportunity within your designated area.

As part of a national team of Vendor Outreach Workers you will also work together to recruit and support volunteers to assist you in your day to day role 

You will have experience of motivating complex and diverse client groups to engage with services and support and the ability to assess client needs and support them to address their needs through appropriate assertive relationship management.

You will be confident in working one to one with people from all backgrounds and especially vulnerable people. 

For a more detailed job description please download the Candidate Information document below.

Staff Benefits Include

• Incremental holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) plus paid leave to care for a sick child or grandchild and a sick or elderly relation
• Incremental sick pay starting at 5 days per rolling year
• Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension 
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Comprehensive flexible working policy open to all staff
• Training and development opportunities including an open learning library and management training schemes
• Health benefits include life cover, a health Cashplan scheme which provides access to counselling and a range of therapies
• Access to Perkpal, an employee benefits platform that provides discounts and cashback from retailers and gym membership discounts 

Please note that we reserve the right to review and amend our staff benefits and they do not form part of any contract of employment

How to apply

On clicking apply you will be asked to complete a short application form and then upload your  CV and a Supporting Statement of no more than 2 sides of A4 which highlights why you are applying for the role and how your experience and knowledge would fit in with the mission. 

Closing date:   9 Sep 2022

Selection and timescales:

Shortlisting: 12 – 16 Sept 2022

Interview dates:  20 & 21 Sept 2022

If you are applying from within The Big Issue Group, please state this on your application.

Please note that should you be successful in your application, you will be required to undertake a Enhanced DBS check.

If you have any queries please contact us stating the job title

Accessibility

Please let us know if you have any special requirements which we might need to consider in relation to the selection process, e.g., attending interview

About Big Issue Foundation

Our mission is to connect Big Issue vendors to the vital support & specialist services that enable them to rebuild their lives & determine their own pathways to a better future.

We support vendors (and increasingly others) with wrap around support- health, housing, debt, addiction, mental health, financial inclusion, and employability. We do this by connecting vendors with the vital support services, personal solutions, Big Issue programmes and employment pathways, that enable them to rebuild their lives and determine their own futures - welcome to our community.

Big Issue Foundation is committed to equal opportunities and committed to promoting and enhancing diversity, equality and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applicants from all members of the community and particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA, and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.