What is the Z House?
We'll provide emergency short-term accommodation in St Paul's for young people (18-25) at risk of homelessness. We'll support them to find long-term tenancies, achieve independence, and access meaningful opportunities.
Who are we looking for?
Do you want to create lasting change? Could you support young people to move away from a crisis? Become a Z House volunteer! Lived experience of homelessness and housing issues is also welcomed, but not essential.
Role description:
This role is key in maintaining a safe and welcoming environment in the morning at the Z House. Duties involve interacting with the young people in the communal space if they want to, helping provide breakfast and hot drinks, organising the bedrooms for the daytime, doing any necessary house duties, and responding to any emergencies should they occur (guidance will be given and you will never be left alone to deal with incidents!). It also includes providing a hand-over to the staff at the end of the shift. There will always be a Caring it Bristol staff member on-call. A typical shift runs:
·Arrive at the house at 7.30am
· Chatting to the previous shift's volunteers about anything that needs handing over
· Checking in with the guests - making tea, coffee, breakfast, ensuring they're up and out by 9am
· Conducting any house duties
· Record any incidents or safeguarding concerns and include this in your handover – you will be trained in
the procedure of what to do if this occurs
Person Specification:
· Be a good communicator.
· Be friendly and have an open demeanour
· Be reliable and good at timekeeping
·Be expected to undertake one volunteer shift every month
·Have a willingness to learn about safeguarding, record keeping etc.
·Have a willingness to uphold CiB values and work towards its overall mission
· Be committed to ongoing/in house training which will be organised by CiB
To Apply: Head to our Application Form