Job Description

Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and other support needs. Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.


Do you want a rewarding career supporting service users in the community? Can you inspire, give courage and hope, which will change the lives of our service users?


If this is you and you want to make a difference, we would love to hear from you. We are recruiting for a full time Mental Health Crisis Worker in Speedwell and Southmead.


This job provides a fantastic opportunity to gain new skills and knowledge to develop your future career path.


We are a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and other problems. Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.


If successful, you will be working within the Recovery Bristol Partnership delivering community health services in Bristol and Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust (AWP).



In the job you will be:

Working with families, carers and friends and be working in a multidisciplinary team Building therapeutic relationships with service users Support a team caseload of severe and enduring mental health needs of service users An excellent communicator Receiving management and clinical supervision, together with group reflective practice Working day and night shifts to meet the needs of a 24/7 service


In return we offer:

A salary of 26,056, plus 2,116 per annum for working nights. 26 days annual leave rising to 31, plus Bank Holidays Workplace pension contributions Internal CPD training Family Friendly Policy Travel expenses Flexible Working Policy Work mobile phone and laptop Cycle to work scheme

You need to be able to travel to several appointments daily.


For an informal discussion about the role, please contact louise.roberts@second-step.co.uk



Closing date: Thursday 4th December 2025


Interview date: tbc



To apply please see our website www.second-step.co.uk. Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from who have personal experience of living with long term mental health needs and using mental health services. Unfortunately, Second Step is unable to sponsor applicants from outside the UK.


The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.