Edi Officer - Bristol, United Kingdom - Second Step

Second Step
Second Step
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Bristol, United Kingdom

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Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the Southwest 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.


Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer

  • Are you someone who:
- is passionate about culture diversity.
- is dynamic, flexible and open to different points of views, easily adapting to change as the attitudes of society and language constantly evolves around EDI.
- understands the different barriers and challenges faced by minority groups in our society and the social care system
- is knowledgeable about protected characteristics, understand why they are protected and is able to educate others about them and the legislation around them.
- is able to identify and challenge discrimination in an assertive but collaborative manner
- skilled to raise awareness and facilitate learning in regards EDI
- is able to promote inclusion and influence change in protocols and ways of working.
- is passionate about mental health and helping others
- is able to connect with people who experience disadvantage as well as professionals providing services to them
- can multitask and work well in a clinical professional team with protocols and forms, but also being flexible to adapt to a client's needs and can build meaningful professional relationships

  • Is passionate about mental health and who can support Second Step's work bridging the gap between primary and secondary mental health services
  • If so, then we want to hear from you
  • We are excited to advertise a new opportunity to join our Specialist Community Forensic Team. SCFT is a Multi-Disciplinary Team that focus on support people in secure mental health hospitals in their transition to the community. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to our work. We encourage a culture where staff are valued and supported with as much thought as our clients receive, helping to nurture an environment where team members have a real chance to learn, thrive and develop whilst putting your skills and passion to practice. Because we are an inclusive team, we want to encourage people from different cultural backgrounds to join us. Not only do we value this, but we also see the positive impact this will have on our team and clients we support. Also, at Second Step we highly value lived experience of staff and the unique insights and creativity it brings to challenges, growth and effective interventions.
  • For an informal conversation about the role, please contact: Elias Ramirez, Second Step Team Manager at
  • Second Step is a leading provider of mental health services. We offer excellent training and look forward to hearing from people who share our beliefs and values.
  • Further details of this opportunity can be found in the role profile which you can access from the top of this screen

Closing date: 1st November 2023
**Interview dates(s) 9th & 10th November 2023
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