Female Senior Support Worker (Trafficked Women) – 5th October 2009
Eaves is a London based charity working to support women through the provision of a range of complementary direct and second tier services. We are looking to recruit an experienced female Senior Support Worker to join our POPPY Project – a Ministry of Justice funded project that is making a difference to the lives of women who have been trafficked into the UK for sexual exploitation.
Female Senior Support Worker (Trafficked Women)
Salary £28,485 to £32,211
Based in London
35 hours per week
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
• assisting service users to exit prostitution and trafficking situations in a safe and positive way
• acting as a specialist advocate through liaison with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies, including the police and UK Border Agency, with a focus on promoting Service Users’ rights and empowerment
• Providing a high quality support and accommodation service to women who have been trafficked
To achieve in this role, the candidate must have:
• Substantial experience of providing support to vulnerable women including casework experience with women who have experienced violence
• An understanding of trafficking and how it affects women
• An understanding of the causes and realities of prostitution and trafficking and a commitment to developing effective responses
Eaves offer a generous 30 day’s annual leave (pro rata) and a 7% non contributory pension scheme. Successful applicants in permanent posts can expect to progress through a structured training and development package.
For further information and an application pack, please visit our website http://www.eaves4women.co.uk or email recruitment@eaveshousing.co.uk or call 0207 840 7124
This post is exempt under section 7(2) (d) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975
Successful applicants will be required to have a satisfactory disclosure through the Criminal Records Bureau
Eaves is committed to equality of opportunity and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.
Closing date: 12 noon Monday 5th October 2009
Interview date:TBC
Download via Guardian website:
• Full job description (67K DOC file) http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/document/d91a96e1-c80e-4710-8b23-e71d7b9174e0.doc
• Application Form (163K doc file) http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/document/912923/2add8512-26a9-412c-94f6-cffd27923c71.doc
