Female Support Worker – w@w – 29th July 2010
Vacancy for Female Support Worker (fixed term)
Closing Date: 29/07/10
Short Listing: 30/07/10
Interviews: from 03/08/10
Main purpose of job: working within women@thewell’s policy and procedural framework you will contribute to the provision of services that provide effective and high quality support to vulnerable women with a history of involvement in pavement culture, particularly those sexually exploited through their involvement in street based prostitution. You will be responsible for a caseload of at least 70 women per year, offering access to a wide range of support, in particular to women offenders and those at risk of offending, which will divert them from custody. You must have experience of working with vulnerable women, conducting needs and risk assessments and a proven record of being able to manage and enable positive change. We will consider job share.
women@thewell is an innovative new charity based in central London, founded to provide a uniquely holistic and multi-faceted range of services to vulnerable women caught in multiple cycles of abuse and social exclusion, equipping them with the skills, resources and support that they need, to successfully rejoin society. We have recently secured funding from the Ministry of Justice to extend our services by providing support to women offenders and those at risk of offending which will divert them from custody. At the moment this service is funded and the posts are fixed term until March 2011.
At women@thewell, services are provided for women by women and focus on:
• Prioritising gender differences and providing for women-centred growth
• Providing a flexible and multi-faceted response to a wide range of needs
• Recognising that extreme need in one area does not prohibit the ability to contribute in another.
We actively target our services toward women involved in pavement culture, specifically those who are sexually exploited through their involvement in prostitution. Additionally we seek to respond to the needs of women who have experienced trafficking.
women@thewell is available on a drop-in and planned basis to encourage and support women to:
• Determine their own problems and identify the support and services they require
• Access practical and emotional support within their own timescales and constraints
• Actively participate in the project
women@thewell is a resource, which is dedicated to women, giving them a chance to prioritise their needs, and work in partnership to find new ways of meeting those needs. The role of volunteering within women@thewell is central to its approach, involving the organisation and its clients in equal measure.
Salary: £24,000-£26,000 – starting salary dependent on skills /experience (6 month probationary period)
How to apply:
For Application Pack please email: info@watw.org.uk or call: 020 7520 1710
We prefer to use a fully electronic application process but will not penalise anyone who is unable to proceed in this way. Additionally, we will inform successful candidates by phone on Friday 30th July and interviews will we be during the week commencing 3rd August, we will do our best to accommodate interviewee’s availability.
THIS POST IS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 7(ii)(d) OF THE SEX DISRIMINTAION ACT 1975. APPLICATION OPEN TO WOMEN ONLY.
