Domestic and Sexual Abuse Counsellor – NAWP –25th March 2011
Newham Asian Women’s Project (NAWP) is a leading women’s organisation in East London. Set up in 1986 to provide specialist support services to Asian women and their children experiencing domestic violence, the project has since developed a range of other services to support Asian women and girls. These services include four refuges, a resource centre, a counselling service, a youth project, a legal advice service, a training department and a mental health project called Zindaagi (meaning ‘Life’)
We are seeking an experienced Domestic and Sexual Abuse Counsellor S02 Scale Point 32 £28,900 who can develop and deliver the Domestic and Sexual Violence project for young women between the ages of 16 and 21 providing support services, advocacy and counselling.
The person should have the following skills:
* Experience working with young women and to be able to advocate on their behalf
* Experience working with issues such as domestic violence and sexual abuse and exploitation
* To be BACP or UKCP or BAP accredited
* Experience of monitoring and evaluation and project management
* Ability to speak fluently one of the main South Asian languages
For further information about the post please contact: Baljit Banga on 0208 536 1397 or bbanga@nawp.org
Closing date for applications: 5pm on Friday March 25 2011
This post is open to South Asian women only and is exempt under the Sex Discrimination Act 7(2)(d) and (e) and the Race Relations Act 5(2)(d) 1976
Charity Registration No: 1001834
