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Female Support Worker

35 hours per week, over a rolling 7-day rota (+ sleep-in shifts)

27 days’ annual leave (pro rata); additional 3 days at Christmas and statutory public holidays

Salary: Band 3 starting £23,023 p.a. (pro rata)

This is for a permanent contract

Are you looking for a new challenge and a genuinely rewarding job? Due to ongoing expansion our client is seeking a Support Worker to join their expert team.

They provide housing and support through trauma-informed care.

The young women our client works with often have a history of negative and damaging relationships including abuse and domestic violence as well as mental health issues, behavioural issues and substance misuse. The role of the Support Worker is to provide a consistent positive professional relationship that will allow the young women to start to trust, open up and address the issues in their past.

You will:

- be committed to fostering positive professional relationships with the young women

- have an understanding of the effects of early trauma on young women, and

- be able to provide on-going support through the transition within our client’s accommodation pathway

In return, our client offers:

- ongoing support and training

- reflective practice with external facilitator

- restorative circles with external facilitator

- mindfulness, resilience and self-care with an external psychotherapist, and

- generous annual leave allowance

If you would like to chat to someone about the role, please contact our client.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

To apply, please select the apply button and submit your CV and a covering statement demonstrating your suitability for the role based on the person specification.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check.

Closing date for applications is: 1.00 pm, Monday 13th June 2022

Interviews take place during week commencing Monday 13th January 2022

Post source:jobs.theguardian.com

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