Women's Support Worker - Intake
- Part time
- £24,102 pro-rata
- Cumbernauld, N Lanarkshire
- Closing 19th March 2023
- Advertised from 21st February 2023
- 15 hours a week, mornings. £10,329.84 plus flat rate payment for on-call - under review pending increase from 1.4.23
- Holidays – 43 days of which 9, including 6 Public Holidays, are fixed. 3% pension contribution.
Role
One of 2 Intake workers who are the first point of contact for our service during office hours 9 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Monday to Friday. This post is 15 hours a week covering mornings
Evenings and weekend working as required to provide on-call support to women in our refuge accommodation. An additional payment is made for this.
About North Lanarkshire Women’s Aid
NLWA is a feminist organisation working for women, children and young people who are or have experienced domestic abuse. We provide information, support, and safe, confidential accommodation to women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. The nature of our work requires a commitment to the values and ethos of Women's Aid.
The successful applicant will be the initial contact for enquiries to our service and will assess queries to ensure women experiencing domestic abuse receive appropriate support from the team.
Applicants will be educated to at least SVQ level 3 or equivalent in social care/community justice or a willingness to work towards a qualification at their own expense and in their own time.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation and have the ability to work as part of a team. They will also have a passion for improving the lives of women and children who have experienced abuse.
Membership of the PVG Scheme for both Vulnerable Adults and Children and the ability to be registered with SSSC are requirements for this post.
Application notes
For an informal discussion about our current vacancies please text 07738 259399 to arrange a mutually suitable time.
For further information about the role:
Job description -Intake Worker job description-230208.docx
Person specification -Intake-personspec-230208.docx
Application Form -ApplicationFormWSS.I-230308.doc
Closing date: 23.59 p.m. Sunday 19 March
Interviews will be held in Cumbernauld on Wednesday 29 March 2023.
Only women are eligible to apply for this post due to Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). North Lanarkshire Women’s Aid welcomes applications from women from all sectors of the community
This post is funded by Scottish Government, Delivering Equally Safe Fund.
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Children & Young People’s Support Worker
- Part time
- £28,702 pro-rata
- Kilmarnock, providing services throughout East Ayrshire.
- Closing 3rd May 2024
Do you have experience of working with vulnerable children & young people? Are you passionate with the energy to provide high quality individual and group support for children who have experienced or are experiencing domestic abuse? Are you able to demonstrate a flexible, practical and positive approach to working with children and young people? Do you have an understanding and awareness of domestic abuse and a reflective, sensitive, non-judgmental approach? Can you work in a way that promotes equality and empowerment? If so we would like to hear from you.
Scottish Women’s Rights Centre Administrator
- Part time
- £26,400 pro-rata
- Glasgow (On site)
- Closing 29th April 2024
The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre is a unique collaborative project between Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS), JustRight Scotland and the University of Strathclyde Law Clinic offering legal and advocacy services to women survivors of gender based violence in Scotland. RCS seeks to recruit an Administration and Communications Worker for the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre project.
This post is funded until 31st March 2025 in the first instance.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and especially welcome applications from women of colour and those under-represented in the workforce.
Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid provides refuge accommodation, follow-on and outreach services to women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour-based abuse primarily from the Asian, Black and Minority Ethnic Community.
We are recruiting a Women’s Domestic Abuse Community Worker to support women living in Glasgow’s Northeast and Northwest locality.
It is essential that you have experience of working with women who have experienced gender-based abuse. A suitable qualification that meets with Scottish Social Services Council housing support registration is required. The nature of our work requires a commitment to the feminist analysis of domestic abuse and to the values of Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid. It is essential that you are bilingual and speak English and Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu.
Fife Women’s Aid are expanding our early intervention response and are looking to recruit a full-time support worker to join our Women’s Support Team.
Candidates should have good communication skills and a passion for supporting recovery from domestic abuse.
The successful applicants will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in health and social care or other relevant subject, or a willingness to work towards a qualification.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and have the ability to work on their own as well as part of a team. An ability to cover on-call is an advantage (additional payments are made for this role).
Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA women’s services. This will be at 6.30pm on Wednesday 17th April 2024. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.
Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.
Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.
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