- Advertised from 3rd February 2021
- 35 hour post. Fixed Term to 31st March 2022
Role
Role Purpose
To provide specialist support to women who are living with poor mental health linked to their experience of domestic abuse.
1. Provide woman centred mental health support for women who have experienced Domestic Abuse.
2. Evidence this support against improved outcomes of emotional and physical wellbeing.
3. Plan support around and timetable supports which are tailored to woman’s needs.
4. Work holistically with women in the service who may have complex and multiple needs, agreeing interventions to help build upon existing personal strengths, identify and engage support networks to enhance resilience and develop self-esteem.
5. Address isolation experienced by women due to Domestic Abuse and the effects of COVID-19 19.
6. Improve social inclusion and reduce isolation through facilitating access to positive activities which support and enhance emotional wellbeing.
7. Signpost and advocate for woman with external mental health agencies and support women to engage.
8. Devise and maintain women’s paperwork which focuses upon the woman’s recovery and resilience building.
9. Develop and deliver a groupwork programme for women within the service whose emotional wellbeing has been affected by all forms of Gender based violence.
10. Offer Information and support to co-workers regarding available resources and share informed knowledge of therapeutic approaches within mental health.
11. Provide Crisis Support cover on a rota basis.
12. Work in conjunction with other teams to ensure women’s needs are being best met
13. Carry out role in a timely manner in line with policy and procedure.
Application notes
An application pack is available for download below.
The closing date for applications is 8am on Monday 15th February 2021. Please email your application to recruitment@glasgowwomensaid.org.uk.
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We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and especially welcome applications from women of colour.
Rape Crisis Scotland is the national organisation working on sexual violence in Scotland. We work in partnership with the 17 member Rape Crisis Centres across Scotland.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated administrator with good communication skills to support our busy team and ensure the effective and smooth running of our office and online systems.
As an Outreach and Caledonian Specialist Support Worker you will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of the Outreach Services, providing a pro-active, holistic service to women who have experienced domestic abuse and whose partner or former partner is attending the Caledonian System men’s programme.
The job involves ensuring that a high standard of crisis intervention and casework support is provided to women escaping, experiencing or requiring support with domestic abuse issues. This includes WASLER’s out-of-hours group work.
What is on offer for the Outreach and Caledonian Specialist Support Worker?
- Training and development
- 25 days annual leave per annum
- 12 public holidays per annum
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted high street shopping vouchers
- 10% pension contribution
- Mileage
Job share considered.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.
This full time position, fixed term to March 2022 is a great opportunity to join our team in pursuing Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire’s feminist philosophy and mission; ‘all women, children and young people are free from fear’
Access & Inclusion Support Worker
- Part time
- £27,103 pro-rata
- Scottish Borders
- Closing 1st March 2021
Job Purpose
- Increase support capacity focusing on inclusion, access and innovation to impact the reach of our service. This post will specifically focus and bring expertise and knowledge to further our intersectional approach. The role aims to increase our reach and engage survivors specifically within rural and remote communities, LGBTQI, BAME, children & young people, disability, older women and learning disability.
- The focus of the Inclusion and Access Support Worker will be to initially scope out new ways to engage and support survivors who are not currently accessing our services.
- Explore digital engagement and access and develop and implement new ways to engage survivors and engage with community organisations to increase awareness of SBRCC’s services.
- In Co-operation with the CEO develop and implement an inclusion and access strategic plan.
- To recognise, respect and address the needs of survivors who face particular barriers when seeking help to access our service.
- To engage and provide emotional and practical centre and outreach support in various venues across the Scottish Borders. The Sunrise service provides support to self-identifying female survivors 18+ who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives.
Only women need apply under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010
Further information about our organisation’s work is available on our website, scottishbordersrapecrisis.org.uk
Committed to Ending Abuse (CEA), formerly Falkirk & District Women’s Aid, is seeking to recruit a part-time Diploma Level qualified Play Therapist to join its Children’s and Young People’s (CYP) Team to work with children who have been impacted by any form of domestic abuse. CEA’s CYP service offers emotional support, advocacy and Play Therapy to children and young people and their non-abusing parents/ carers and family members who live within the Falkirk Council area. CEA CYP piloted Play Therapy service in 2015 and it has been growing from strength to strength.
CEA is a registered Scottish Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee with a Board of Directors. CEA offers an inclusive service committed to ending all forms of abuse.
We provide support to anyone regardless of age, beliefs, ethnicity, faith, gender, sexual orientation and race.
The successful candidate will have a wide ranging knowledge and experience in working therapeutically with children and families who have experienced abuse, trauma or loss.
The post holder will carry a case load of therapy child clients and will work closely with local schools, social work and other relevant agencies to deliver therapy interventions. The post will require travelling to deliver face to face sessions, as due to Covid-19 restrictions, CEA Play Therapy room had to be closed until further notice.
The post will commence as soon as possible. The post holder will require successful PVG completion and will be expected to work closely with the children/young person’s team. This post is currently funded until Sep 2021
Benefits such generous Annual leave entitlement and additional day off on your Birthday. Pool cars are also provided, and travel and resources costs are covered, Clinical supervision costs are covered and CDP training is supported.
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