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Role: Specialist Support Worker (Female Safehouse)
Based: Hayes
Salary: £18 UMB
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Temp – ongoing
Hours: Full Time - 40 hours (9am – 5pm or 10a. – 6pm)
On call rota for 1 week every 5-6 weeks
Our client, a well-respected charity dedicated to helping prevent homelessness and supporting victims of abuse are looking for a Specialist Support Worker to join their team
The role will include providing support and advise to female victims of modern-day slavery and human trafficking, helping to keep them safe.
Synopsis of duties:
- Providing support to victims of abuse in an all-female safehouse
- Helping to mitigate suffering from trauma caused by trafficking, sexual abuse, rape and or/domestic slavery
- Conducting risk and needs assessments of the trafficked victim and using an evidence-based risk identification checklist and devising support plans
- Advocating on behalf of the victims, providing support with legal options, housing, health and finance and working closely with other agencies, signposting when appropriate for further support
- Managing a caseload, ensuring each individual’s complex needs are met
- Providing support through the criminal justice system or Immigration Service, ensuring they are aware of their rights
- Liaising with other agencies, ensuring service users receive co-ordinated help and support
Essential Requirements:
- Experience providing casework support to vulnerable clients, conducting risk assessments and support plans
- An understanding of legislation relating to Anti-trafficking and Modern Slavery or Immigration, homelessness, housing, employment, health and safety and safeguarding
- Knowledge of the main support needs which are commonly faced by vulnerable client groups
- A fully enhanced DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service
Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.
