Job introduction
35 hours per week over a rolling 7 day rota
27 days annual leave (pro rata); additional 3 days at Christmas and statutory public holidays
Salary scale: Impact Band 3 starting 21,496 (pro rata)
This is a permanent contract
Are you looking for a new challenge and a genuinely rewarding job?
Following our funding review we are seeking a Support Worker to join our expert team
About the role
Stopover provides Brighton & Hoves only female specific young persons housing and support through trauma informed care.
This role is based in our Stopover 1, 2 and 3 houses which provide a pathway through high medium and low-level support
The young women we work 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 the Stopover accommodation pathway.
In return we offer:
- 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.
For a full job description, person specification and application pack please visit our website impact-initiatives.org.uk/jobs
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.
If you would like to chat to someone about the role, please contact a member of the team on 01273 603775.
Closing date for applications is 9.00am, Friday 2nd August 2019
Interviews week commencing 12th August 2019
Additional information
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check.
Company information
This role is for Impact Stopover. Brighton & Hove City Council is advertising on behalf of Impact Stopover.