Adult Sexual Exploitation Caseworker

Changing Lives; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity Leave

Paternity Leave

Adoption Leave

25 Days Holiday

Wellbeing Days

Birthday Off

Bank Holidays off

Pension

Life Cover at 4x Salary

Private Health Insurance

Job summary

Changing Lives is seeking an Adult Sexual Exploitation (ASE) Caseworker to work within our North East Women and Children's Services. The role is based in Newcastle and covers the Northumbria force area, with a fixed-term contract until April 2027.

You will provide 1-1 support to women experiencing exploitation, run drop-ins, and deliver therapeutic group work while helping address immediate needs and crisis situations through sensitive escalation and liaison with police processes.

Qualifications

• Experience working with safeguarding and vulnerable women.
• Understanding of trauma-informed care and recovery.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-1 support to women experiencing sexual exploitation.
• Facilitate drop-ins and deliver therapeutic group work.
• Develop practical solutions to address immediate needs and support disclosure handling with police.

Job description

We are excited you have visited our Careers page. We are seeking talented individuals that are excellent in their field of expertise and are posed with all potential and skills necessary to help us meet future business challenges.

Reference: SEP20260895

Expiry date: 2026-09-22 18:00:00.000

Location: Newcastle

Benefits: Maternity Leave 20w fully paid + up to 52w leave total. Paternity Leave 4w paid. Adoption same as Maternity Leave. 25 Days Holiday, +2 Wellbeing Days + your Birthday & Bank Holidays off. Pension, Life Cover at X4 Salary & Private Health Insurance

Changing Lives is a nationwide charity helping people facing the most challenging of circumstances to make positive change - for good. We believe that everyone deserves a safe home, a rewarding job and a life free from addiction or abuse. We know that given the right support, anyone can change their life for the better.

Our services across the country help thousands of people each year who are experiencing a wide range of complicated challenges, including homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment, involvement with the criminal justice system, sexual exploitation and domestic abuse. By focusing on their strengths, potential and opportunities, we support the people we work with to overcome their problems and live safe, successful, independent lives.

Our charity is powered by over 600 passionate colleagues who bring a diverse and inclusive environment for our colleagues to grow. We are proud to say that many have actual lived experience of the challenges faced by those we support. We are looking for committed and compassionate professionals to join our team, who share our enthusiasm for changing lives.

About the Service - Women and Children's Services

We run services and dedicated women’s centres for those who are at risk or struggling with challenging circumstances, including women in the criminal justice system and those with experience of trauma, selling sex or sexual exploitation.

We understand that women and girls have experiences which are different to men and can experience vulnerabilities that are specific to their gender. Childhood abuse and domestic abuse are common features in the lives of the women we support which impact on their health and wellbeing. Underpinning all our services is an in-depth understanding of trauma and a focus on recovery, resilience and community integration.

About the Job

We are seeking to recruit an Adult Sexual Exploitation (ASE) Caseworker to be based within our North East based Modern Slavery, E xploitation and sex work provisions. The role will cover the Northumbria force area and is contracted until April 2027.

Working together with th e ASE Partnership (formerly STAGE) t his role will provide support on a 1-1 basis to women experiencing sexual exploitation . This will include facilitation of drop ins, and delivering therapeutic group work. The role will also require finding innovation solutions to help women address immediate needs and ‘ crisis’ support to women with disclosures of sexual violence and the police process.