Modern Slavery Outreach Advocate

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Job summary

An established charity seeks a dedicated Modern Slavery Outreach Advocate to provide vital support to victims of human trafficking. This role involves conducting comprehensive assessments, developing tailored support plans, and ensuring a compassionate approach to recovery. Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills and a deep understanding of the impact of trauma and exploitation. Join a committed team that strives to make a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals, ensuring they receive the care and resources needed for their recovery journey. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone passionate about advocacy and social justice.

Qualifications

• Experience working with adults who have experienced trauma and abuse.
• Ability to assess risk and develop tailored support plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline service to victims of Modern Slavery and their children.
• Conduct risk and needs assessments, and case reviews.

Skills

Communication Skills

Compassion

Problem-Solving

Leadership Skills

Understanding of Abuse and Exploitation

Education

Relevant Experience in Social Work or Advocacy

Job description

The successful candidate will provide a high-quality frontline service to both female and male victims of Modern Slavery (international human trafficking) and their children within the West Midlands area. You will be involved in all aspects of case management including:

1. Risk assessment
2. Needs assessment
3. Journey planning
4. Outcomes
5. Case review

when supporting clients through their recovery and reflection period. If you are self-driven, conscientious, hardworking with lots of ambition we would love to hear from you. Click "Apply" to be emailed information about how to complete your application. CVs will not be accepted.

Important information for all positions: Black Country Women's Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.

Employment checks: As a responsible employer we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our employees are subject to the following recruitment checks:

1. Right to work in the UK

Under Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination we treat all job applicants equally. We, therefore, ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK. A copy of these will be taken. Once the successful candidate has been appointed the unsuccessful candidate's documents will be destroyed confidentially. You may be refused an interview if you do not bring the correct documents with you.

References: Following your interview, two employment references will be sought. One of these should be your current or most recent employer. If you have finished full-time education and you have no employer reference, we will accept a reference from:

• a professional from your centre of study, for instance, a teacher, lecturer or headteacher
• GP or health visitor
• a character reference from a person who knows you
• a civil servant from a government agency
• a bank manager

We are looking for a highly skilled Modern Slavery Outreach Advocate with excellent communication skills, compassion and understanding of the impact of abuse and exploitation. We are looking for an innovative candidate who has experience of working with adults, who have experienced trauma and abuse. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys problem-solving and developing their leadership skills.

About Black Country Women's Aid: Black Country Women's Aid (BCWA) is an established charity working across the Black Country and wider West Midlands providing accommodation and community support services to victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and human trafficking. Services range from advocacy, civil remedies, support in court, individual and group support and access to a range of therapeutic interventions. All services are client and needs-led. The team: BCWA Modern Slavery Support Service is a specialist service providing accommodation and community support to victims of modern-day slavery and human trafficking, who have accessed the National Referral Mechanism and are supported under the Home Office national contracting arrangements. BCWA is the lead provider of services covering the West Midlands areas and some of the bordering local authorities. The service works in partnership with key agencies to assess risk and provide tailored support plans for service users. BCWA support, as defined by the national contract, is to ensure that victims of modern slavery receive a safe space to live, support including financial and practical assistance and referrals to partner agencies as necessary.