Refuge Support Practitioner

STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID; Stafford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days' holiday (pro rata)

Pension scheme (3% employer)

Time off in lieu

Job summary

Staffordshire Women's Aid in Staffordshire is seeking a Refuge Support Practitioner to deliver practical and emotional support to women and children. The role uses a trauma-informed, recovery-focused approach to help people move from crisis to safety.

You will undertake risk and needs assessments, provide one-to-one support, advocacy, group work and safety planning, and work across agencies to secure safe accommodation and lasting positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Trauma-informed, recovery-focused approach required.
• Experience with assessing risk and needs.
• Ability to provide one-to-one support and advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver practical and emotional support to women and children.
• Undertake comprehensive risk and needs assessments.
• Provide one-to-one support, advocacy, group work and safety planning.

Skills

Trauma-informed approach

Recovery-focused

Risk and needs assessments

One-to-one support

Advocacy

Group work

Safety planning

Multi-agency collaboration

Job description

Vacancy at Staffordshire Women's Aid

Refuge Support Practitioner

Salary£ 27,817 - £ 30,110 per annum (dependent on qualifications and experience

SWA Refuge, Stafford.

Details

Every year, Staffordshire Women's Aid helps hundreds of women and children move from crisis to safety. This role sits right at the centre of how we do that, and how we grow to do more of it.

As a Refuge Support Practitioner, you will deliver practical and emotional support using a trauma-informed, recovery-focused approach. You will work collaboratively with women to increase their safety, wellbeing, confidence, resilience and independence, responding to their individual needs and circumstances.

You will undertake comprehensive risk and needs assessments, provide one-to-one support, advocacy, group work and safety planning. You will work alongside women and children to achieve positive outcomes, supporting them to access appropriate services, secure safe accommodation and build sustainable futures free from abuse.

The role requires effective multi-agency working to ensure the needs of women and children are met. This includes developing and maintaining positive working relationships with key partners, including the Police, Social Care, Housing Providers, Benefits Agencies, Health Services, Solicitors, Schools and other specialist support organisations.

In addition, we would expect the successful applicant to work as part of a team, contributing when needed to the day to day running of the Refuge service.

The essentials

• 37 hours per week, full time
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential
• Subject to DBS check (and possibly additional security checks for some settings)

Full details of the role, responsibilities and person specification can be downloaded from the documents section below.

Closing Date for applications

Benefits

• 28 days' holiday (pro rata) per year, plus statutory holidays.
• SWA contributes 3% of annual salary to the pension scheme, subject to staff contribution under auto
• Overtime is unpaid; time off in lieu is taken in consultation with your line manager.
• You'll be required to undertake a DBS check and may need additional security checks for some settings.