Social Worker

We Are Survivors; Stretford; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are Survivors in Greater Manchester is seeking a Level 6+ Social Worker to join a multidisciplinary Pathfinder team supporting male survivors of sexual harm. You will collaborate with psychotherapists, psychiatrists, complex case workers and partners to provide trauma-informed support and practical help while safeguarding clients.

The role requires professional curiosity, strong communication, and the ability to work with complexity.

Qualifications

• Registration with Social Work England is essential.
• Experience with rape and sexual assault issues is required.
• Experience in managing staff and delivering engaging workshops.
• Experience in data management and information governance.
• Current UK professional registration is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage the operational and clinical duty of care for support services.
• Maintain safe, inclusive spaces for all clients.
• Support survivors and their loved ones with emotional, social and practical needs.
• Collaborate with social services and healthcare professionals in line with policy.
• Lead and manage client services to meet KPIs and ensure accurate data handling.
• Record threats and trends and respond to meet clients' needs.
• Deliver services to a small caseload and support service development.

Skills

Prioritisation

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

Social Work Qualification - Level 6+

Safeguarding Level 3

Tools

Electronic database system

Job description

Job summary

You'll be part of a multidisciplinary Pathfinder team, working alongside highly specialised psychotherapists, psychiatry, complex case workers and low-intensity mental health practitioners, as well as partners across Greater Manchester's sexual harm services. It's an opportunity to practise social work in a genuinely collaborative way, combining trauma-informed support with practical problem-solving and helping services work better together around the person. We're particularly interested in someone who can engage people who may not always find traditional services easy to access. You'll need to be professionally curious, comfortable working with complexity and able to balance compassionate relationship-building with safeguarding, risk and professional boundaries. The role requires Social Work England registration and a Level 6 or above Social Work qualification, along with experience supporting or advocating for adults and/or young people experiencing vulnerability. Experience within the criminal justice system, VCSE sector or working with sexual harm is welcomed but is not essential. Most importantly, we're looking for someone who shares our belief that no male survivor should be left behind and who wants to work creatively with survivors and our partners to make that a reality.

Main duties of the job

• To manage the operational and clinical duty of care for support services
• To maintain the safe and inclusive provision of spaces for all clients
• Supporting the wider We are Survivors team in addressing the emotional, social, practical, and financial needs of Survivors and their loved ones impacted by sexual harms.
• Collaborating closely with relevant social services and healthcare professionals, in line with legislation, professional standards, and policies.
• Assisting with welfare rights, financial matters, housing, education, and the variable impacts of being a survivor of sexual harms.
• To effectively lead and successfully manage the provision of client services, as designed and governed by the organisation, including ensuring KPIs are met and data handling and reporting is accurate.
• To ensure that all services managed, effectively record and identify threats and trends that will result in responding effectively to meet clients needs.
• To maintain and deliver relevant services to a small caseload of clients.
• To support the further development of the services that meet clients needs.
• Undertake specific tasks as directed by a Manager or a member of the Executive Team.
• Maintain professional registration, membership and undertake compliance as required, including CPD, etc

About us

We Are Survivors, are a survivor focused voluntary sector organisation that aims to create and facilitate safe spaces for male, including trans and non-binary individuals, survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation across Greater Manchester providing access to quality assured support. Our work is focused on developing ways for individuals to empower themselves to work through personal and sometimes painful issues, guided and supported by our trauma-informed team, following the trauma and recovery model.

Our vision is to have A society where NO male survivor is left behind

Job responsibilities

• To manage specific services and teams, ensuring the provision of quality assured support services to male survivors and their loved ones.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

• Registration with Social Work England

Desirable

• BACP Accredited or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Understanding of issues relating to rape and sexual assault.
• Experience of managing staff
• Experience in delivering engaging workshops to a variety of audiences.
• Previous experiences of working within a highly confidential setting.
• Experience in data management and information governance.

Desirable

• Knowledge of current support services in the UK that meet the needs of male identified victims/survivors of sexual violence.
• Understanding of the legal framework for victims of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation.
• Previous experience of working with male identified victims/survivors of sexual violence.
• Previous experience of working within a highly confidential setting, adhering to data governance.
• Previous experience of working within the voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) sector.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to prioritise own workload.
• Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, or equivalent, and electronic database system

Desirable

• A commitment to diversity, inclusion and anti-oppressive practice.
• Mentoring.

Qualifications

Essential

• Social Work Qualification at Level 6 or above
• Safeguarding Children and Adults Level 3

Desirable

• Masters in Social Work
• Qualified in EMDR and/or PG Dip in CBT.
• Qualification relevant to role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

We Are Survivors is an equal opportunities employer.