Specialist Outreach Worker (ASE & Sex work)

Changing Lives; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity Leave 20w fully paid

Paternity Leave 4w paid

Adoption same as Maternity Leave

25 Days Holiday

2 Wellbeing Days

Birthday & Bank Holidays off

Pension

Job summary

Changing Lives in Preston is launching a pilot programme to support women selling sex and those affected by sexual exploitation. The Specialist Outreach Worker will deliver trauma-informed, specialist services, providing practical and emotional support to service users within Women and Children's Services.

You will work closely with frontline teams to assess needs, build trust, and connect individuals to housing, health, and social care resources while upholding safeguarding and reporting

Qualifications

• Experience delivering outreach services to vulnerable groups.
• Understanding of trauma-informed approaches in social care.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and partners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver trauma-informed, specialist outreach services to women selling sex and those affected by sexual exploitation.
• Assess needs, build trust, and connect service users to housing, health, and social care resources.
• Safeguard and escalate cases following safeguarding procedures.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Sex worker support

Community outreach

Job description

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Specialist Outreach Worker (ASE & Sex work)

Reference: SEP20261671

Expiry date: 12:48, Fri, 16th Oct 2026

Location: Preston

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

An exciting new opportunity to be part of our pilot programme in Preston, you will support sex workers, including victims and survivors of sexual violence, and deliver trauma-informed, specialist services to support women selling sex and/or experiencing sexual exploitation.