Specialist Support Worker, Modern Slavery (Job Ref: 887-427)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Eye tests and £50 towards glasses

Reward Gateway discounts

Pension with 5% employer contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance

Job summary

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster operates Bakhita House, a permanent residential service providing women-focused support. The role shares caseloads, focuses on safety, risk planning, and housing/resettlement, with advocacy for asylum and NRM processes.

This is a permanent post for a female applicant, with a 35-hour week across five days (including bank holidays; no night shifts). Significant experience with vulnerable women is required; trafficking experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working with vulnerable women with high support needs in a residential setting.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to manage competing demands in a varied, challenging role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and security of guests
• Share responsibility for each woman's caseload
• Design and review individual support plans
• Complete risk assessments
• Oversee housing matters, including resettlement
• Help design a life skills programme and workshops
• Signpost women to health and wellbeing services
• Help women access statutory benefits and job or volunteering opportunities
• Arrange access to advocacy services
• Assist women with asylum, NRM and criminal justice processes

Skills

Compete in support work

Strong communication

Teamwork

Managing competing demands

Job description

Bakhita House, a residential service run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster, has a permanent support worker post sharing caseloads for its guests. The work centres on guests' safety, support and risk plans, and housing and resettlement, plus help with benefits and advocacy, including asylum and NRM processes. Female applicants only, the role runs a rotating 35-hour week across five days, including bank holidays but no nights. Significant experience with vulnerable women with high support needs in a residential setting is required, and trafficking experience is preferred.

What the job involves

• Ensure the safety and security of guests
• Share responsibility for each women's caseload
• Design and review individual support plans
• Complete risk assessments
• Oversee all aspects of women's housing matters, including resettlement
• Help design a life skills programme and workshops
• Signpost women to health and wellbeing services
• Help women access statutory benefits and job or volunteering opportunities
• Arrange access to advocacy services
• Assist women with asylum, NRM and criminal justice processes

What’s required

Experience

• Significant experience of working with vulnerable women with high support needs in a residential setting

Skills & knowledge

• Competence in support work
• Strong communication skills
• Works well as part of a team
• Manages competing demands in a varied, challenging role

Other

• Flexible approach to working hours, including additional hours as required
• Embodies the diocesan values of Competence, Reliability, Honesty, Perseverance and Love

Nice to have

• Experience of working with survivors of human trafficking

What’s offered

• 36 days' annual leave
• Vouchers for free eye tests and £50 towards glasses
• Reward Gateway discounts on products and services
• Pension with 5% employer contribution and salary exchange
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance and death in service benefit