Trauma-Informed Community Practitioner, Daylight (Hybrid)

The Connection at St. Martin-in-the-Fields; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training budget

Enhanced Sick Pay

Enhanced family friendly policies

Hybrid working

Pension (5% employer, 3% employee)

Job summary

Daylight Women’s Day Centre in London is seeking a Community Practitioner to join an expanding service for women who are long-term rough sleepers. You will build trusting relationships, provide harm minimisation support, access to healthcare, and help move women into accommodation.

You will work in a gender-informed, trauma-aware way, collaborate with partners, and contribute to embedding coproduction across The Connection’s DayLight service.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering person-led, psychologically informed, gender- and culturally sensitive services to people experiencing street homelessness.
• Ability to build trusting relationships and work effectively with women facing multiple exclusion.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with adaptability to service development and change.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting relationships with women facing multiple exclusion and rough sleeping in London.
• Provide harm minimisation support and access to healthcare and treatment.
• Assist women in moving into accommodation and away from the streets.
• Develop strong working relationships with partners to ensure Daylight is a respected part of the response to women’s rough sleeping in London.
• Implement this pioneering service and share learning with others.

Job description

Daylight Women’s Day Centre in London is seeking a Community Practitioner to join an expanding service for women who are long-term rough sleepers. You will build trusting relationships, provide harm minimisation support, access to healthcare, and help move women into accommodation.

You will work in a gender-informed, trauma-aware way, collaborate with partners, and contribute to embedding coproduction across The Connection’s DayLight service.