Trauma-Informed Support Practitioner – Women’s Services

Homeless Link; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Generous training budget

Enhanced Sick Pay Policy

Enhanced family friendly policies

Day off for moving house

Hybrid working

Pension - 5% Employer, 3% Employee

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Employee Assistance Programme

Discount vouchers and cashback

Job summary

Daylight Women’s Day Centre, a service of The Connection at St Martin’s, seeks a committed practitioner to support women who are long-term rough sleepers in London. You will provide safe, person-led support, help clients access healthcare and housing, and build trusting relationships across partners.

This role requires trauma-informed, gender-responsive practice, collaboration with volunteers, and a flexible approach to working.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering person-led, psychologically-informed services to women who are street homeless.
• Excellent at building and strengthening trust in relationships.
• Problem solver with a positive attitude towards change and service development.
• Committed to embedding co-production in service design and engaging volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Building trusting relationships with women facing multiple exclusion and rough sleeping in London.
• Understanding the needs of women accessing DayLight, providing one-to-one support, harm minimisation opportunities, access to healthcare and treatment.
• Helping women to move into accommodation and away from the streets.
• Developing strong working relationships with partners to ensure DayLight is a highly respected part of the response to women’s rough sleeping in London.
• Implementing this pioneering new service and sharing learning with others.

Job description

Daylight Women’s Day Centre, a service of The Connection at St Martin’s, seeks a committed practitioner to support women who are long-term rough sleepers in London. You will provide safe, person-led support, help clients access healthcare and housing, and build trusting relationships across partners.

This role requires trauma-informed, gender-responsive practice, collaboration with volunteers, and a flexible approach to working.