Women’s Outreach & Empowerment Worker

Forward Trust; Southend-on-Sea; Remote; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Forward Trust is seeking a compassionate Women’s Outreach Worker to support women experiencing homelessness and social exclusion in Southend City. You will engage with women facing rough sleeping, begging or sex work, applying trauma-informed, strengths-based practice to help access housing, healthcare and support services.

You will build relationships, navigate complex systems with multi‑agency partners and empower women to pursue safer, more settled lives with dignity and independence.

Qualifications

• Understanding the needs and experiences of women who are rough sleeping, begging and/or selling sex.
• Knowledge of multi‑agency working and boundaries in safeguarding.
• Ability to engage confidently with women who may be reluctant to accept support or who exhibit challenging behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Engage proactively with women experiencing street-based living to build trust and access services and accommodation.
• Work with women who sell sex to access specialist services, healthcare and treatment.
• Develop relationships with women to empower them to make informed choices about support and progression.
• Deliver person-centred interventions recognizing individual strengths and circumstances to promote sustainable change.
• Collaborate with partner agencies to coordinate tailored support for each woman.

Job description

Forward Trust is seeking a compassionate Women’s Outreach Worker to support women experiencing homelessness and social exclusion in Southend City. You will engage with women facing rough sleeping, begging or sex work, applying trauma-informed, strengths-based practice to help access housing, healthcare and support services.

You will build relationships, navigate complex systems with multi‑agency partners and empower women to pursue safer, more settled lives with dignity and independence.