Young Women & Girls Caseworker

Advance; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization in London is seeking a Young Women & Girls Caseworker to provide essential support to vulnerable young women. This role requires experience with trauma-informed practices and an understanding of safeguarding issues. The successful candidate will deliver support in various community settings, thereby helping young women build confidence and resilience. Exceptional interpersonal skills and a commitment to empowering young women are essential for success in this role.

Benefits

30 days of paid holiday per year

Employee discount platform (Perkbox)

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity/adoption provision

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing trauma-informed support to young women and girls.
• Ability to manage risk and conduct needs assessments.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic support and advocacy to young women and girls.
• Build trusted relationships to empower clients.
• Deliver services in safe, female-only spaces.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Understanding of safeguarding legislation

Person-centred approach

Risk management

Job description

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Base pay range

We are looking for a Young Women & Girls Caseworker

Location: Co-location at Catch 22 offices with some travel across London, including at Advance’s London based Women’s Centres (Hammersmith, Finsbury Park and Stratford) to deliver face to face community support.

Contract: Fixed Term Contract (until 31/03/2028)

Hours p/w 35 hours (up to 2 days WFH)

Service/Division: Young Women & Girls (YWG) – Victim Service

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About Us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability

About the role:

dvance has partnered with Catch 22 to deliver services to young victims of crime in London. In recognition of the distinct challenges facing young women and girls (aged 13 to 18) who have been victims or witnesses of crime, Advance will deliver a dedicated, specialist support service tailored to their unique needs. This is an exciting time to join Advance as we expand our reach to support more young women and girls using best-practice youth, gender, trauma-informed and holistic approaches.

The new service will provide support across all London boroughs in safe, female-only spaces and in the community. It is designed to help young women and girls escape harm, build confidence and resilience, and thrive in their lives and aspirations. They will receive one-to-one support from specialist Caseworkers, as well as access to safe spaces offering groups and workshops, toiletries, clothing, IT access and more.

Caseworkers will provide consistent, holistic support, offering practical help and advocacy, and working to build trusted relationships that empower young women and girls to explore their identities, safety and futures. Advance’s Caseworkers will also be embedded within the wider Catch 22 Victim Services team, through co-location at Catch 22 offices and participation in relevant team meetings and training.

About You:

To be successful as the Young Women & Girls Caseworker you will need the below experience and skills:

You will bring a strong understanding of the complex and intersecting challenges faced by vulnerable young women and girls, including the impacts of domestic abuse, exploitation, mental health issues, and involvement with the criminal justice system. You will have experience providing holistic, trauma-informed, and gender-responsive support to young people, and be confident in managing risk, conducting needs assessments, and developing tailored support plans.

You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport and trust with young people, while maintaining professional boundaries and working collaboratively with a wide range of statutory and voluntary sector partners. Your approach will be person-centred, strengths-based, and rooted in empowerment.

You will have a sound understanding of safeguarding legislation and best practice, with the ability to respond appropriately to challenging situations and support young people to manage strong emotions in a safe and constructive manner.

Organised and proactive, you will be able to manage competing priorities and work effectively both independently and as part of a wider team. You will be committed to Advance’s values and ethos, and to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in all areas of your work.

Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis

• Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate
  
  

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

A 35-hour working week

An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)

Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home

Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more

Pension scheme

Enhanced maternity/adoption provision

Cycle to Work Scheme

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Employee eye-care scheme

Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles

Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation

Organisation wide away days

Thorough induction and training

Career development pathways

Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email [e-mail] and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

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