Young Women’s Advocate

Southall Black Sisters; London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Southall Black Sisters is seeking a dedicated individual to provide high-quality advocacy and support services to Black and minoritised young women facing violence. This role involves delivering trauma-informed care, ensuring compliance with contracts, and contributing to community engagement and training activities. Ideal candidates will have a deep understanding of the challenges faced by these women and a passion for promoting social inclusion and resilience.

Qualifications

• Experience working with Black and minoritised women.
• Understanding of issues faced by young women with multiple needs.
• Ability to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed information and advocacy support for young victims of VAWG.
• Ensure appropriate access to specialist advice and support.
• Maintain comprehensive case records as per SBS guidelines.

Skills

Trauma-informed support

Advocacy

Knowledge of VAWG

Job description

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Job purpose: To provide high-quality and comprehensive advice, information, practical and advocacy support relating to violence against women and girls (VAWG) against Black and minoritised young women and children, with multiple needs, across West London. To assist with educational, developmental, policy and campaigning work arising from advice and casework, in particular to young women across West London.

Service Delivery

• To provide trauma-informed information, advice, support, and advocacy services for young victims/ survivors of VAWG
• To ensure young service users (SUs) receive appropriate and timely access to specialist advice and support to meet their needs
• Where applicable, if SU is NRPF, assist her to access support under various destitution schemes, including the SBS No Recourse Fund and appropriate and timely legal advice.
• To ensure all service delivery is provided in a safe and effective manner, that needs and risk assessments are carried out and that referrals and attendance to local Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs) take place effectively.
• To provide timely and accurate information to manager to ensure compliance with all contracts monitoring and performance requirements, in particular relating to CouRAGEous (MOPAC).
• To ensure compliance with all contracts monitoring and performance requirements and that all reports and returns are provided internally and externally in a timely manner.
• To ensure that all work is carried out proactively to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory practice and to participate in any training provided to ensure continuous development
• To promote social inclusion, encourage independence, and develop the personal resilience of women using the advocacy service
• To ensure comprehensive records are completed on case files/ case management system to the highest possible standard, as per SBS guidelines.
• To maintain up to date knowledge on issues relevant to the position, in particular around young women, by undertaking training as identified in supervision and appraisal meetings.
• To contribute to and assist in the facilitation of training/ community engagement events to relevant professionals, statutory and community organisations. 2
• To provide information, as required, for monitoring, evaluation, policy, research, and training purposes
• To build expertise around the needs of young women with multiple needs and act as a resource in this area within SBS

Please note: Vacancies are restricted to Black and minoritised women. Early applications encouraged.