Liaison Caseworker - (30 hrs per week)

Job Ref: LP30hrs

Title of post: Liaison Caseworker

Location: Salem Street, Bradford

Responsible to: Team Manager

Salary Scale: Full time 30 hours per week. £21,693 – 23,866, pro rata for 30 hours (pay award pending)

Hours of Work:

Tuesday to Friday (30 Hours per week)

Tuesday 10.30 – 8pm

Wednesday 9.30-5.30pm

Thursday 9.30-5.30 or 3pm-11pm (see note below)

Friday 9.30 -4pm

Note: The Thursday late evening rota, typically operates 1 in every 3rd Thursdays and is planned 12 months in advance, this may be increased during periods of absence. The Tuesday and Thursday later sessions provide additional on the street outreach, support and navigation to healthcare and affiliated services provided by partner organisations.

The team also work together to agree and provide additional occasional planned night-time weekday or weekend outreach sessions to reach more individuals, usual working hours are adjusted or time owing is banked by staff.

Annual Leave: 32 working days plus bank holidays (pro rata for 30 hour working week)

Special Provisions:

The post is subject to the successful applicant applying and paying for an enhanced disclosure and barring check, the results of which would not necessarily exclude applicants from consideration.

Role Purpose

The aim of The Lotus Project is to engage and support individuals (any gender) to divert from, or exit from sex work through a range of support infrastructures for themselves and their families. The post holder will to contribute to this aim through proactive engagement with our clients; undertaking needs lead assessments and subsequently provide a fully mobilised comprehensive package of support that will assist individuals to work towards and make a positive sustained exit. The post holder will be required to support individuals who have multiple needs and who may also be experiencing a significant myriad of risks and to competently work in a flexible, responsive manner to militate against the risks. This will require the post holder to work with a diverse range of services and to operate within a multi-disciplinary delivery model ensuring that both a proactive and highly responsive service is provided to the client group. The post holder will establish, maintain and develop positive and productive working relationships with a wide range of partner agencies in Bradford, and provide advice on good practice issues related to working with this vulnerable client group

 
For more information and to apply for this role please visit our website at www.thebridgeproject.org.uk

Please note CV's will not be accepted

Closing date - Monday 8th April @ 8am

Interview date - Wednesday 17th April

 Job Description

Application Form

Closing date: 8th April 2019 8:00am
Hours: 30
Salary: £21,693 – 23,866
Salary Frequency: Per annum
Further details available at: http://www.thebridgeproject.org.uk
This job is connected with: The Bridge Project