JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Safe House Refuge Support Worker – Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (HTMS)

Project Responsible To: Safe House Refuge Lead

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £18,500 - £21,000

Location: Based in West Yorkshire, with regular regional and occasional cross regional and national travel

Ashiana supports those from Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee communities who have experienced violence and abuse; including domestic abuse, forced marriage and ‘honourbased’ violence, FGM, human trafficking and modern slavery; to move into safe, independent and positive futures.

This post is within the Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Team, aiming to offer high quality accommodation and support services to survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery.

Job Purpose

• To support clients to access their entitlements as potential victims of HTMS

• To assist clients in resolving problems and developing life skills through the provision of safety planning, support, information, signposting and advocacy.

• To establish and promote an effective working relationship with partner agencies, both statutory and voluntary, to further the support available to our client group.

• To promote independent living and make timely referrals to move-on accommodation or resettlement support.

• To provide safe and secure accommodation environment in line with legal and quality standards

Please visit Ashiana Sheffield | Getting InvolvedAshiana Sheffield  for further information on each role and an application pack. For an informal chat please call: Charlotte Hudson, Operations and Development Manager on 0114 2555740

The posts are restricted to female applicants pursuant to Section 9s of the Equality Act 2010.

Successful applicants will be required to have a satisfactory enhanced disclosure through the DBS scheme.