Job Title: Refuge Safehouse Worker – Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Project
Responsible To: 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 ‘honour based’ violence, FGM, human trafficking and modern slavery; to move into safe, independent and positive futures.
This post is within the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Team, aiming to offer high quality accommodation and support services to survivors of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.
Job Purpose
• To develop and deliver high quality accommodation and support services, using community language(s) as appropriate to support BAMER women whose lives have been affected by violence and abuse
• To assist women 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.