Young Women’s Multiple Disadvantaged Advocates (Female Applicants Only)

Young Women’s Multiple Disadvantaged Advocates (Female Applicants Only)

Starting salary £30,000 per annum

35 hours per week (full-time)

Permanent

This post will be based in Shepherd's Bush and will require travel across West London (this may be subject to change)

About the role

These exciting roles have been developed to provide specialist advocacy, counselling, resilience and prevention programs for multiple disadvantaged and minoritised young women and girls (YWG) experiencing gendered violence.

About you

The ideal candidates will be experienced and dynamic individuals with an in-depth understanding of the specific needs of multiple disadvantaged and minoritised YWG with experiences of gendered violence. You will have experience of working with YWG’s with high-risk presentations, including self-injury and suicidal risk and adept at providing crises support and more in-depth work that cultivates self-protective factors as well as meaningful interventions and strategies that aim to reduce and mitigate risk.

What you will do

You will deliver holistic, YWG’s centred, individualised care pathways that are gender informed, trauma focused and aimed at addressing multiple areas of disadvantage including mental health challenges, problematic substance use and homelessness. You will be well versed in advocating on behalf of YWG to multi-agency services to ensure support, protection and choice for the YWG’s you support.

In this role you will also develop relationships with local communities and professionals with an aim to raise awareness about sexual violence, improve communities and professionals’ responses as well as to improve access to services for survivors. This work will be carried out through one to one advocacy sessions, workshops, trainings, consultations and other means.

Further information

This post is subject to satisfactory references and DBS check.

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced annual leave, access to CPD and accredited training & an Employee Assistance Programme.

We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, minority and ethnic communities.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. Posts are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.

How to apply

Further information about this post, including how to apply, can be found on https://www.wgn.org.uk/support-us/work-with-us

Closing Date: 9am on Friday 24th November 2023