PAID JOBS

Imece Women’s Centre is a women only organisation supporting women Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) women, particularly Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot women to improve quality of their lives. This post to improve women’s access to generic and specialist domestic violence support services across London Boroughs. Post holder is expected to provide one to one crises intervention support service to survivors of abuse and some time-limited case work. The post holder is also expected to organise and facilitate workshops and discussion sessions with English and Turkish speaking women.

For an application pack please email to recruitment@imece.org.uk. Please specify the job title when requesting applications pack. Please do not send your CV. 

IMECE is an equal opportunity employer. These posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010).

Off Centre is a well-established therapeutic and advice & information provider for young people 11-25 years who live, work or study in Hackney.

Off Centre is seeking to recruit a counsellor/psychotherapist who has experience working with young people.  They will be responsible for providing psychotherapeutic support to young people accessing services at Off Centre.  The work involves provision of individual therapy and outreach psychoeducational group workshops.  Working hours to include clinical/team meetings on Wednesday 10.00-13.00, Saturdays from 10.00-14.00 and one evening until 20.00 the remaining hours are negotiable.

London Exiting Advocacy (LEA) is a specialist, pan-London service providing a range of support to women involved in prostitution and specifically to women seeking to exit prostitution. This involves group workshops of therapeutic and practical nature, one-to-one key working and advocacy and night-time outreach services.   

This post focuses on supporting women through advocacy and casework; offering advocacy support towards exiting prostitution and maintaining a sustainable exit, including key working dedicated to providing a step-by-step exiting package and  group work addressing practical issues and recovery from the violence and abuse that women have experienced through prostitution.   

We are looking for a highly organised and self- motivated woman who is passionate about ending male violence against women and girls.  You will have a ‘can-do’ approach and demonstrable commitment to nia’s feminist approach to supporting women and their children to be safer. 

Aims The project’s aim is to provide support and advice to those harder to reach members of the community. We aim to support them to deal with a system which can often be bureaucratic and bewildering, and give them the confidence to better meet their needs and fulfil their potential.

What are we doing? The drop-in project runs alongside the ‘Urban Table’, a soup kitchen which runs on Sunday afternoons and provides a free meal to anyone who wants to attend. These guests now have the chance to talk to volunteers at the drop-in project too: they can come anytime between 2.30-4.30pm on Sundays to the Round Chapel Old School Rooms about issues they may be facing including housing, benefits and looking for work. 

The Drop-in Coordinator will work directly with a team of volunteers to provide support and advocacy to service users of the weekly Sunday afternoon Drop-in and will manage the volunteer rotas and task list. The role will involve further developing the project as well as mapping and collating a signpost list of services in North and East London. The role will also include liaising and maintaining links with various organisation, institutions, and services to follow up ongoing casework on behalf of service users. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Coordinator to help shape the future of the service. 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND DISCLOSURE AND BARRING CHECKS

The Clapton Community Drop-in aims to promote equality of opportunity for and welcomes applications from candidates from every section of society. Criminal records will be taken into account for requirement purposes only when the conviction is relevant.

As The Clapton Community Drop-in meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure & Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions.

7.5 hours per week TBC (at least 3 Sundays per month 1.30-5pm at Drop-in and additional hours during weekdays at the Round Chapel Old School Rooms office to be arranged with Steering Group and office staff).

Managing and Delivering the Service

1. To ensure that services users’ needs are met during the session and to follow up on any action during the week.
2. To ensure the Safeguarding and Confidentiality policies are strictly adhered to. To ensure that any issues are reported in accordance with the policies in a timely and accurate manner.
3. To ensure that volunteers are supported to deliver a quality service.
4. To support project volunteers to effectively deal with situations of conflict and/or crisis.
5. To maintain and update the monthly volunteer rota, ensuring that sufficient volunteers are present to staff the service.
6. To ensure accurate and appropriate electronic and paper records are kept.
7. To assist with volunteer recruitment and management as required.

Developing the Service

1. To take a lead role in developing the service in order to increase its capacity.
2. To promote partnership work with a variety of local services, agencies and organisations.
3. To work with the Steering Committee on improving existing systems and creating more efficient ones if necessary.
4. To review current record keeping and, with support from the Steering Committee, look to develop a new database and train volunteers to use it.
5. To contribute to funding bids as appropriate.

Ensuring Good Practice

1. To work in accordance with the ethos and values of the Clapton Park URC Church.
2. To participate in internal/external meetings as required, and attend training events, conferences and other functions as necessary.
3. To participate in regular non-managerial supervision, and help to identify professional development and training needs.

Email claptondropin@gmail.com with covering letter (addressing person spec and JD), completed equal opps form and copy of cv (equal opps forms can be obtained by emailing info@hackneyadvice.org.uk). Interviews will be held on Monday 9th November 2015. 

Solace Women’s Aid is dedicated to providing a full range of services for women and their children, enabling them to live their lives free from domestic and sexual violence.

They are now recruiting for an experienced Immigration Solicitor or Immigration Advice Caseworker to join our highly motivated and committed team.

Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. Section 7(2)e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role. No Agencies.

7.5 hours per week TBC (at least 3 Sundays per month 1.30-5pm at Drop-in and additional hours during weekdays at the Round Chapel Old School Rooms office to be arranged with Steering Group and office staff).

You will be leading on Solace’s response to women experiencing domestic/sexual abuse who also have an insecure immigration status and providing high quality immigration advice to our clients.

You will have at least OISC Level 2 accreditation and a solid knowledge of immigration law and how it affects women experiencing domestic/sexual abuse.

You will also be able to work sensitively and in a non-judgmental manner with vulnerable clients.

For an application pack (no CVs) please download an application form and JD from our website www.solacewomensaid.org and return your completed application to recruitment@solacewomensaid.org. Tel: 020 7619 1350.