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PURPOSE OF POSITION

This role is responsible for delivering a high-quality, trauma-informed and gender-informed support service for women living in the Complex Needs service. The post-holder will hold a caseload of women residents who may be experiencing multiple disadvantage, including homelessness, rough sleeping, domestic abuse, mental ill health, substance use, exploitation, offending histories, social isolation and complex trauma.

The Women’s Support Worker will provide persistent, compassionate and practical support to women who may find it difficult to trust services, sustain engagement or accept support consistently. The role requires someone who can build safe, respectful relationships at the woman’s pace, while maintaining clear professional boundaries and supporting women to stabilise, feel safer, reduce risk and work towards their own goals.

The post-holder will work as part of the wider frontline support team, leading on support planning, advocacy and multi-disciplinary working for women residents. They will also support colleagues’ day to day to apply gender-informed practice, strengthen engagement with women and ensure support is coordinated, responsive and centred on women’s safety, choice and wellbeing.

This role forms part of a seven-day rota and will include some evening and weekend working.

WHY THIS ROLE IS DIFFERENT

This specialist frontline role is for someone who wants to make a real difference with women who have experienced exclusion, trauma and barriers to support. You will hold a focused caseload, build trust and coordinate support that helps women feel safer, more connected and able to move forward.

At Your Place, you will join a values-led organisation committed to ending homelessness and providing safe, supportive accommodation. You will be supported through reflective practice, team learning and collaboration with colleagues, managers and partners.

This role gives you the opportunity to shape gender-informed support across the Complex Needs service. You will support colleagues with engagement, risk, safety and advocacy, while keeping women’s voices, choices and experiences central to support planning. Our Values in this role:

• Compassion: We meet women with empathy, patience and respect.

• Inclusion: We value women’s identities, experiences and voices.

• Collaboration: We work with women, colleagues and partners to reduce risk and improve outcomes.

• Growth: We support women, colleagues and services to learn, develop and build on strengths.

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Deliver safe, consistent and high-quality support to women living in the Complex Needs service.

• Hold and manage a caseload of women residents, ensuring support plans, risk assessments and safety plans are clear, current and outcome focused.

• Lead on casework, advocacy, support planning and reviews, ensuring agreed actions are followed through and progress is recorded.

• Build trusting, persistent and professional relationships with women who may be difficult to engage, distrustful of services or reluctant to accept support.

• Use trauma-informed, gender-informed, strengths-based and motivational approaches to assess needs, plan support and promote positive change.

• Assess, monitor and respond to safeguarding concerns, risk, incidents, non-engagement and changes in presentation, escalating concerns appropriately.

• Coordinate multi-agency support with health, mental health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, criminal justice, adult social care, housing, police and specialist women’s services.

• Lead or contribute to MDT meetings and case discussions, ensuring clear actions, accountability and follow-up to reduce risk and improve outcomes.

• Promote women’s safety, recognising risks linked to trauma, exploitation, coercion, abuse, unsafe relationships, rough sleeping and homelessness.

• Support women to access healthcare, benefits, mental health support, substance misuse services, advocacy, legal advice, education, training and meaningful activity.

• Support the wider frontline team to apply gender-informed approaches in day-to-day casework, engagement, risk management and safeguarding practice.

• Respond to referrals, ensuring eligibility, risks and support needs are clearly understood and recorded.

• Maintain accurate, timely and high-quality records of casework, support activity, safeguarding actions, risk, outcomes and multi-agency communication.

• Work within Your Place policies and procedures, including safeguarding, equality and diversity, data protection, health and safety and professional boundaries.

• Contribute to reflective practice, team learning and service improvement within a Psychologically Informed Environment.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The requirements below set out the experience, knowledge and personal qualities needed for this role. We welcome candidates with relevant direct experience, education, training or lived understanding of the issues affecting women with complex needs.

Experience, education and knowledge

• Experience of supporting women or adults experiencing multiple disadvantage, complex needs, homelessness, rough sleeping, trauma, domestic abuse, mental ill health, substance use, exploitation or social exclusion.

• Relevant education, training or qualification in women’s support, trauma-informed practice, safeguarding, domestic abuse, mental health, substance use, social care, psychology, criminology, housing, homelessness or a related field.

• Experience of building trust with people who may be difficult to engage, inconsistent in contact, distrustful of services or reluctant to accept support.

• Experience of holding or contributing to a caseload, completing support plans, risk assessments, safety plans, reviews and case notes.

• Understanding of safeguarding, risk management, professional boundaries, confidentiality, equality and diversity, and data protection.

• Awareness of multi-agency working and the role of health, mental health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, criminal justice, adult social care, housing and specialist women’s services.

Skills and abilities

• Ability to provide trauma-informed, gender-informed, strengths-based and practical support.

• Ability to assess risk, respond to safeguarding concerns and escalate appropriately.

• Ability to advocate for women and coordinate support with colleagues and external partners.

• Ability to communicate clearly, build professional relationships and maintain boundaries.

• Ability to manage a caseload, prioritise work and keep accurate records.

• Ability to support women to access services, build confidence and take realistic steps towards safety, stability and independence.

• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and case management systems, or willingness to learn.

Personal qualities

• Compassionate, non-judgemental and respectful, with a strong commitment to supporting women affected by homelessness, trauma and multiple disadvantage.

• Patient, persistent and able to build trust at the woman’s pace.

• Reflective and open to learning, supervision, feedback and development.

• Calm and professional when responding to challenging, high-risk or emotionally demanding situations.

• Able to work independently while contributing positively to a wider frontline team.

• Committed to Your Place values of Compassion, Inclusion, Collaboration and Growth.

Desirable

• Experience in a women-only service, complex needs accommodation, rough sleeping pathway, domestic abuse service or specialist homelessness service.

• Experience using In-Form or a similar case management system.

• Knowledge of local services and pathways for women experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse, mental health needs, substance use or exploitation.

Offer of this role is subject to satisfactory DBS and employment checks being completed before starting employment.

About WSUP

Woolwich Service Users Project is a charity based in central Woolwich, supporting people experiencing homelessness, poverty, poor mental health, addiction, social isolation and multiple disadvantage. WSUP provides a welcoming, non-judgemental, open-access community space where guests can access practical support, health and wellbeing services, specialist advice, and trusted relationships.

Our work is rooted in lived experience, dignity and relational support. We meet people where they are, offering both immediate relief and pathways into longer-term stability, recovery and community connection. WSUP works closely with local and national partners across health, housing, recovery, advice and community wellbeing to reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes for people who often face barriers to mainstream services.

Purpose of the Role

The Health Coordinator will lead and develop WSUP’s health coordination offer, ensuring that guests can access timely, appropriate and compassionate support around physical health, mental health, addiction, sexual health, primary care, housing-related health needs and wider wellbeing.

The postholder will provide structured triage, one-to-one support, casework, referrals and follow-up for guests experiencing complex needs. A key part of the role will be helping people who are not currently engaged with statutory or mainstream services to reconnect with healthcare, housing, welfare and specialist support.

The Health Coordinator will also play a key role in developing and overseeing WSUP’s women’s service provision, including Women’s Wednesday. This will include coordinating health and wellbeing support, strengthening referral pathways for women, supporting peer-led activity, promoting safety and inclusion, and ensuring the service responds to the needs of women experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse, poor mental health, addiction, temporary accommodation, poverty, social isolation or resettlement barriers.

The postholder will also support female residents linked to women’s accommodation and community-based support pathways in Greenwich, helping them access WSUP’s trusted community hub, women-only provision, health coordination, practical support, peer connection and specialist referrals at a pace that feels safe and appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

1. Health Coordination and Casework

· Provide a welcoming, trauma-informed and non-judgemental first point of contact for guests seeking health and wellbeing support.

· Carry out structured triage conversations to identify health, housing, safety, safeguarding, mental health, addiction, income, resettlement and practical support needs.

· Support guests to register with GPs, attend appointments, understand health information and navigate primary care services.

· Coordinate access to health interventions delivered through WSUP and partner agencies, including Hepatitis C testing, TB screening, dental support, eye care, sexual health services, mental health outreach and addiction recovery pathways.

· Support guests to access sexual health testing and referrals, mental health referrals, substance misuse support, welfare advice navigation and warm referrals into appropriate specialist services.

· Make appropriate referrals to statutory, voluntary and specialist services, including housing, mental health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, welfare advice, safeguarding and emergency support.

· Maintain regular follow-up with guests who may miss appointments, disengage or require repeated encouragement to access support.

· Maintain accurate, confidential and GDPR-compliant records using WSUP’s case management systems.

2. Development of Women’s Service Provision

· Lead the development and day-to-day oversight of WSUP’s women’s service provision, including Women’s Wednesday.

· Ensure Women’s Wednesday provides a safe, welcoming, women-only, low-barrier community support space offering peer support, health coordination, wellbeing activities, welfare advice and community connection.

· Work with women using WSUP services to co-produce activities and shape the ongoing development of the women’s programme.

· Identify and respond to the specific needs of women experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse, unsafe housing, temporary accommodation, poor mental health, substance misuse, poverty, trauma, isolation or resettlement barriers.

· Develop clear pathways into specialist support for women, including domestic abuse services, sexual health services, mental health support, substance misuse services, housing advice, welfare advice, safeguarding provision and emergency support.

· Provide a trusted community hub for women who may not yet feel ready to engage with formal casework or statutory services.

· Help women reduce isolation, build confidence, sustain community connections and gradually move towards more formal support where appropriate.

· Monitor attendance, outcomes, feedback and emerging needs within the women’s service and report learning to WSUP’s leadership team.

· Promote a psychologically safer environment for women who may have experienced trauma, stigma, exploitation, violence, exclusion or previous negative experiences of services.

3. Partnership Working

· Build and maintain effective working relationships with local health, housing, recovery, advice, mental health, domestic abuse, women’s services and community partners.

· Act as a key link between WSUP guests and external services, helping partners deliver support in a trusted community setting.

· Support partner clinics, drop-ins and outreach sessions hosted at WSUP.

· Coordinate warm referrals into specialist services and follow up with guests and partners where appropriate.

· Attend relevant meetings, case discussions and multi-agency forums where appropriate.

· Represent WSUP professionally and promote the organisation’s relational, dignity-led and trauma-informed approach.

· Identify gaps in provision and work with WSUP leadership to develop new partnerships that respond to guest needs, including the needs of women accessing WSUP’s women-only provision.

4. Peer Support and Co-production

· Work alongside volunteers with lived experience to provide safe, relational and purposeful support.

· Help ensure peer volunteers understand safeguarding, boundaries, confidentiality, lone-working and referral procedures.

· Contribute to volunteer briefings, debriefs and reflective practice where relevant.

· Support quarterly co-production sessions with women using WSUP’s provision, enabling them to shape activities, share feedback and identify gaps in support.

· Ensure feedback from guests and women using the service informs programme development, partnership working and service improvement.

· Promote lived experience as a valued part of WSUP’s approach while ensuring appropriate support, supervision and boundaries are in place.

5. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

· Record triage, referrals, casework activity, attendance, outcomes and follow-up actions accurately.

· Monitor attendance, health and welfare triage, referrals, partner services accessed, peer-support activity, safeguarding concerns, guest feedback and outcomes.

· Collect feedback from guests, including women using Women’s Wednesday, to inform service development.

· Contribute to internal reporting, case studies, impact evidence and partnership updates.

· Use data and lived experience feedback to identify trends, unmet needs and service improvement opportunities.

· Support WSUP’s Community Pulse approach by ensuring guest voice and co-production are embedded in health and women’s service development.

Person Specification

Essential Experience

· Experience of working with people facing homelessness, rough sleeping, poverty, mental health challenges, addiction, trauma, domestic abuse, migration issues, social exclusion or multiple disadvantage.

· Experience of providing one-to-one support, triage, casework, advocacy, signposting or referral support.

· Experience of working with health, housing, mental health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, welfare or community support services.

· Experience of managing risk, safeguarding concerns and sensitive personal information.

· Experience of working in a person-centred, strengths-based and non-judgemental way.

· Experience of supporting or developing services for women, particularly women affected by trauma, homelessness, domestic abuse, poor mental health or complex needs.

· Experience of working with volunteers, peer supporters or people with lived experience is desirable but not essential.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

· Good understanding of health inequalities and the barriers faced by people experiencing homelessness or multiple disadvantage.

· Ability to build trust with people who may have had poor experiences of statutory or mainstream services.

· Strong communication, listening and interpersonal skills.

· Ability to work calmly and confidently with people in distress or crisis.

· Good understanding of safeguarding adults, confidentiality, professional boundaries and GDPR.

· Ability to coordinate referrals and liaise effectively with external agencies.

· Good organisational skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain accurate records.

· Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice.

· Understanding of trauma-informed practice and psychologically informed environments, or willingness to undertake training.

· Understanding of the importance of women-only spaces, safety, choice and trust when working with women affected by trauma or multiple disadvantage.

Desirable Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications

· Experience of working in a women-only or gender-responsive service.

· Experience of co-production, peer support or lived experience-led service design.

· Experience of using case management systems

· Knowledge of services and referral pathways in Greenwich and South East London.

· Lived experience relevant to WSUP’s work

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Service Delivery Assistant to join our Safe Horizons Triage Team. You will play a vital role in processing referrals, managing enquiries from partner agencies and providing high-quality administrative support to help ensure victims receive timely access to services.

This role is full-time, based in London, with hybrid working arrangements available. Occasional travel across London may be required to attend meetings, training and service delivery activities.

What we offer

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the Role

As a Service Delivery Assistant - Triage, you will provide high-quality administrative support to the Safe Horizons Triage Team. You will be responsible for monitoring and managing referrals and enquiries received through the service inbox, maintaining accurate records and acting as a key administrative contact for partner agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor the Safe Horizons inbox and process referrals, enquiries and correspondence within agreed timescales.
• Act as a first point of contact for partner agencies and stakeholders, responding to routine enquiries and directing requests appropriately.
• Maintain accurate records on case management systems and databases.
• Liaise with partner agencies and internal teams to obtain information required to support referral processing.
• Prepare routine reports, correspondence and service information as requested.
• Provide general administrative support including data entry, filing, document preparation and meeting administration.
• Ensure confidential and sensitive information is handled securely and in accordance with GDPR and organisational policies.
• Support the effective day-to-day running of the Triage Team.

About You

Ideally, you will have experience working within a domestic abuse, safeguarding, victim support or criminal justice environment and have an understanding of domestic abuse, violence against women and girls, and multi-agency working arrangements such as MARAC.

You will need:

• Experience of providing administrative support within a busy environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good customer service skills and a professional telephone manner.
• Experience of maintaining accurate records and databases.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications and database systems.
• An understanding of confidentiality, GDPR and information-sharing requirements.
• The ability to prioritise workload and manage competing demands effectively.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A commitment to providing high-quality support in a sensitive and professional manner.

About Us

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.

How to apply

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

We are recruiting for a Philanthropy Manager to join our team in London; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Philanthropy Manager

Location: Hybrid working with the requirement to work from our Head Office and to attend meetings, events and networking opportunities in London and other locations as required.
Salary: £45,529.83 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5

This is an exciting time to join Refuge, as we grow our philanthropy programme and expand support for women and children experiencing domestic abuse. As Philanthropy Manager, you'll lead relationships with major donors and trusts and foundations, securing significant funding that directly supports life-changing services and campaigns. With flexible hybrid working, a genuinely collaborative culture and ambitious plans for growth, this is an opportunity to make a real impact while developing your career.

You'll manage and grow a portfolio of high-value supporters, develop compelling funding proposals and reports, identify new funding opportunities, and contribute to a growing programme of supporter engagement opportunities. We're looking for an experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing high-value gifts, excellent relationship-building skills, and the confidence to spot opportunities and turn them into long-term partnerships.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape a growing area of fundraising within one of the UK's leading charities. You'll benefit from genuine flexibility, exposure to senior stakeholders, excellent development opportunities, and the chance to see the direct impact of your work while helping to create a future free from domestic abuse.

Closing Date: 9.00am on 21 September 2026

Interview Date:
Stage one: 29 September 2026 (Virtual)
Stage two: 5 October (in person at our Head Office, in Vauxhall, London)

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

It is an occupational requirement that applications are open to WOMEN ONLY, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications from individuals who are disabled, neurodivergent, or from minoritised ethnic backgrounds.

Juno Women’s Aid are a growing organisation with an exciting pipeline of innovative projects and ambitious plans for the future. This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking team and play a key role in driving new ideas and initiatives from concept to delivery.

Who We're Looking For

We are seeking an experienced operations professional who combines strategic thinking with strong planning, implementation, and project management capabilities. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, confident in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and comfortable with public speaking.

You will thrive in a fast-paced, survivor-focused environment, demonstrating the ability to remain calm under pressure while managing a varied and demanding workload. Strong organisational skills, adaptability, and the ability to balance multiple competing priorities are essential for success in this role.

If you're committed to upholding the highest standards of care and eager to drive impactful change, we invite you to help us build a safer future.

NOTE: We encourage early applications as this vacancy may close once we have appointed a successful candidate.

For further information about the role, please visit our website and download the Job Description which can be found at the bottom of the job vacancy page. 

When completing an application for one of our vacancies, please use clear examples of how your experience, ability, skills/transferable skills, meet the requirements detailed in the Person Specification.

Please include examples from paid or voluntary work/activities or other 'life' experiences. This information will be used as a basis for shortlisting.

Where you don’t meet the requirements of the post currently, please explain how you intend on doing so, for instance via training and commitment to personal development.

We are recruiting for a Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA) to join our team in Hertfordshire; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: IGVA

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £29,701.36 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the new Refuge‑led Mimram Gender‑based Abuse Support Service, which brings together a partnership of highly experienced specialist organisations to deliver integrated, survivor‑centred support to people experiencing multiple forms of gender-based abuse across Hertfordshire. The Independent Gender Violence Advocate will work closely with victims of gender-based violence from the point of crisis, to provide high-quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of gender-based violence and their children.

For us it is important that you are passionate, committed and care about the work Refuge undertakes. In this role you will need to establish the risks and needs of victims and survivors of domestic abuse and other forms of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). Develop individual support and safety plans to address the risk of survivors, and provide practical, emotional support and advocacy to survivors of domestic abuse and VAWG to ensure their needs are met i.e. housing issues, civil remedies, wellbeing. Therefore, we are looking for a candidate who has experience working with vulnerable adult or young people, understands risk and safety planning, and copes well with pressure. 

Roles within the Mimram Gender-based Abuse Support Service offer the opportunity to work as part of a skilled, values‑driven partnership committed to collaborative practice, survivor safety and inclusive service delivery. Staff work closely across organisations to provide high‑quality, trauma‑informed support and to continuously develop the service in response to the needs of victim/survivors and local communities in Hertfordshire.

Closing date: 9.00am on 28 September 2026

Interview date: 6 October 2026

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Yellow Door is an amazing charity that is quite literally changing lives for the better across the Hampshire area, with a team of around 100 staff and volunteers, working together to prevent and respond to domestic and sexual abuse. We provide a diverse and innovative range of services to local people of all ages and genders. 

Last year we engaged with over 4,500 clients to provide crucial support, information, and in some cases a lifeline. Right now, our services have never been more in demand, so our volunteers and supporters are absolutely critical to us. Would you like to be part of our amazing team that is changing lives for the better in the Southampton area?

We are looking for highly motivated individuals to provide proactive advocacy and support services to people who have experienced sexual violence/ abuse. The CYP ISVA provides practical and emotional support to children and young people who have experienced sexual violence or abuse. The role focuses on delivering age-appropriate, trauma-informed support that reduces distress and supports informed decision-making. You will work with children and young people who may not be ready for counselling, offering accessible support while guiding them through the criminal justice process and advocating on their behalf. The role also involves supporting parents and carers, ensuring the young person’s voice is heard and their needs are met.

We are looking for individuals who have experience of working within an advocacy role, preferably within domestic or sexual abuse or related fields such as mental health/social care/justice roles. You will have a sound understanding of risk assessment alongside experience of managing diverse caseloads and working pro-actively within multi-agency partnerships to support victim-focused outcomes. The successful applicants will have effective communication and advocacy skills and knowledge of the impact of sexual violence/abuse.

For further information and to apply for the role, please visit our website. 

Are you looking for flexible and rewarding work for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the choice for you!

Please note these posts are subject to Police Vetting, a key requirement of this is that we work together to keep your vetting up to date for the duration of your engagements with us.

Post Title: Sessional Community Keyworker

Location: Hampshire

Pay rate: £14.31 - £16.35 per hour

Contract Type: Casual

We are looking for Sessional Workers to support Advance’s Criminal Justice Services. Advance’s Criminal Justice Services work with women involved in the Criminal Justice System offering safe, targeted support and advocacy to women to help them address their complex needs in relation to the 9 pathways to offending, such as substance misuse and financial difficulties, aiming to reduce re-offending, encourage desistance amongst repeat offenders, and empower women to live safe, crime free lives.

You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide one to one community support to women with a variety of needs simultaneously and will be co-located with partner organisations in their region. You will be expected to travel to Advance’s Head office in London for any organisational meetings and training, as and when required.

This post is not fixed hours or full time, work will be offered on an ad-hoc basis as and when required to meet the needs of the business.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

How to apply:

Please apply using your CV and a cover letter through our website.

• Closing Date for Applications: September 20th @ 23:30PM
• Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and we will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Community Keyworker on a part time basis

Salary: £26,040 - £29,760 per year (calculated on a pro rata basis)

Location: Basingstoke (please note that this role covers the full region of Hampshire)

Contract:  Fixed Term until 31st March 2027

Hours p/w: 17.5 Hours per week 

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.

About You:

To be successful as the Community Key Worker you will need the below experience and skills.

You will need to hold a UK driving licence with access to car that can be used for work purposes. A creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder with have good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also, experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions within the Hampshire area.

How to apply:

Please apply with a cover letter and an up to date copy of your CV via our careers site.

• Closing date for applications: 16th September 2026

• Interviews will take place on a rolling basis

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

• A 35-hour working week

• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)

• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home

• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more

• Pension scheme

• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• Employee eye-care scheme

• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles

• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation

• Organisation wide away days

• Thorough induction and training

• Career development pathways

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have any additional needs please contact the talent team and we will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Housing Advice Worker

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Housing Advice Worker to join our Domestic Abuse Social Care Service in Kent.

£27,976.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week on a 1 year FTC.

Our benefits include:

• Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
• A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply)
• Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you'll do:

• Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers who are currently in refuge to make the transition to permanent accommodation smoother.
• Supporting community customers who have accessed the Sanctuary Scheme to remain in their properties and manage the risks associated with that.
• Supporting key customers to set personalised goals in the form of a move on Support Plan
• Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking.'
• Ensuring customers have full access to any move on welfare support by completing move on paperwork prior to customers move on date.

• Liaising and building partnerships with local charities to support customers with move on items
• Accompany customers to property viewings.
• Helping to set up utilities for move on customers

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

• Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement

• Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
• Prefers working as part of a group or team
• Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement

What you'll bring:

Essential:

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:

Full Driving Licence and access to use of vehicle

About us:

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

• We focus on Excellence and innovation.
• We are Caring and Compassionate.
• We are Inclusive and Trusted.
• We work in Partnership and are One-Team.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Are you an experienced strategic and influential leader with significant experience in a safeguarding leadership role looking for an opportunity to drive organisational impact within a values-led organisation? Advance is seeking a Head of Safeguarding and Quality on an interim basis to embed robust safeguarding arrangements throughout the organisation, whilst leading a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and learning.

Role: Head of Safeguarding and Quality (Interim)

Salary: £52,000 - £64,000 (full time equivalent)

Location: Hybrid working, with attendance at our Hammersmith office and other locations as required

Hours: 35 hours per week

Role Type: This role is initially a 6 month fixed term contract while we review our current structure. Once that review is complete it is likely that there will be an opportunity for this role to be advertised permanently

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will need to go through background screening including a DBS check and references before starting the role.

About Advance

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls experiencing domestic abuse and women in contact with the criminal justice system. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent and equal lives so they can flourish and contribute to their communities.

Our values are to Listen and Support, Empower, Innovate, Collaborate, Quality and Accountability.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations, you will provide strategic leadership for safeguarding practice, quality assurance and organisational learning across Advance.

You will ensure that robust safeguarding arrangements are embedded throughout the organisation whilst leading a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and learning. Working closely with Trustees, the Executive Team and colleagues across the organisation, you will provide expert leadership and assurance that safeguarding remains effective, proportionate and responsive to the needs of those we support.

Using data, quality assurance activity, safeguarding reviews, audit findings, feedback from women and girls and sector best practice you will identify opportunities for improvement and strengthen the quality and impact of services.

As Advance continues to grow and develop, you will play a critical role in ensuring that safeguarding excellence, organisational learning and quality improvement remain at the heart of service delivery and organisational decision-making.

About You

You are a strategic and influential leader with significant experience in a safeguarding leadership role.

You will have:

• A detailed understanding of safeguarding duties within charitable organisations and UK statutory and regulatory frameworks.
• Knowledge of quality assurance, quality improvement and organisational learning approaches.
• An understanding of trauma-informed and survivor centred practice.
• Experience developing safeguarding policies, procedures and governance frameworks.
• Experience in managing complex/serious safeguarding concerns and incidents within different delivery contexts.
• Outstanding leadership and influencing skills.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex information and identify trends.
• The ability to translate learning, evidence and insight into improvement actions.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV together with a covering statement outlining your suitability for the role and relevant experience.

Closing Date: 18th September 2026*

Interviews: 28th September 2026

*Advance reserves the right to close the role early or on appointment of a suitable candidate.

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe.  We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks.  We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence. Right now, we are looking for a Children and Families Worker to play a pivotal role in our Domestic Abuse Service in Ealing

Sounds great, what will I be doing?

The role focuses on building positive and supportive relationships with women and their children, empowering them to work towards their goals through a strengths-based approach. This includes creating, implementing, and reviewing personalised support plans in collaboration with service users and external agencies, while also advocating on their behalf when needed. Key responsibilities involve assisting mothers with parenting skills, signposting them to appropriate services, and offering targeted support to families facing issues such as domestic abuse. Ensuring the safeguarding of children and maintaining confidentiality at all times are central to the role, alongside working within relevant policies and procedures.

Additionally, the position emphasises the importance of children's development and wellbeing by providing educational, recreational, and interactive play opportunities both during term time and holidays. Service users and children are encouraged to actively participate in shaping projects through consultations, feedback, and creative engagement. The role also involves promoting community involvement by networking, fundraising, and collaborating with statutory and voluntary organisations. Ultimately, the work contributes towards the five key outcome areas: being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution, and achieving economic wellbeing.

What do I need to bring with me?

You'll need to be able to demonstrate the core skills this role requires as well as match our values and mission. You don't have to tick all the boxes right away; the important thing is that you're willing to learn. We also value lived experience of the areas we support, so if you feel comfortable, please do mention this on your application.

Here's what the team will be looking for

This role is restricted to female applicants under Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010 due to the nature of the work.

It requires someone who can bring optimism, resilience, and a non-judgemental, anti-discriminatory approach when supporting women and children. A calm manner, empathy, and compassion are essential, particularly when working with service users who have experienced trauma or domestic abuse. The role demands the ability to engage directly with families in a supportive, constructive way, while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality at all times.

In addition, the post holder must be skilled in partnership working with statutory, voluntary, and community agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes for families. Strong problem-solving abilities, accuracy in processing and sharing sensitive information, and a clear understanding of safeguarding responsibilities are vital. The role also requires flexibility to travel between service premises and to accompany clients when necessary. Success in this position relies on being able to manage responsibilities effectively within a structured and often pressured environment, while always keeping the wellbeing and empowerment of families at the centre of practice.

Interview Steps

We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect.

• Shortlisting call: We have a team of dedicated recruitment specialists who will speak to you about your experience, motivations and values. They will also tell you about all the great work we do!
• Face to face interview: Now you will have face to face interview with the hiring manager. Our interviews are value and competency based.

Don't be alarmed if there are other stages in the process, it's all part of the plan for some of our roles.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.

We are a disability confident employer

Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.

Safeguarding Statement

Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.

Important Information for Candidates

If your application is successful, please be aware that you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks before a formal offer of employment can be confirmed.

We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.

Permanent, Full Time (37 hours per week)

Are you passionate about improving people’s lives? At GCH we Adapt, we Inspire, we Own it and we Care. We live by our values and are dedicated to delivering on our commitment to customers. If that sounds like you, why not join us?

We're seeking a Specialist Support Worker to join our Young People's Service at Hewmar House, supporting young people with complex needs within supported accommodation. This is a rewarding opportunity to help young people build confidence, develop essential life skills, overcome barriers, and successfully transition towards independent living.

As a senior member of the team, you'll provide guidance and support to colleagues, coordinate shift activities, and deliver person-centred support that enables young people to thrive.

What you'll be doing...

· Developing and delivering individual support plans focused on independence and achieving positive outcomes.

· Supporting young people with housing, wellbeing, life skills and tenancy sustainment.

· Working collaboratively with colleagues, statutory services and partner agencies.

· Identifying and responding to safeguarding concerns, risk factors and wellbeing needs.

· Encouraging positive engagement, behaviour change and participation in support services.

· Maintaining accurate records, case notes and outcome monitoring information.

We'd like you to have...

Qualifications

· Level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People), or an equivalent qualification.

· Level 4 Certificate in Working with Children, Individuals and Families, or an equivalent qualification.

· Certificate in Counselling, or another relevant counselling qualification.

· Alternatively, substantial professional experience working in a similar role/environment

Skills & Experience

· Experience supporting young people, vulnerable individuals or those experiencing homelessness and complex needs.

· A good understanding of homelessness, supported housing and the challenges faced by young people.

· Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management and trauma-informed approaches.

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build trust and positive relationships with young people and partners.

· Excellent organisational, problem-solving and case management skills.

· The ability to work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners.

· Able to work effectively both as part of a team and lone-working, demonstrating resilience, adaptability and professionalism in demanding and emotionally complex environments.

This role delivers intensive, trauma-informed support to young people with complex needs, helping them build resilience, improve wellbeing and move towards independence. No personal care duties are required, and the role is not based within a care home or residential care environment.

Hewmar House

Based at Hewmar House, a 24/7 supported accommodation service for young people who have experienced homelessness and may have complex support needs, including trauma, vulnerability, and tenancy-related challenges.

The role operates on a 3-week rota, including a mix of early shifts (7:45am to 3:45pm) and late shifts (2:00pm to 10:00pm), with no night shifts required.

You will be required to work every other weekend and participate in a 1-in-7 on-call rota. On-call duties involve providing telephone support to colleagues when needed, with an additional £30 payment per call received.

Due to shift start and finish times, applicants must be able to travel to and from Hewmar House reliably.

Closing Date: 9th October 2026

GCH reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.

Please note: Gloucestershire City Homes is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have a valid and unrestricted right to work in the UK.

GCH is committed to equal opportunities. We actively encourage applications from all sections of our community, particularly those with lived experience of our work.

We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to develop diverse teams where everyone can be their authentic self through an inclusive, family friendly, flexible and fun culture.

At GCH, we Adapt, we Inspire, we Own it and we Care. We live by our values and are dedicated to delivering on our commitment to customers #BeTheDifference. If that sounds like you, we’d be delighted to hear from you!