Specialist Support Worker - Bodmin, United Kingdom - The Women's Centre Cornwall

The Women's Centre Cornwall

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Bodmin, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Women's Centre Cornwall has grown from its early roots as a Rape Crisis Centre into an innovative, award-winning feminist organisation which provides a wide range of services for women and girls in our communities.

Our work with survivors of sexual and domestic violence is our core specialism as we believe that there can be no real gender equality without a complete cessation of violence against women.

In addition, we provide community-based activities across Cornwall and support women ex-offenders across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and HMP Eastwood Park in Gloucestershire.

PURPOSE

To provide one to one support and group work for women who are rough sleeping and have multiple experiences of sexual and domestic abuse, as well as those facing complex trauma, mental health and addiction.

Through a safe and trusting relationship with the project's specialist practitioner, women will learn about the effects of trauma on the body, and how to achieve emotional stability, allowing them to effectively explore their history of abuse and its impact.

This will be further enhanced by providing opportunities for engaging in activities, such as creative writing, walking groups, paddle boarding and boxing, which provide an opportunity for both feelings of achievement and building peer support networks.

Responsibilities

To carry out initial assessments with women using a trauma informed approach.
To deliver 1:1 support for women who are rough sleeping and/or are facing complex trauma, mental health and addiction, who have multiple experiences of domestic and sexual violence.
To deliver groupwork/psychoeducational workshops on the impact of trauma on the brain, polyvagal nerve, power and control wheel, power threat meaning framework.
To help facilitate and coordinate additional activities with other specialists, such as Bodywork, walking groups, creative writing etc.
Maintain and update clear and accurate data records of case management
Ensure all safeguarding risks are communicated affectively to the Safeguarding Lead/SV Pathway Lead.

Please note, salary shown is pro-rata

Closing date for Applications
:9am, Tuesday 28th May 2024

TWCC values diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, especially from groups with a protected characteristic such as older women or black and minoritised women, who are currently underrepresented at TWCC._
TWCC are a Disability Confident employer and our premises are fully wheelchair accessible._

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This post is open to women only in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1_

Job Type:
Part-time

Pay:
£26,395.00 per year

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Benefits:

Company pension
Health & wellbeing programme
Onsite parking
Work from home

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Experience:

- working with complex needs and trauma: 2 years (preferred)
- social care or support work: 2 years (preferred)
- multi-agency working: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Bodmin

Application deadline: 28/05/2024