BWC Women’s Accommodation Support Service (WASS) delivers support for women who are homeless or insecurely housed. In line with BWC values, the WASS adopts a relational, trauma responsive, strengths-based approach. The WASS supports women across a range of underlying needs, identified by them, with the overarching aim of securing and/or sustaining safe accommodation.
The Women’s Accommodation Support Worker (WASW) will co-facilitate a weekly women’s only Hub for women who are homeless or insecurely housed. The Hub offers women access to practical and emotional support as well as advice information and access to other relevant support services.
The WASW will co-produce casework support with each woman referred, to address her practical and emotional needs, and agree actions including signposting, advocacy, and referrals. The WASW will understand the importance of building trust and self-esteem to enhance women’s recovery and engagement with BWC and other services.
BWC offers staff members a generous package of benefits including a wellbeing allowance and a well-being hour during the working week; clinical supervision; reflective group practice; access to therapeutic debrief as required; a comprehensive training package; opportunities for continuing professional development; staff social events; flexible working opportunities and a caring, understanding work environment that appreciates the complexities of women’s working and home lives.
Job Title: Women’s* Accommodation Support Worker (WASW) West Sussex
Responsible to: WASS Manager – additional matrix management arrangement with ADC/WBC Rough Sleepers Co-Ordinator
Purpose of role: To provide one-to-one case work support to women with the overarching aim of maintaining tenancies, sustaining independent living, and building resilience to move on towards independent living.
To provide assertive support focusing on connecting clients to support services as required, maximising income whilst working with the temporary accommodation team supporting clients to ensure they are paying rent/service charge. Your role will also involve assisting clients onto the housing register, completing referrals to supported accommodation or applying for funds to assist clients moving into private rented housing.
Salary Grade: FTE £26,181.73 moving to £27,490.81 after successfully passing three month’s probationary period. Actual salary £20,945.38 rising to £21,992.65 after successfully passing three months probationary period.
Working hours: 28 hours per week, within normal office hours 9am-5pm. Occasional out of hours may be required.
Work locations: Worthing – co-located within Worthing Borough Council’s Rough Sleeper Team with weekly in-reach visits to Service users in Temporary Accommodation out of area including Brighton and Eastbourne. Local travel will be expected.
Contract Details: One-year fixed term
Closing date for applications: 5pm Monday 6th of May 2024
Interview dates: Week commencing Monday 13th of May 2024
To Apply
For the full job description, person specification and more information on BWC please download the Job Application Pack. To apply please complete an application form and equalities monitoring form and return these to admin@womenscentre.org.uk before the deadline.
Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form
We do not accept CVs.
BWC is committed to inclusion and diversity and actively encourage applications from women from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system, those with disabilities and those from Black or Racially Minoritised Communities who are currently under-represented in the organisation.
*This post is restricted to self-identifying women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010 and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.