Project 1125 Girls and Young Women: Engagement Worker
Hours: 34 hours per week
Salary: £30,151 – £31,099 SO1 23-24, pro rata £27,706 – £28,577
Contract: Fixed Term – end Dec 2026
Based at: WomenCentre Kirklees, with travel across Kirklees and Calderdale
The postholder will be a point of contact in the 1125 team supporting girls and young women (aged 11-25 years) across Calderdale and Kirklees. The post holder will use a co-produced approach to provide young women with 1:1 wrap around, tailored support and resilience building to address their needs before problems multiply and become entrenched. The post holder will also integrate all emerging learning to enhance and inform the development of the project.
The successful candidate will have
· Experience of working with girls and young women
· Experience of undertaking assertive outreach with communities to engage girls and young women
· Experience of using co-production to enable girls and young women who are using the service to be involved in the design, development, delivery and evaluation of the support they receive.
WomenCentre is an organisation that promotes safeguarding practice across all our service delivery and staff and volunteer recruitment.
Application deadline: 9am, Friday 5th September
Shortlisting: Monday 8th September
Interviews: Tuesday 16th September and Wednesday 17th September
For an informal discussion please contact Sarah Hopkins on 01484 450866
For more information about the above post or to download an application pack please visit our website: http://www.womencentre.org.uk.
All applications should be returned by email to: HR@womencentre.org.uk
This post is open to women only – Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1 applies.
Company number: 06084795 Charity number: 1118366
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