Southend Vineyard are very excited to offer the post of Women’s Outreach Worker, based at our Storehouse ministry.
Please send in a CV with a letter of application by Friday 30 September to sam@southendvineyard.org.uk or nicky@southendvineyard.org.uk
Job Description
Job Title: Women’s Outreach Worker
Responsible to: Storehouse project manager/Senior Pastor
Working hours: 30 hours a week. Hours to be agreed with line manager.
Essential experience: Experience of working with vulnerable people. An ability to facilitate groups.
Job purpose: To support vulnerable women, particularly those at risk of sexual exploitation, within the Southend area.
Main Responsibilities
- Reaching out to vulnerable women and sign posting them to relevant services for support.
- Liaising with other support services and working collaboratively to support clients’ needs and well-being.
- Accompanying women to relevant appointments, where appropriate.
- To keep up to date records, case notes, support plans and reports.
- To recruit and train volunteers for our outreach team.
- To take part in our regular evening outreach.
- To respond to any safeguarding concerns appropriately, following Southend Vineyard’s policies and guidelines.
- To take part in regular team meetings and debrief sessions and give feedback.
- To help facilitate the running of the Storehouse and support the rest of the staff team, especially in working with women.
- To represent the ethos and values of Southend Vineyard in all dealings with service users and other providers.
- To attend any training that is relevant to the role and keep up to date with developments within the sector.