Senior Advocacy Worker

RSR is a public safety, housing & enterprise security recruitment specialist. We assist public safety & housing employers find the right talent. We assist all employers when they want to source public safety, housing and enterprise security skills and experience.

RSR Justice are currently recruiting on behalf of our client based in Huddersfield for a Senior Advocacy Worker.

This is a full-time, permanent role, offering a salary of £26,460.

Main Duties:

• Act as advocates for clients who are survivors of modern slavery; supporting them to address and overcome any social, personal, physical or mental health issues they may experience and empowering them with daily routines and activities.
• Assisting clients with gaining access to benefit entitlements, health care provision, move on accommodation, educational services and any other identified areas of need or personal goals for the client.
• Support and encourage staff, holding monthly client clinics with staff. SRAWs deputise for managers in their absence and understand and promote client quality agenda within the organisation.
• All SRAWs provide on out of hours on call support for a week at a time. As part of this role you must be happy to be on call once every 4 months (no call outs).

Essential Requirements:

• Experience of working with vulnerable and / or complex need client groups.
• Experience of prioritising own workload.
• Understanding of difficulties experienced by asylum, refugees and migrants, people fleeing domestic abuse, victims of slavery and human trafficking, individuals fleeing forced marriage or honour-based violence.
• Substantial experience of risk/needs assessment and support planning.
• Ability to empathise and seek solutions to problems faced by vulnerable victims.
• GCSE’s A* to C in Maths and English or equivalent.

Role is subject to DBS check at the relevant level.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, your application has been unsuccessful.

If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested, please feel free to refer them to us! We have a "Refer A Friend" bonus scheme and we will reward you retail vouchers for any referrals who are not already known to us and are successfully placed!

Red Snapper Justice is a member of the Red Snapper Group.

The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates.

The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.