Outreach Worker West Yorkshire

Job Title: Outreach Worker – Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Project
Responsible To: Area Lead
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday- Friday)
Salary: £22,385 - £25,687.30 per annum
Location: Based in West Yorkshire, with regular, cross regional delivery across areas as required and occasional national travel.
 

Ashiana supports Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee women who have experienced violence and abuse; including domestic abuse, forced marriage and ‘honor-based’ violence, FGM, human trafficking and modern slavery; to move into safe, independent, and positive futures.  This post is within the Anti Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Team, aiming to offer high quality support and outreach services to women who have experienced human trafficking and modern slavery across the region. 

Job Purpose
• To support clients to access their entitlements as potential victims of trafficking 
• To assist clients in resolving problems and developing life skills through the provision of safety planning, support, information, signposting and advocacy. 
• To establish and promote an effective working relationship with partner agencies, both statutory and voluntary, to further the support available to our client group. 
• To promote independent living and make timely referrals to move-on accommodation or resettlement support. 
• To assist service users to exit human trafficking and modern slavery situations in a safe and positive way.

The posts are restricted to female applicants pursuant to Section 9s of the Equality Act 2010.