Are you looking for a new challenge and a genuinely rewarding job?   We are seeking a Support Worker to join our expert team.  Stopover provides Brighton & Hove's only female specific housing and support through trauma informed care.  This role is based in our Stopover 1, 2 and 3 houses which provide a pathway through high medium and low level support. The young women we work with often have a history of negative and damaging relationships including abuse and domestic violence as well as mental health issues, behavioural issues and substance misuse. The role of the Support Worker is to provide a consistent positive professional relationship that will allow the young women to start to trust, open up and address the issues in their past.   You will :

• Be committed to fostering positive professional relationships with the young women
• Have an understanding of the effects of early trauma on young women 
• Be able to provide on-going support through the transition within the Stopover accommodation pathway

  In return we offer:

• Ongoing support and training 
• Restorative circles with an external facilitator 
• Generous annual leave allowance 
• Perkbox discount scheme

35 hours per week over a rolling 7 day rota   27 days annual leave; additional 3 days at Christmas and statutory public holidays  Salary scale: Impact Band 3 / NJC points 22-27 / starting £20,661 p.a. (pro rata) This is a permanent contract   For a full job description, person specification and application pack please visit our website. If you would like to chat to someone about the role, please contact the Service Manager Stevie Graves. Closing date for applications is 9.00 am Wednesday 23rd August 2017 Interviews to take place Friday 25th August 2017  

Community Base do not take part in the recruitment process. If you wish to apply for any of the opportunities advertised, please contact the organisation direct.

Closing date Wednesday, August 23rd 2017

Community Base do not take part in the recruitment process. If you wish to apply for any of the opportunities advertised, please contact the organisation direct.