Assistant Key Worker

Our amazing team at Alana House - PACT are looking for a full time Assistant Key Worker to join our Womens Community project.

Could you make a lasting difference to women facing multiple disadvantages in the community? Our award winning trauma recovery service empowers and enables women to access the support they need. Our service covers Reading, Berkshire, Oxford City and South Oxfordshire.

Position: Womens Community Project Assistant Key Worker

Location: Based in central Reading, the role requires travel across Berkshire, Oxford City and South Oxfordshire

Contract: Permanent full time 37 hours per week

Salary: Starting salary in the range of £23,088 to £26,658 per annum, depending on skills and experience

Having regard to the nature and context of the work, there is a genuine occupational requirement permitted under the Equality Act 2010 that this post is only available to female applicants.

About the role:

As Assistant Key Worker at Alana House, you will support our services through groupwork, short assessments and referrals and hold a small case load of women providing one to one support work. Your Assistant Key Worker responsibilities will include:

Working as an integral part of our team to contribute to service delivery

Adopt a trauma informed, non-judgemental approach, complete initial assessments and understand needs to agree a programme of support across rehabilitative pathways

Facilitate and deliver appropriate drop ins and group based support work

This role will enable you to develop your skills within this area of work through various learning opportunities.

About you:

As Assistant Key Worker, you will:

Have previous professional, academic or personal experience of support work for people experiencing multiple disadvantages

Be interested in supporting people in, or at risk of entering, the criminal justice system with an understanding of resilience and trauma.

Demonstrate a willingness to learn and to develop your skills, knowledge and experiences within the role.

If this sounds like you then visit our website and apply today to join a collaborative team who are part of something truly meaningful.

Early applications are encouraged as we may close this vacancy on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is found.

Closing date: 9am Wednesday 05 March 2025

Interview dates: Monday 24 February, Thursday 13 March and Friday 14 March 2025

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Family Support Worker, Family Key Worker, Womens Support Worker, Womens Key Worker, Key Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Key Worker, Recovery Worker, Assistant Support Worker, Assistant Key Worker, IDVA Independent Domestic Violence Advocate, ISVA Independent Sexual Violence Advocate, Probation Services Officer, etc.

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards.

Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role.

All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK.