Senior Resident Advocacy Worker

Hours of work: 37.5, Monday to FridaySalary: £26,440 per annumLocation: Leeds
Organisation:
Our client's organisation is committed to lifelong learning and all their staff receive regular training in a wide range of topics. They also provide access to an Employment Assistance Programme for all our staff and to well-being courses and sessions. The organisation has a structured progression path for staff who wish to develop further.
Job spec:
SRWs act as advocates for our 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.
This may include 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.
In addition, they support and encourage staff, holding monthly client clinics with staff. They are experts in specific areas of support. SRWs deputise for managers in their absence and understand and promote clients quality agenda within the organisation. All SRWs provide on out of hours on call support for a week at a time. A SRAW is proactive, steps up, without being asked, and is confident and knowledgeable about the contract and database.
Knowledge &Experience:
Ability to plan and prioritise own workload Demonstrate an awareness of safe practice when lone working Experience of: working with a vulnerable client groups e.g asylum seekers and refugees. partnership / multi-agency working working autonomously prioritising own workload working with confidential information.
Understanding of difficulties experienced by: asylum, refugees and migrants individuals fleeing domestic abuse victims of modern slavery and human trafficking individuals fleeing forced marriage or honour-based violence unaccompanied asylum seekers leaving the care service
Substantial experience of risk/needs assessment and Support Planning Substantial knowledge & understanding of: the criminal justice system, immigration law, safeguarding adults and children and the legal responsibilities linked to these national and local policies surrounding modern slavery, the asylum process and issues in relation to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. a trauma informed approach.
Substantial experience of working with: individuals with challenging behaviours, addiction or mental health problems individuals who have established health inequalities in a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary environment.
Substantial experience of: collaboration and partnership working with statutory and Non-Government Organisations. social care or other health/education professional training or relevant experience. supported and generic housing provision
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