Women’s  Caseworker

Recruiting Organisation: Brighton Women’s Centre (BWC)                               

Working hours: 14 hours per week within normal office hours 9am – 5pm.
Salary: £10,192 (FTE £25,481)
Contract: Fixed term until Sep 2024 with possibility of extension.
Location: A flexible mix of remote working from home and face-to-face work based in Crawley hospital. Local travel will be expected, occasional travel to other BWC premises in Brighton as required.

BWC is currently recruiting for a Women’s Caseworker as part of work supporting women engaged with the NHS Sussex Musculoskeletal services in Crawley, Horsham & mid-Sussex. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative, forward-thinking partnership, combining holistic, patient-led care with trauma-informed values and support.

The Sussex MSK Partnership is a unique local partnership bringing together primary care, specialist musculoskeletal care, community mental health and well-being experts to deliver the whole musculoskeletal service in central Sussex.

The BWC Caseworker will be supporting women referred from this service who require additional practical and emotional support, including help with signposting, advocacy, and referrals. She will be informed by BWC’s values, policies and procedures and will understand the importance of building trust and self-esteem with service users.

BWC offers staff members a generous package of benefits including –

• wellbeing allowance
• well-being hour during the working week;
• clinical supervision;
• reflective group practice;
• access to therapeutic debrief as required;
• comprehensive training package;
• opportunities for continuing professional development;
• staff social events;
• flexible working opportunities and a caring, understanding work environment that appreciates the complexities of women’s working and home lives.

To Apply

For full details, and more information on how to apply, please visit: https://womenscentre.org.uk/vacancies/womens-caseworker-2/

To apply please complete an application form and equalities monitoring form and return these to [email protected]before the deadline.

Read more: Application Pack

BWC is committed to inclusion and diversity and actively encourage applications from women from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. They are particularly interested to hear from women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system, those with disabilities and those from Black or Racially Minoritised Communities who are currently under-represented in the organisation.

This post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010.

Closing Date: 5 pm, 12 November 2023

Interview Date: Week commencing 20 November 2023