Senior Pracitioner

Women’s Services Senior Practitioner – Outreach

Location: Norwich
Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 per annum pro rata
Hours: 30–37.5 hours per week
Working pattern: Hybrid working, with flexibility for early morning outreach and occasional late evenings
Type: Permanent
Gender requirement: Female applicants only – Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

Are you an experienced practitioner passionate about supporting women experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse, sexual violence, exploitation and multiple disadvantages?

We are currently recruiting on behalf of an award-winning specialist women and girls organisation for a Women’s Services Senior Practitioner – Outreach to join their dedicated team in Norwich.

This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced professional to make a real difference to women who may be hidden homeless, rough sleeping or facing significant barriers to accessing safe and secure accommodation.

About the role

Working as part of a specialist women's outreach service, you will provide trauma-informed and gender-informed support to women experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantages.

You will work closely with women who may be experiencing:

Homelessness and rough sleeping

Domestic abuse and sexual violence

Exploitation

Poor mental health

Substance misuse

Social isolation

Complex or multiple disadvantages

A key part of the role will be building trusted, positive relationships with women and supporting them to identify routes out of homelessness, access appropriate services and maintain safe and secure accommodation.

You will work collaboratively with a wide range of agencies and professionals to ensure that each woman's individual needs are understood and appropriately supported.

As a Senior Practitioner, you will:

Provide high-quality, trauma-informed outreach support

Build trusting and professional relationships with women experiencing multiple disadvantages

Support women to access and maintain safe and secure accommodation

Coordinate effective referrals and pathways into appropriate services

Work closely with partner agencies and professionals

Provide case management and oversight to ensure appropriate support is in place

Support other practitioners with casework, advocacy and professional decision-making

Ensure professional boundaries and practices are proportionate to identified risks and individual needs

Advocate effectively for women and ensure their voices and needs are heard

Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns

Oversee safeguarding reporting and contribute to safeguarding reviews and learning

Support safeguarding training and learning within the service

Promote equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility across the service

Safeguarding & professional responsibility

Safeguarding will be a key responsibility within this position.

You will undertake training to become a Designated Safeguarding Officer and will take responsibility for managing safeguarding concerns, ensuring appropriate reporting and supporting the wider team with safeguarding practice and learning.

You will need to demonstrate sound professional judgement and the ability to assess risk while maintaining a compassionate, person-centred approach.

About you

We are looking for an experienced practitioner who is confident working with women experiencing complex needs and who understands the impact of trauma, abuse, exploitation and homelessness.

You will ideally have experience within areas such as:

Homelessness and housing

Women's services

Domestic abuse

Sexual violence

Substance misuse

Mental health

Complex needs

Outreach or community-based support

Safeguarding

You will be confident working independently while also providing guidance and support to colleagues.

Most importantly, you will be compassionate, resilient, non-judgemental and committed to empowering women to make positive changes in their lives.

You should also have a strong understanding of the barriers that can prevent people accessing services, including language, disability, racism, sexuality, gender, mental or physical health and substance misuse.

What's on offer?

£28,000 – £30,000 FTE

30–37.5 hours per week

Hybrid working

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro rata

5% employer workplace pension contribution

Death-in-service benefit

Employee eye-care scheme

24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Organisation-wide away days

Career development pathways

Training and development opportunities

Wellbeing initiatives

The opportunity to make a genuine difference to women experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage

Ready for your next challenge?

If you are an experienced practitioner looking for a role where your skills, experience and compassion can have a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and one of our recruitment consultants will be in touch to discuss the opportunity, the organisation and the full details of the position.

Please note: Due to the nature of the role, this position has a Genuine Occupational Requirement to be filled by a female, in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

The successful candidate will be required to complete appropriate safeguarding and pre-employment checks.