Young Women's Advocate

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Young Women's Empowerment Advocate
Location: Sandwell
Salary: £26,278.98 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday (9:00am-5:00pm)
Contract: Full Time

Empower Young Women. Inspire Change. Create Brighter Futures.
Red Snapper Recruitment is recruiting for a Young Women's Empowerment Advocate to support girls and young women aged 11-19 who may be experiencing vulnerability, trauma, exploitation, emotional wellbeing challenges or involvement with the criminal justice system.
This is an incredibly rewarding opportunity to make a lasting difference by helping young women build confidence, resilience and positive futures through trauma-informed, strengths-based support.

The Role
You will work directly with young women in schools, community settings and other appropriate locations, delivering one-to-one support and group programmes that empower them to overcome challenges and achieve their goals.
Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering tailored one-to-one interventions and group sessions.
• Supporting young women to improve confidence, self-esteem and emotional wellbeing.
• Helping young people recognise and reduce risks linked to exploitation, harmful relationships and other safeguarding concerns.
• Developing personalised support plans, completing risk assessments and maintaining accurate case records.
• Working closely with schools, Children's Services, Youth Justice, Police and other partner agencies to provide coordinated support.
• Promoting the voice of young women and ensuring they are at the centre of all interventions.

About You
We're looking for someone who has:

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.
• Experience supporting children and young people.
• Experience managing a caseload.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and trauma-informed practice.
• Experience carrying out risk assessments and support planning.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively with partner agencies.
• Strong organisational and report-writing skills.

Essential Requirements

• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
• Enhanced DBS check.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Willingness to travel across the local area.
• This post is open to female applicants only under the Occupational Requirement provisions of Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Additional wellbeing day
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Clinical supervision
• Training and development opportunities
• Mileage allowance
• 5% employer pension contribution
• TOIL for approved overtime
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Regular staff events and wellbeing initiatives.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, your application has been unsuccessful.

If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested, please feel free to refer them to us! We have a "Refer A Friend" bonus scheme and we will reward you retail vouchers for any referrals who are not already known to us and are successfully placed!

Red Snapper Recruitment is a member of the Red Snapper Group.

The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates.

The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.