Modern Slavery Case Worker Assistant 30hrs

The Medaille Trust, Bedford Place, City of Southampton

Modern Slavery Case Worker Assistant 30hrs

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The Medaille Trust, Bedford Place, City of Southampton

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 2 days ago, 4 Jan | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 110210b1dd404b04b993816622743340

Full Job Description

As the Modern Slavery Case Worker Assistant , you will work as a member of a close and supportive team providing a safe environment for vulnerable adults from outside the UK who have experienced trauma and exploitation. You will provide high quality practical and emotional support to the residents within a risk assessed safe house setting. The role will involve assisting clients with increasing practical skills and self-confidence to empower and enable independent and safe living., This service will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, however this role is mainly Monday to Friday. Applicants must be willing to work flexibly, which will include on call duties on an evening and weekend. Occasional evening and weekend shifts may be necessary. You will be required to be part of an on-call rota and able to get to and from the project via public transport or your own car if it is necessary to attend the project whilst on-call.

You must have experience of working with vulnerable adults, the ability to work within a 'risk associated' environment and, ideally, experience of working within a residential or community setting with non-UK citizens.

Administration / IT skills and health and safety awareness are essential. Modern Day Slavery, Immigration and knowledge of the asylum process would be desirable., This role is restricted for females under the Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 and is subject to satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service checks.

The ability to drive with a valid licence with use of own vehicle insured for business purposes is desirable.

About UsMedaille Trust is one of the leading providers of support to survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK. We are working to provide refuge and freedom for survivors and fighting to see slavery in all its forms become a thing of the past. The need for this work has never been higher, there are more than 50 million estimated victims of modern slavery worldwide, and over 120,000 potential victims in the UK.

We operate ten safe houses and five outreach hubs, staffed round the clock by specialist staff, working with more than 600 men, women and dependent children each year. We work to raise awareness in the UK and to provide preventive work in source countries. Our Pursue work helps survivors to engage with police and within the legal system to seek justice and to secure convictions against their perpetrators.

This role is based in a safe house in the Southampton area.About the jobWe are seeking a confident and experienced Modern Slavery Case Worker Assistant with a wide range of skills and importantly, a 'can do' approach.