Children’s Peripatetic Support Worker

Providing support to women and their children experiencing or escaping abuse throughout Nottingham and region.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Children’s Peripatetic Support Worker to join our dynamic team in an organisation which is at the forefront of domestic violence support. The appointed person will have a good understanding of the issues faced by hard to engage groups.

20 hours per week

The Children’s Support worker will work in partnership with resident women and their key workers to meet the practical and emotional needs of their children, through play, support and advocacy across the City.

It is an Occupational Requirement that applications are open to women only, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010.

WAIS is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and encourages applicants from BME, lesbian or bisexual backgrounds.

Application packs can be obtained from our website at http://wais.org.uk//jobpage.php or by writing to: WAIS (Recruitment) 30 Chaucer Street, Nottingham NG1 3LP. (Please enclose a 1.20p stamped self-addressed A4 envelope for postal application requests). Any questions or queries please email: vacancy@wais.org.uk.

CV’s will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications is Friday 5th August 2016 at 5pm. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 17th August 2016 (subject to change)