We have an exciting opportunity to join MASH’s staff team. We are looking for a Homeless Outreach Worker to join the team at MASH and provide support to women in Manchester. This role is part time at 21 hours per week and will include two night-time outreach shifts per week driving the MASH van.
We believe in choice and empowerment, focusing on the material impact and reality of women’s lives, and how we can work with women to create the change that works for them. We hold a strong belief in women’s assets, talents, skills and abilities. Through our services we partner with women as they access and navigate services to aid recovery and realise their goals.
MASH is the only organisation in Greater Manchester which exists specifically to support women who sex work. Through our range of services we build trusted relationships with women to keep them safer, healthier and more equipped to take control of their lives.
Purpose of the role
To work with other members of the MASH team to achieve the following outcomes for women who sex work:
- To improve women’s health
- To improve women’s well being
- To support women to make informed choices
- To increase women’s safety
- To influence policy and practice changes in other agencies working with our client group
Using a gender and trauma-informed approach, the Homeless Outreach Worker will deliver two sessions of street outreach each week. This will involve driving and taking the MASH mobile vehicle into areas of Manchester where women are engaged in sex work on the street. The role involves delivering a harm reduction approach to offer a quality service to women to improve health, housing and safety outcomes. This will be delivered with a respectful and non-judgemental approach assisting women to reduce harmful behaviours and improving access to a range of services to improve their outcomes.
To apply for this role, please send a CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification for the role to admin@mash.org.uk by midnight on Sunday 7th September 2025.
The post is subject to DBS checks, suitable references, and completion of a 6-month probation period.
Some benefits that we offer at MASH are:
- Hybrid working – both homeworking and office (role dependent)
- Flexible working hours and TOIL
- Access to training and development
- A wellbeing programme including up to 8 sessions of talking therapies each year
- Excellent supervision and support
- Yellownest tax-free childcare scheme
- Generous leave allowance (25 days leave plus 1 day for every year of service up to 30 days leave)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Relaxed dress code
£32,850 pro rata (£19,710 actual)
