Job Title:
Outreach Worker
Category:
Advice and information
Contract Type:
Full-Time
Hours:
35 hours per week
Salary:
£31,586
Location:
Greater Manchester
Recruitment Type:
External
Deadline:
Sunday, 11 February, 2024 - 00:00
We are looking for an Outreach Worker to join the team at MASH and provide support to women sex working in Oldham and Rochdale.
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 empower women to informed make choices
- To increase women’s safety
- To influence policy and practice changes in other agencies working with our clients group
Using a gender and trauma-informed approach, the Outreach Worker will deliver two sessions of street outreach each week. This will involve driving and taking the MASH mobile vehicle into areas of Oldham and Rochdale 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.
Please click the link below to see the full job description and person specification for the role.
Role-Description-Outreach-Worker-Jan-2024-OldhamRochdale
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 11th February 2024.
Should you have any questions please contact admin@mash.org.uk or call 0161 273 4555
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